Peak · New York
Piser Hill
Piser Hill rises to 280 m in New York. Berlin Mountain stands 853 m to the southeast, 18 miles off. The nearest named place is Fords Hill, a peak 1.7 miles away. Lakes to Locks Passage passes 5.1 miles off.
The story
mountain in United States of America
Wikidata Q34895684, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 280 m
How to reach it
Coordinates42.84174, -73.56706
- 5.1 mi off the Lakes to Locks Passage, National
- 6.7 mi off the Mohawk Towpath Byway, National
- 14.8 mi off the Molly Stark Scenic Byway
- 16.9 mi off the Mohawk Trail - MA, National
Overlooks nearby
- Mohawk River view · 10 mi
- Lock 7 Dam · 14 mi
- Saratoga Sword Surrender Site Hudson River Overlook · 17 mi
- Eagle Point · 19 mi
Named places within 25 miles
Peaks
- Fords Hill: 1.7 mi
- Rice Mountain: 3.0 mi
- Mount Rafinesque: 4.4 mi
- Bunker Hill: 6.4 mi
- Prospect Hill: 6.5 mi
Nature reserves
- HVCC: 4.3 mi
- HVCC: 4.6 mi
- Valentino Family Community Forest: 5.6 mi
- Grafton/former RPI land: 6.7 mi
- Boehme Legacy Forest: 6.7 mi
Parks
- Halfmoon Lighthouse Park: 5.3 mi
- Corliss Park: 6.0 mi
- Brunswick Vanderheyden Reservoir Park: 6.4 mi
- Memorial Park: 6.6 mi
- 4th Street Park: 6.6 mi
Historic sites
- Old Champlain Canal Lock 7: 5.9 mi
- Old Champlain Canal Lock 5: 6.1 mi
- Old Champlain Canal Lock 8: 6.4 mi
- Old Champlain Canal Weighlock: 6.6 mi
- Civil War and World War I Waterford Honor Roll: 6.6 mi
Museums
- Knickerbocker Mansion: 6.1 mi
- Mechanicville Hydroelectric Plant: 6.1 mi
- Herman Melville House: 7.4 mi
- Waterford Historical Museum and Cultural Center: 7.7 mi
- Brunswick Historical Society: 7.9 mi
Gardens: 39
- Troy Botanical Garden: 6.6 mi
- Tenth Street Community Garden: 8.8 mi
- Ninth Street Community Garden: 8.8 mi
- Brinton and Avery's Place: 10.1 mi
- Gretchen's Garden: 10.1 mi
Artworks: 37
- Clinton's Ditch: 8.2 mi
- Water Turbine: 8.2 mi
- The Owl: 11.3 mi
- Nipper the RCA Dog: 15.2 mi
- Mayor Thomas Whalen III: 16.1 mi
Waterfalls: 36
- Buttermilk Falls: 4.2 mi
- Buttermilk Middle Falls: 4.3 mi
- Buttermilk Lower Falls: 4.4 mi
- Swatling Falls: 7.6 mi
- Cohoes Falls: 8.1 mi
Attractions: 35
- Uncle Sam's Grave: 7.5 mi
- United Methodist Church bell: 10.0 mi
- Grandfather Rock: 10.2 mi
- Sentinels: 10.4 mi
- Saint Brigid's Bell: 11.8 mi
Springs: 14
- Spring Avenue Spring: 10.3 mi
- Tallulah Spring: 18.7 mi
- Karista Spring: 18.8 mi
- Polaris: 18.8 mi
- non-carbonated water: 18.8 mi
Beaches: 5
- Brunswick Vanderheyden Reservoir Park Beach: 6.4 mi
- Waterfront: 9.5 mi
- Brown's Beach: 13.4 mi
- Greenwich Town Bathing Beach: 17.9 mi
- Collins Park Beach: 19.8 mi
Rest areas: 4
- Clifton Park Rest Area: 10.9 mi
- James Jeffords Welcome Center Bennington: 18.9 mi
- Rest Area I-87 (South Bound): 20.4 mi
- Rest Area I-90 (West Bound): 24.0 mi
Cliffs: 2
- Cohoes Falls: 8.1 mi
- Crystal Cliff: 14.4 mi
Covered bridges: 2
- Burt Henry Covered Bridge;Henry Covered Bridge: 16.6 mi
- Paper Mill Village Bridge: 17.6 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 19.3 miles of Piser Hill. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Berlin Mountain | SE 126° | 853 m | 17.6 mi |
| Mount Raimer | ESE 121° | 784 m | 16.8 mi |
| White Rock | ESE 113° | 775 m | 15.7 mi |
| Bald Mountain | ESE 110° | 757 m | 15.3 mi |
| Mount Anthony | E 85° | 714 m | 17.0 mi |
| White Rocks | ESE 117° | 706 m | 16.9 mi |
| Smith Hill | ESE 116° | 703 m | 16.7 mi |
| Rocky Hill | SE 144° | 625 m | 16.1 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:59 | 18:29 | 19:07 |
| June solstice | 05:17 | 19:54 | 20:37 |
| September equinox | 06:42 | 18:16 | 18:54 |
| December solstice | 07:23 | 15:38 | 16:24 |
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 | 24 | 32 | 45 | 56 | 64 | 68 | 67 | 60 | 49 | 38 | 28 |
| Precip in | 3.0 | 2.6 | 3.7 | 4.4 | 4.4 | 4.5 | 4.3 | 4.0 | 4.2 | 4.7 | 3.5 | 3.8 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Grafton, 7 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidata- USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 960631 — Piser Hill, Rensselaer County, New York.
OpenStreetMap element node/357577348
Day trips start here
- Cohoes · 8 mi
- Troy · 10 mi
- Capital District · 11 mi
- Watervliet · 11 mi
- Cambridge · 12 mi
- Clifton Park · 13 mi
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