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Palmer Hill

Palmer Hill, seen from above at true elevation

Palmer Hill rises to 625 m in New York. Prospect Hill stands 783 m to the southeast, 11 miles off. The nearest named place is Freer Hollow Unit, a nature reserve 1.5 miles away. Upper Delaware Scenic Byway (Route 97) passes 23 miles off.

The story

mountain in Delaware County, New York, United States of America

Wikidata Q34828675, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
625 m

How to reach it

Coordinates42.26286, -75.13295

Named places within 25 miles

Nature reserves
Peaks
Parks: 36
Attractions: 7
Museums: 6
Historic sites: 3
  • Handen Covered Bridge: 8.7 mi
  • Sidney Veterans Memorial Park: 14.3 mi
  • Cat Hollow Legend: 16.7 mi
Cliffs: 2
Waterfalls: 2
  • Russell Brook Falls: 20.9 mi
  • Tompkins Falls: 22.9 mi
Artworks: 1
  • statue of liberty replica: 13.5 mi
Rest areas: 1
  • East Branch Rest Area: 18.6 mi

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 14.3 miles of Palmer Hill. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Prospect HillSE 131°783 m10.7 mi
Starkweather HillSSE 156°776 m10.2 mi
Bryden HillSE 131°758 m14.0 mi
Brace HillSSE 148°752 m11.6 mi
Scotch MountainE 98°749 m11.0 mi
Houck MountainS 184°748 m10.5 mi
Bear Spring MountainS 176°746 m8.2 mi
Fork MountainSSE 164°741 m11.6 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:0518:3619:13
June solstice05:2519:5920:41
September equinox06:4918:2319:00
December solstice07:2715:4616:32

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F212331435462676659483728
Precip in3.52.63.54.24.25.04.55.14.64.73.73.6

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Walton 2, 5 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata
  • USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 959787 — Palmer Hill, Delaware County, New York.

OpenStreetMap element node/357576025

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