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Quarry Hill

Quarry Hill, seen from above at true elevation

Quarry Hill rises to 95 m in New York. Black Dome stands 1,217 m to the west-northwest, 12 miles off. The nearest named place is Elliott Park, a park 1.4 miles away. Shawangunk Mountains Scenic Byway passes 27 miles off.

The story

Quarry Hill is a mountain in Greene County, New York. It is located in the Catskill Mountains west of Catskill. Kalkberg is located south of Quarry Hill.

From Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Wikidata Q49066012, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
95 m

How to reach it

Coordinates42.21120, -73.90180

Overlooks nearby

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Parks
  • Elliott Park: 1.4 mi
  • Dutchman's Landing Park: 2.4 mi
  • Ernest R. Lasher Jr. Memorial Park: 3.7 mi
  • Roe-Jan Kill Park: 4.9 mi
  • Cheviot Park: 5.9 mi
Nature reserves
  • Catskill Forest Preserve Detatched Parcel: 2.4 mi
  • Seward's Island: 3.0 mi
  • Cohotate Preserve: 3.9 mi
  • Brandow Point Unique Area: 4.5 mi
  • Great Vly Wildlife Management Area: 5.2 mi
Historic sites: 46
  • Otis Railroad Trestle: 6.5 mi
  • Kiwanis Olympic Torch Memorial: 6.7 mi
  • Catskill Mountain House: 6.9 mi
  • Firemen's Memorial: 7.1 mi
  • Town of Cairo: 7.3 mi
Waterfalls: 43
  • Ashley Falls: 7.0 mi
  • Glen Falls: 7.1 mi
  • Gaia Cascade: 7.1 mi
  • Venus Bath: 7.2 mi
  • Winter Clove falls: 7.6 mi
Museums: 33
Artworks: 18
Beaches: 12
  • Oakdale Beach: 6.9 mi
  • Saugerties Beach: 10.0 mi
  • West Landing: 11.6 mi
  • South Landing: 11.6 mi
  • West Beach: 12.6 mi
Gardens: 12
  • The Upper Garden: 8.6 mi
  • The Walled Garden: 8.7 mi
  • The Anna Jones Meditation Garden: 13.1 mi
  • Blithewood Garden: 13.2 mi
  • Bard Community Garden: 13.3 mi
Cliffs: 9
  • Hurricane Ledge: 9.7 mi
  • Hawks Rocks: 10.1 mi
  • The "Great" Cliffs: 10.7 mi
  • Devils Kitchen: 10.8 mi
  • Ministers Face: 12.9 mi
Attractions: 4
  • The Old Game Farm: 5.8 mi
  • Hudson River Cruises: 20.7 mi
  • World's Largest Kaleidoscope: 22.7 mi
  • Rail Explorers: 22.7 mi
Springs: 3
Picnic sites: 3
Lighthouses: 1
Rest areas: 1
  • Rest Area I-90 (West Bound): 23.1 mi

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 15.4 miles of Quarry Hill. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Black DomeWNW1,217 m12.0 mi
Thomas Cole MountainWNW1,205 m12.6 mi
BlackheadWNW1,201 m11.1 mi
Plateau MountainWSW1,169 m14.8 mi
Sugarloaf MountainWSW1,160 m13.9 mi
Kaaterskill High PeakWSW1,113 m9.7 mi
Twin MountainWSW1,113 m13.1 mi
Camel's HumpWNW1,095 m13.3 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:0018:3119:08
June solstice05:2019:5420:36
September equinox06:4418:1818:55
December solstice07:2215:4216:27

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F272938506170747265534232
Precip in2.72.63.33.63.55.03.94.54.34.23.03.6

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Hudson Correctional Facility, 6 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/357581428

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