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Pigeon Hill

Pigeon Hill, seen from above at true elevation

Pigeon Hill rises to 624 m in New York. McCarty Hill stands 710 m to the southwest, 18 miles off. The nearest named place is Harwood Lake Multiple Use Area, a nature reserve 3.4 miles away. Western New York Southtowns Scenic Byway passes 13 miles off.

The story

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

Wikidata Q34892339, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
624 m

How to reach it

Coordinates42.41895, -78.42280

Overlooks nearby

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Parks
Historic sites: 30
Nature reserves: 27
Artworks: 19
  • Giraffe: 13.3 mi
  • Bird: 13.4 mi
  • The Maze: 13.9 mi
  • Reclining women: 13.9 mi
  • Bust: 14.0 mi
Attractions: 9
  • Arcade and Attica Railroad Depot: 7.9 mi
  • Griffis Sculpture Park: Rohr Hill site: 13.4 mi
  • Griffis Sculpture Park: Mill Valley Road site: 14.2 mi
  • Boundary: 15.0 mi
  • hidden waterfall: 16.7 mi
Museums: 7
  • Warner Museum: 13.8 mi
  • Concord Mercantile/ Heritage Building: 13.8 mi
  • Ellicottville Historical Museum: 16.2 mi
  • William Pryor Letchworth Museum: 22.5 mi
  • Humphrey Nature Center: 23.1 mi
Waterfalls: 4
  • Upper Falls: 22.0 mi
  • Middle Falls: 22.4 mi
  • Ensminger Falls: 23.5 mi
  • Lower Falls: 23.5 mi
Beaches: 2
  • Zoar Valley Beach: 17.1 mi
  • Zoar Valley Naturist Area: 24.0 mi
Picnic sites: 2
  • Hammock Haven: 17.7 mi
  • Parade Grounds Picnic Area: 22.9 mi
Rest areas: 1
Springs: 1
  • Melissa's Spring: 23.8 mi
Cliffs: 1

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 23.6 miles of Pigeon Hill. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
McCarty HillSW 231°710 m17.9 mi
Chapell HillSSW 197°708 m17.0 mi
Lindell LookoutSW 225°707 m21.2 mi
Poverty HillWSW 242°706 m16.0 mi
Laidlaw HillSSW 202°697 m10.9 mi
Watson HillWSW 241°697 m18.2 mi
Fish HillWSW 237°697 m18.2 mi
Pierce HillSSW 194°691 m10.9 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:1818:4919:26
June solstice05:3720:1220:55
September equinox07:0218:3619:13
December solstice07:4115:5916:45

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, 7 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata
  • USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 960374 — Pigeon Hill, Cattaraugus County, New York.

OpenStreetMap element node/357576879

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