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Potter Hill

Potter Hill, seen from above at true elevation

Potter Hill rises to 484 m in New York. Dix Mountain stands 1,473 m to the west, 5.9 miles off. The nearest named place is Deadwater cliffs, a cliff 0.5 miles away. High Peaks Scenic Byway (NYS Route 73) passes 0.8 miles off.

The story

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

Wikidata Q34898258, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
484 m

How to reach it

Coordinates44.06728, -73.66874

Named places within 25 miles

Cliffs
  • Deadwater cliffs: 0.5 mi
  • Broughton Ledge: 3.3 mi
  • Broughton Ledge: 4.3 mi
  • Sunshine City: 5.0 mi
  • Birch Wall: 5.0 mi
Waterfalls: 34
Parks: 31
  • Moriah Miners Park: 6.7 mi
  • Indian Head Trailhead: 7.5 mi
  • Frontier Town Campground, Equestrian and Day Use Area: 9.4 mi
  • Crown Point State Historic Site: 11.9 mi
  • Ballard Park: 14.2 mi
Nature reserves: 29
Historic sites: 28
Attractions: 18
  • Nature preserve: 15.1 mi
  • Mountain Pass Lodge: 16.3 mi
  • Lake Placid Bobsled Experience at Mt. Van Hoevenberg: 16.4 mi
  • Cliffside Coaster: 16.4 mi
  • Airplane Wreckage: 17.1 mi
Museums: 15
Artworks: 12
Beaches: 7
  • Port Henry Village Beach: 10.7 mi
  • Bulwagga Bay Beach: 10.8 mi
  • Westport Beach: 14.2 mi
  • Park beach: 16.7 mi
  • Lake Placid Public Beach: 21.6 mi
Picnic sites: 4
  • Witherbee Park and Bandstand: 10.6 mi
  • Bulwagga Bay Pavillion: 10.7 mi
  • Powerhouse Park: 10.8 mi
  • Footbridge Park: 11.0 mi
Gardens: 3
  • Schroon Community Garden: 16.6 mi
  • Colonial Revival King's Garden: 21.0 mi
  • Colonial Revival King's Garden: 21.0 mi
Rest areas: 1
  • High Peaks Welcome Center: 4.1 mi
Ghost towns: 1
Covered bridges: 1

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 8.0 miles of Potter Hill. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Dix MountainW 280°1,473 m5.9 mi
Beck-hornW 279°1,455 m5.8 mi
Giant MountainNNW 339°1,410 m7.0 mi
NippletopWNW 282°1,393 m7.5 mi
Hough PeakW 272°1,341 m5.4 mi
Rocky Peak RidgeNNW 343°1,338 m6.3 mi
Macomb MountainW 259°1,336 m5.6 mi
South DixW 265°1,242 m5.3 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:5918:2919:07
June solstice05:1219:5820:42
September equinox06:4218:1618:54
December solstice07:2715:3216:20

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 5080 °F: May–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F192130445766727062503827

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Vergennes, 22 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/357577883

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