Peak · New York
Railroad Hill
Railroad Hill rises to 473 m in New York. Hail Mountain stands 792 m to the north, 5.1 miles off. The nearest named place is Hill Number 8, a peak 0.7 miles away. Lakes to Locks Passage passes 7.6 miles off.
The story
Mountain in United States of America.
Wikidata Q34900422, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 473 m
How to reach it
Coordinates43.91589, -73.59513
- 7.6 mi off the Lakes to Locks Passage, National
- 11.8 mi off the High Peaks Scenic Byway (NYS Route 73)
- 20.4 mi off the Roosevelt-Marcy Trail
- 24.6 mi off the Central Adirondack Trail
Overlooks nearby
- limited view southeast · 12 mi
- Ridge Lookout · 17 mi
- Giant Washbowl Overlook · 17 mi
- Roaring Brook Falls Upper Lookout · 18 mi
Named places within 25 miles
Cliffs
- Eagle Cliff: 2.7 mi
- Frontiertown Crags: 6.9 mi
- Gull Pond Cliff: 8.0 mi
- Broughton Ledge: 9.2 mi
- Campground Wall: 10.2 mi
Peaks
- Hill Number 8: 0.7 mi
- Furnace Mountain: 0.7 mi
- Knob Mountain: 0.7 mi
- Little Knob Mountain: 1.0 mi
- Fleming Mountain: 1.2 mi
Parks: 29
- Frontier Town Campground, Equestrian and Day Use Area: 7.2 mi
- Bi-Centenial Park: 9.9 mi
- Bandstand Park: 10.0 mi
- Rogers Rock Campground Entrance: 10.1 mi
- Carrilon Park: 10.1 mi
Historic sites: 24
- Liberty Monument: 9.2 mi
- Samuel De Champlain Memorial: 9.9 mi
- Bandstand: 10.0 mi
- Meacham House: 10.9 mi
- Gage's Redoubt: 11.0 mi
Nature reserves: 22
- Town of North Hudson: 6.9 mi
- Bald Ledge Primitive Area: 7.6 mi
- Putnam Creek Fishing Access: 8.6 mi
- Sheepshead Island: 9.2 mi
- Signal Buoy Island: 9.2 mi
Waterfalls: 22
- Schroon Falls: 7.7 mi
- Falls of Carrilon: 9.8 mi
- Swimming hole and water fall: 13.9 mi
- Split Rock Falls: 14.7 mi
- Shoebox Falls: 14.8 mi
Museums: 15
- Penfield Homestead Museum: 3.0 mi
- Ticonderoga Heritage Museum: 9.8 mi
- The Iron Center: 11.1 mi
- Crown Point Historic Site: 11.5 mi
- Chimney Point Museum: 11.9 mi
Artworks: 12
- Bench and Table: 21.6 mi
- Smog: 21.7 mi
- Frisbee Dog: 21.7 mi
- Two-Way Mirror Curved Hedge Zig-Zag Labyrinth: 21.8 mi
- LOVE: 21.8 mi
Picnic sites: 11
- Bulwagga Bay Pavillion: 10.8 mi
- Witherbee Park and Bandstand: 11.1 mi
- Powerhouse Park: 11.8 mi
- Alma Farm Park: 18.7 mi
- Picnic Island: 20.4 mi
Beaches: 6
- Park beach: 10.0 mi
- Bulwagga Bay Beach: 10.8 mi
- Black Point Public Beach: 11.1 mi
- Port Henry Village Beach: 11.6 mi
- Hague Town Beach: 12.8 mi
Attractions: 4
- Nature preserve: 15.4 mi
- Lemon Fair Sculpture Park: 16.8 mi
- Natural Stone Bridge & Caves: 17.3 mi
- Tannery Pond Community Association: 24.6 mi
Gardens: 3
- Schroon Community Garden: 10.0 mi
- Colonial Revival King's Garden: 11.6 mi
- Middlebury Community Garden: 22.0 mi
Rest areas: 1
- High Peaks Welcome Center: 8.7 mi
Covered bridges: 1
- Pulp Mill Covered Bridge: 22.1 mi
Ghost towns: 1
- Tahawus: 24.5 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 6.7 miles of Railroad Hill. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hail Mountain | N 355° | 792 m | 5.1 mi |
| Owl Pate | NW 309° | 746 m | 3.6 mi |
| Moose Mountain | NNW 337° | 732 m | 3.1 mi |
| Bald Peak | NNE 14° | 705 m | 6.3 mi |
| Treadway Mountain | SSW 192° | 684 m | 5.7 mi |
| Big Clear Pond Mountain | S 185° | 657 m | 5.1 mi |
| Lock Mountain | N 1° | 629 m | 6.4 mi |
| Knob Mountain | SSE 169° | 617 m | 0.7 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:59 | 18:29 | 19:07 |
| June solstice | 05:13 | 19:57 | 20:41 |
| September equinox | 06:42 | 18:16 | 18:54 |
| December solstice | 07:26 | 15:33 | 16:20 |
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 | 18 | 20 | 30 | 43 | 56 | 65 | 70 | 68 | 60 | 48 | 36 | 25 |
| Precip in | 2.6 | 2.1 | 2.4 | 3.4 | 3.4 | 4.2 | 4.1 | 3.5 | 3.3 | 4.0 | 2.9 | 3.0 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Cornwall, 19 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidata- USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 962138 — Railroad Hill, Essex County, New York.
OpenStreetMap element node/357581550
Day trips start here
- Crown Point · 8 mi
- Elizabethtown · 19 mi
- Westport · 20 mi
- Lake George · 21 mi
- Middlebury · 23 mi
- Essex · 30 mi
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