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Pierson Hill

Pierson Hill, seen from above at true elevation

Pierson Hill rises to 501 m in New York. Cork Hill stands 577 m to the west-southwest, 4.5 miles off. The nearest named place is Jones Park, a park 1.0 miles away. Viaduct Valley Way Scenic Byway passes 21 miles off.

The story

mountain in United States of America

Wikidata Q34892231, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
501 m

How to reach it

Coordinates42.02313, -75.99631

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
  • Jones Park: 1.0 mi
  • Barnard Park: 1.3 mi
  • Vestal Center Park: 1.4 mi
  • Aqua Terra Wilderness Area: 3.0 mi
  • Middendorf Park: 3.0 mi
Peaks
Attractions: 20
Nature reserves: 18
Historic sites: 12
Artworks: 12
  • Cirrus Statue: 4.6 mi
  • Dynamo Statue: 4.6 mi
  • Bent of Tau Beta Pi: 4.7 mi
  • Dickinson Object: 4.7 mi
  • Pegasus Statue: 4.7 mi
Rest areas: 5
Gardens: 3
  • Campus Garden: 3.4 mi
  • Outdoor Biological Research Facility: 4.2 mi
  • Laurel Ave Community Garden: 6.4 mi
Springs: 2
  • The Salt Spring: 10.3 mi
  • Salt Springs: 10.3 mi
Cliffs: 1

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 23.1 miles of Pierson Hill. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Cork HillWSW 241°577 m4.5 mi
Ingraham HillNE 41°556 m3.5 mi
Birchard HillSSE 147°555 m14.4 mi
Lucky HillE 87°550 m3.0 mi
Stonecrop HillSE 125°549 m11.4 mi
Brady HillE 99°545 m5.4 mi
Wolf HillSE 136°544 m19.9 mi
Hickory KnobE 99°537 m16.3 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:0818:3919:16
June solstice05:2920:0120:44
September equinox06:5218:2619:03
December solstice07:3015:5116:36

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F242634465766706962503930

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Endicott, 6 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata
  • USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 960366 — Pierson Hill, Broome County, New York.

OpenStreetMap element node/357576862

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