Pierce Hill
Pierce Hill rises to 691 m in New York. Hartzfelt Mountain stands 735 m to the south, 17 miles off. The nearest named place is Laidlaw Hill, a peak 1.5 miles away. Western New York Southtowns Scenic Byway passes 19 miles off.
The story
Mountain in Cattaraugus County, New York, United States of America.
Wikidata Q34892183, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 691 m
How to reach it
- 18.7 mi off the Western New York Southtowns Scenic Byway
Named places within 25 miles
- Laidlaw Hill: 1.5 mi
- Bozard Hill: 2.4 mi
- East Hill: 3.2 mi
- Cooper Hill: 3.3 mi
- Crosby Hill: 4.0 mi
- Genesee Valley Greenway Trail: 7.9 mi
- Hinsdale Memorial Park: 8.0 mi
- Willow Bank Park: 10.7 mi
- Genesee Park: 10.7 mi
- Chamberlain Park: 11.0 mi
- Seneca Oil Spring Memorial: 9.0 mi
- Station of the Cross Marker 10: 12.5 mi
- Station of the Cross Marker 11: 12.6 mi
- Station of the Cross Marker 9: 12.6 mi
- Station of the Cross Marker 12: 12.6 mi
- Bryant Hill State Forest: 5.2 mi
- Boyce Hill State Forest: 5.4 mi
- Bear Creek State Forest: 6.3 mi
- Raecher Hill State Forest: 6.8 mi
- Bush Hill State Forest: 9.1 mi
- The Sorrowful Mother: 12.6 mi
- Blessed Mother Mary Statue: 12.8 mi
- Father Joseph Butler: 12.8 mi
- Francis and Clare: 12.9 mi
- Our Lady of Lourdes: 12.9 mi
- Ellicottville Historical Museum: 10.1 mi
- Salamanca Rail Museum: 14.2 mi
- Seneca Iroquois National Museum: 16.0 mi
- Warner Museum: 19.3 mi
- Concord Mercantile/ Heritage Building: 19.3 mi
- Griffis Sculpture Park: Mill Valley Road site: 13.3 mi
- Griffis Sculpture Park: Rohr Hill site: 13.4 mi
- Boundary: 16.6 mi
- Cattaraugus County Fair: 17.0 mi
- Arcade and Attica Railroad Depot: 18.6 mi
- Bridal falls: 19.0 mi
- Ensminger Falls: 23.3 mi
- Zoar Valley Beach: 20.0 mi
- Zoar Valley Naturist Area: 24.4 mi
- Friendship Rest Area: 19.4 mi
- Witchs Walk: 21.8 mi
- Melissa's Spring: 23.5 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 19.4 miles of Pierce Hill. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hartzfelt Mountain | S 177° | 735 m | 16.9 mi |
| Shutts Hill | WSW 258° | 733 m | 18.4 mi |
| Flatiron Rock | S 174° | 720 m | 16.6 mi |
| McCarty Hill | W 266° | 710 m | 11.2 mi |
| Chapell Hill | SSW 202° | 708 m | 6.1 mi |
| Mount Moriah | SSW 198° | 708 m | 14.1 mi |
| Mount Irvine | SW 215° | 708 m | 17.2 mi |
| Jordan Hill | SE 124° | 708 m | 18.3 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:18 | 18:49 | 19:26 |
| June solstice | 05:38 | 20:12 | 20:55 |
| September equinox | 07:02 | 18:36 | 19:13 |
| December solstice | 07:40 | 16:00 | 16:45 |
Local time (America/New_York).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Sep.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 22 | 23 | 31 | 43 | 55 | 64 | 68 | 66 | 60 | 49 | 38 | 29 |
| Precip in | 3.3 | 2.5 | 3.0 | 3.5 | 3.8 | 4.1 | 4.6 | 4.0 | 4.3 | 4.3 | 3.7 | 3.5 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Franklinville, 4 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidata- USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 960356 — Pierce Hill, Cattaraugus County, New York.
OpenStreetMap element node/357576853
Day trips start here
- Cattaraugus County · 10 mi
- Ellicottville · 10 mi
- Olean · 13 mi
- Salamanca · 15 mi
- Little Valley · 17 mi
- Cattaraugus · 20 mi
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