Platt Hill
Platt Hill rises to 253 m in New York. Preston Hill stands 442 m to the east-southeast, 11 miles off. The nearest named place is Germond Hill, a peak 0.9 miles away. Shawangunk Mountains Scenic Byway passes 18 miles off.
The story
mountain in United States of America
Wikidata Q34895938, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 253 m
How to reach it
- 17.9 mi off the Shawangunk Mountains Scenic Byway
Overlooks nearby
- White Dot · 20 mi
- High Falls · 22 mi
- Pinnacle Rock · 22 mi
- Sentinel Rock · 22 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Germond Hill: 0.9 mi
- Sheldon Hill: 1.3 mi
- Round Hill: 1.6 mi
- Cannoo Hills: 2.5 mi
- Sunset Hill: 4.1 mi
- Godfrey Park: 1.9 mi
- Village Green: 2.2 mi
- Tribute Gardens: 2.2 mi
- Freedom Park: 4.9 mi
- Salt Point Recreation Park: 5.1 mi
- Taconic Hereford Multiple Use Area: 2.6 mi
- Whortekill Rod & Gun Club: 8.1 mi
- West Mountain State Forest: 10.2 mi
- Currie Sanctuary: 10.7 mi
- Winnakee Nature Preserve: 11.0 mi
- World War Memorial Park: 10.3 mi
- Dudley Memorial Plaza: 10.6 mi
- William W Smith Memorial: 10.6 mi
- Fallen Fire Fighters Memorials: 11.0 mi
- Malcolm X Park: 11.1 mi
- Clinton House: 10.9 mi
- Franklin D Roosevelt Presedential Library and Museum: 11.1 mi
- Mid-Hudson Children's Museum: 11.8 mi
- Locust Grove Estate: 12.4 mi
- Sloane-Stanley Museum: 12.9 mi
- Cascades: 11.9 mi
- LG waterfall: 12.6 mi
- Kent Falls: 15.8 mi
- Hatch Brook Falls: 17.9 mi
- Quaker Brook Falls: 18.8 mi
- Innisfree Garden: 1.6 mi
- Shakespeare Garden: 10.4 mi
- Vassar College Community Gardens: 10.7 mi
- The Wild Garden: 11.0 mi
- Rose Garden: 11.2 mi
- East Cove Beach: 12.7 mi
- West Cove Beach: 12.7 mi
- North Landing Beach: 12.8 mi
- Private Beach: 13.3 mi
- Private Beach: 13.5 mi
- wings castle: 6.2 mi
- Dover Stone Church: 6.8 mi
- Headless Horseman Hayrides and Haunted Houses: 14.6 mi
- Hudson River Cruises: 17.5 mi
- Huguenot Street Historic District: 19.0 mi
- Kaal Rock: 12.0 mi
- Grand Staircase: 12.1 mi
- Pine Ledge: 12.1 mi
- Bard Rock: 12.1 mi
- Indian Rock: 13.3 mi
- Frankiln Delano Roosevelt: 11.1 mi
- Winston Chruchill: 11.1 mi
- Franlin Delano Roosevelt: 11.1 mi
- Mitchell Gate: 11.1 mi
- Evelyn Rimai Fisher Sculpture: 11.3 mi
- Stormville Rest Area: 14.4 mi
- East Fishkill Rest Area: 14.6 mi
- Dudley Town: 19.2 mi
- Dicktown: 19.6 mi
- Bulls Bridge Road: 12.2 mi
- Princess circle picnic site: 14.8 mi
- Saugerties Lighthouse: 24.3 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 12.4 miles of Platt Hill. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Preston Hill | ESE 107° | 442 m | 10.9 mi |
| North Preston Hill | ESE 103° | 441 m | 10.9 mi |
| Clove Mountain | SSE 164° | 426 m | 4.9 mi |
| Cobble Mountain | E 83° | 426 m | 11.3 mi |
| Chapel Pond Hill | ESE 104° | 426 m | 11.5 mi |
| Dennis Hill | SE 146° | 416 m | 8.5 mi |
| East Mountain | ESE 103° | 406 m | 9.9 mi |
| Pond Mountain | E 91° | 406 m | 12.4 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:59 | 18:30 | 19:07 |
| June solstice | 05:21 | 19:52 | 20:34 |
| September equinox | 06:43 | 18:17 | 18:54 |
| December solstice | 07:20 | 15:43 | 16:28 |
Local time (America/New_York).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Oct.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 25 | 28 | 36 | 47 | 58 | 66 | 71 | 69 | 62 | 51 | 40 | 31 |
| Precip in | 3.3 | 3.1 | 3.7 | 3.5 | 3.5 | 4.1 | 3.8 | 4.6 | 4.6 | 4.2 | 3.5 | 4.0 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Millbrook 3 W, 2 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidata- USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 960681 — Platt Hill, Dutchess County, New York.
OpenStreetMap element node/357577452
Day trips start here
- Putnam County · 23 mi
- Cold Spring · 26 mi
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