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Pierce Hill

Pierce Hill, seen from above at true elevation

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

Coordinates42.26673, -78.47558

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Parks
  • Genesee Valley Greenway Trail: 7.9 mi
  • Hinsdale Memorial Park: 8.0 mi
  • Genesee Valley Greenway Trail: 8.0 mi
  • Genesee Valley Greenway Trail: 8.0 mi
  • Genesee Valley Greenway Trail: 8.1 mi
Artworks: 18
Museums: 9
Attractions: 6
  • 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
Waterfalls: 2
Beaches: 2
  • Zoar Valley Beach: 20.0 mi
  • Zoar Valley Naturist Area: 24.4 mi
Rest areas: 1
Cliffs: 1
Springs: 1
  • Melissa's Spring: 23.5 mi

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 18.8 miles of Pierce Hill. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Hartzfelt MountainS 177°735 m16.9 mi
Shutts HillWSW 258°733 m18.4 mi
Flatiron RockS 174°720 m16.6 mi
McCarty HillW 266°710 m11.2 mi
Chapell HillSSW 202°708 m6.1 mi
Mount MoriahSSW 198°708 m14.1 mi
Mount IrvineSW 215°708 m17.2 mi
Jordan HillSE 124°708 m18.3 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:1818:4919:26
June solstice05:3820:1220:55
September equinox07:0218:3619:13
December solstice07:4016:0016:45

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F222331435564686660493829
Precip in3.32.53.03.53.84.14.64.04.34.33.73.5

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

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