Porcupine Hill
Porcupine Hill rises to 578 m in New York. Debar Mountain stands 1,011 m to the east-northeast, 9.1 miles off. The nearest named place is Hurd Hill, a peak 0.8 miles away. Adirondack Trail passes 4.0 miles off.
The story
mountain in New York, United States of America
Wikidata Q34897733, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 578 m
How to reach it
- 4.0 mi off the Adirondack Trail
- 20.0 mi off the Olympic Trail
- 20.7 mi off the Military Trail
- 27.9 mi off the High Peaks Scenic Byway (NYS Route 73)
Overlooks nearby
Named places within 25 miles
- Hurd Hill: 0.8 mi
- Twin Mountains: 1.0 mi
- Downey Hill: 1.1 mi
- Jennings Mountain: 1.2 mi
- Little Jennings Mountain: 1.4 mi
- The Great Lawn: 10.9 mi
- Brighton Memorial Park: 13.4 mi
- Hopkinton Town Green: 17.9 mi
- Town of Harrietstown Bike Park: 19.6 mi
- Ampersand Park: 19.9 mi
- Deer River Primitive Area: 8.5 mi
- Franklin Forest Preserve Detached Parcel: 9.7 mi
- Catherineville State Forest: 17.2 mi
- Fort Jackson State Forest: 21.5 mi
- Middle Saranac Lake Boat Launch: 22.4 mi
- Saint Regis Falls: 11.2 mi
- Augerhole Falls: 12.1 mi
- High Falls: 12.9 mi
- High Falls: 15.2 mi
- Jamestown Falls: 22.6 mi
- Six Nations Indian Museum: 14.7 mi
- Robert Louis Stevenson Cottage: 20.5 mi
- Historic Saranac Lake / Laboratory Museum: 20.5 mi
- Tupper Lake History Museum: 23.0 mi
- Exhibit Hall;The Wild Center: 23.4 mi
- Goolds Garden: 10.8 mi
- Peace Garden: 10.9 mi
- Common Ground Garden: 19.2 mi
- Town of Tupper Lake Community Garden: 22.5 mi
- Stacy Bluff: 5.9 mi
- Hawk Ledge: 22.6 mi
- Saint Regis Mountain Fire Tower Historic Area: 10.7 mi
- Mckenzie Pond Bouldering Access (appx): 22.7 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 10.7 miles of Porcupine Hill. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Debar Mountain | ENE 69° | 1,011 m | 9.1 mi |
| Saint Regis Mountain | SSE 163° | 865 m | 10.7 mi |
| Black Peak | ENE 68° | 823 m | 8.3 mi |
| Rice Mountain | SE 144° | 768 m | 3.7 mi |
| Jenkins Mountain | SSE 148° | 755 m | 8.4 mi |
| Flat Top Mountain | WSW 255° | 744 m | 8.0 mi |
| West Mountain | WSW 255° | 744 m | 8.0 mi |
| Furnace Mountain | NNE 27° | 736 m | 6.9 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:02 | 18:32 | 19:10 |
| June solstice | 05:13 | 20:02 | 20:47 |
| September equinox | 06:45 | 18:19 | 18:57 |
| December solstice | 07:32 | 15:33 | 16:21 |
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 | 14 | 15 | 24 | 38 | 51 | 59 | 64 | 62 | 54 | 43 | 32 | 21 |
| Precip in | 1.9 | 1.5 | 2.0 | 3.1 | 3.7 | 4.4 | 4.1 | 3.6 | 3.5 | 3.9 | 2.8 | 2.2 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Saranac LK Adirondack Rgnl AP, 15 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/357577782
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