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Pray Hill

Pray Hill, seen from above at true elevation

Pray Hill rises to 530 m in New York. Rum Hill stands 641 m to the southeast, 7.6 miles off. The nearest named place is Hawk Hill, a peak 2.1 miles away. Route 20 Scenic Byway runs past it.

The story

Mountain in Otsego County, New York, United States.

Wikidata Q30625358, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
530 m

How to reach it

Coordinates42.87229, -75.05544

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
  • Richfield Springs Municipal Park: 3.4 mi
  • Cary Park: 3.5 mi
  • Spring Park: 3.8 mi
  • Winfield Memorial Town Park: 6.8 mi
  • West Winfield Park: 7.0 mi
Peaks
Historic sites: 33
  • Mohawk Firemens Memorial Bell: 9.9 mi
  • Fort Herkimer Waste Weir: 11.3 mi
  • Old Lock 39 Wall: 15.1 mi
  • Old Lock 38 Wall: 15.3 mi
  • Little Falls Canal Aqueduct: 15.3 mi
Nature reserves: 24
Museums: 16
Artworks: 8
Cliffs: 3
Attractions: 3
Waterfalls: 2
Gardens: 2
  • Root Glen: 21.5 mi
  • Hamilton Community Garden: 21.6 mi
Covered bridges: 1

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 16.1 miles of Pray Hill. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Rum HillSE641 m7.6 mi
Angel HillSSW636 m7.1 mi
Pigeon HillS627 m8.8 mi
Briar HillSSW618 m10.2 mi
Klock HillSSW616 m11.6 mi
Noahs RumpWSW607 m7.9 mi
Cape WykoffESE604 m14.2 mi
Panther MountainSSE599 m7.6 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:0418:3519:13
June solstice05:2220:0020:43
September equinox06:4818:2218:59
December solstice07:2915:4316:30

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F182028415361666457463525
Precip in3.13.13.64.23.74.74.64.64.24.93.23.6

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Cooperstown, 13 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata
  • USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 961104 — Pray Hill, Otsego County, New York.

OpenStreetMap element node/357578026

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