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Poplar Knoll

Poplar Knoll, seen from above at true elevation

Poplar Knoll rises to 490 m in New York. North Branch Mountain stands 829 m to the east-northeast, 15 miles off. The nearest named place is Hedgehog Mountain, a peak 0.5 miles away. Southern Adirondack Trail passes 3.2 miles off.

The story

mountain in United States of America

Wikidata Q34897595, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
490 m

How to reach it

Coordinates43.18535, -74.76515

Overlooks nearby

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Parks
  • Dolgeville Central School Recreation Fields: 5.6 mi
  • Dolgeville Park: 5.8 mi
  • Spofford Square: 6.2 mi
  • Moreland Park: 10.3 mi
  • Moreland Park: 10.3 mi
Nature reserves: 20
Historic sites: 19
  • Enlarged Erie Canal Lock 36: 11.0 mi
  • Little Falls Canal Aqueduct: 11.1 mi
  • Old Lock 38 Wall: 11.1 mi
  • Nicholas Herkimer Memorial: 11.2 mi
  • Old Lock 39 Wall: 11.3 mi
Museums: 12
  • Little Falls Historical Society & Museum: 10.9 mi
  • Herkimer Diamond Mine & Museum: 11.4 mi
  • Fort Plain Museum and Historical Park: 18.3 mi
  • Arkell Museum: 21.5 mi
  • Van Alstyne Homestead: 21.8 mi
Cliffs: 9
  • Moss Island Climbing: 10.9 mi
  • Rollaway: 11.3 mi
  • Choss Factory: 11.6 mi
  • Lost T: 13.3 mi
  • McMartin: 13.4 mi
Artworks: 8
Waterfalls: 2
  • West Stoney Creek Falls: 20.7 mi
  • Canajoharie Falls: 22.6 mi
Attractions: 2
Gardens: 1
Rest areas: 1
  • Mohawk Valley Welcome Center: 24.6 mi

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 15.8 miles of Poplar Knoll. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
North Branch MountainENE 62°829 m15.5 mi
Sherman MountainENE 65°805 m14.4 mi
Morehouse MountainNNE 21°800 m13.8 mi
Ely MountainNE 52°794 m12.1 mi
Tomany MountainNE 55°789 m11.8 mi
State Brook MountainENE 61°773 m11.4 mi
Big Alderbed MountainNNE 23°758 m10.9 mi
Windfall MountainNNE 17°751 m9.2 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:0318:3419:11
June solstice05:2020:0020:43
September equinox06:4718:2118:58
December solstice07:2915:4116:27

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F202230435665706860493727

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Little Falls City Rsch, 10 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/357577766

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