Olcott Hill
Olcott Hill rises to 123 m in New York. Misery Mountain stands 793 m to the east, 20 miles off. The nearest named place is Rysedorph Hill, a peak 0.3 miles away. Mohawk Towpath Byway passes 10 miles off.
The story
mountain in United States of America
Wikidata Q34887416, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 123 m
How to reach it
- 10.0 mi off the Mohawk Towpath Byway, National
- 11.1 mi off the Lakes to Locks Passage, National
- 16.6 mi off the Revolutionary Trail
- 22.9 mi off the Route 20 Scenic Byway
Overlooks nearby
- Mohawk River view · 12 mi
- Lock 7 Dam · 14 mi
- Williamstown view · 26 mi
- The Hopper · 27 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Rysedorph Hill: 0.3 mi
- Teller Hill: 1.8 mi
- Grandview Hill: 2.2 mi
- Hallenbeck Hill: 3.4 mi
- Vandenburgh Hill: 5.4 mi
- Ontario Park: 0.8 mi
- David J Onderdonk Park: 0.9 mi
- Hampton Manor Park: 1.0 mi
- Plum Street Park: 1.1 mi
- Walter S. Pratt Memorial Playground: 1.2 mi
- Civil War Memorial: 1.4 mi
- First Grand Slam: 1.4 mi
- Roger Connor: 1.5 mi
- USS Albany: 1.5 mi
- Birthplace of American Union: 1.9 mi
- The Bio-Reserve: 3.0 mi
- MHLC: 3.2 mi
- Tivoli Nature Preserve: 3.6 mi
- Schiffendecker Farm Preserve: 4.1 mi
- Papscanee Island Nature Preserve: 4.2 mi
- Fort Crailo: 1.5 mi
- Destroyer Escort Historical Museum: 1.7 mi
- Albany Firefighters Museum: 1.9 mi
- International Professional Wrestling Hall of Fame: 2.1 mi
- Schuyler Mansion Museum: 2.1 mi
- Corning Cascade Falls: 5.2 mi
- Lower Burden Falls: 5.2 mi
- Upper Burden Falls: 5.2 mi
- Lower Burden Falls: 5.6 mi
- Smart's Cascade: 5.7 mi
- People's Park: 2.1 mi
- Yolles Contemplation Garden: 2.2 mi
- South End Butterfly Sanctuary: 2.3 mi
- Memorial Garden: 2.5 mi
- Ten Broeck Mansion Gardens: 2.5 mi
- U Haul Truck: 1.7 mi
- Mayor Thomas Whalen III: 2.1 mi
- Labyrinth: 2.4 mi
- Salem 7: 2.4 mi
- Trio: 2.4 mi
- USS Slater: 1.7 mi
- Dutch Apple Cruises: 1.7 mi
- Alive at Five Summer Concert Series: 2.1 mi
- New York State Executive Mansion Tour: 2.3 mi
- New York State Capitol Tour: 2.4 mi
- Crystal Cliff: 7.0 mi
- Cohoes Falls: 10.8 mi
- Helderberg Escarpment: 14.1 mi
- Helderberg Escarpment: 15.3 mi
- Leaning Tower: 15.4 mi
- Brunswick Vanderheyden Reservoir Park Beach: 10.1 mi
- Waterfront: 10.9 mi
- Thompsons Lake State Park Beach: 16.5 mi
- Collins Park Beach: 18.0 mi
- Adams Point Beach: 21.8 mi
- Rest Area I-87 (South Bound): 4.2 mi
- Rest Area I-90 (West Bound): 8.8 mi
- Clifton Park Rest Area: 17.2 mi
- Spring Avenue Spring: 6.3 mi
- Bathtub Spring: 13.3 mi
- Pond off Chair Factory Road: 21.6 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 20.7 miles of Olcott Hill. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Misery Mountain | E 92° | 793 m | 20.5 mi |
| Rounds Mountain | ESE 102° | 685 m | 20.0 mi |
| Rounds Mountain | ESE 102° | 683 m | 20.0 mi |
| Rocky Hill | E 85° | 625 m | 17.3 mi |
| Perigo Hill | ENE 79° | 571 m | 13.2 mi |
| Buck Rock | E 90° | 562 m | 16.8 mi |
| The Gipfel | E 89° | 561 m | 12.7 mi |
| Filkins Hill | W 263° | 550 m | 18.5 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:59 | 18:30 | 19:07 |
| June solstice | 05:18 | 19:54 | 20:37 |
| September equinox | 06:43 | 18:17 | 18:54 |
| December solstice | 07:22 | 15:39 | 16:25 |
Local time (America/New_York).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Oct.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 26 | 28 | 36 | 49 | 61 | 70 | 75 | 73 | 66 | 53 | 42 | 32 |
| Precip in | 2.6 | 2.4 | 2.9 | 3.1 | 3.8 | 4.6 | 4.6 | 3.9 | 3.8 | 4.2 | 2.8 | 3.1 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Troy L&D, 9 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/357575066
Day trips start here
- Rensselaer · 1 mi
- Albany · 2 mi
- Troy · 7 mi
- Watervliet · 7 mi
- Cohoes · 10 mi
- Kinderhook · 15 mi
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