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Rattlesnake Hill

Rattlesnake Hill, seen from above at true elevation

Rattlesnake Hill rises to 563 m in New York. Brock Mountain stands 841 m to the northeast, 17 miles off. The nearest named place is Bouchoux Hill, a peak 1.0 miles away. Upper Delaware Scenic Byway (Route 97) passes 0.6 miles off.

The story

Mountain in New York, United States of America.

Wikidata Q34829574, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
563 m

How to reach it

Coordinates41.89314, -75.15989

Named places within 25 miles

Nature reserves
  • Hancock Forest Preserve Detached Parcel: 1.2 mi
  • Crystal Lake Wild Forest: 7.1 mi
  • Robert W Nichol Nature Preserve and Science Center: 8.0 mi
  • Baxter Brook Unit: 9.8 mi
  • Horton Brook Unit: 10.4 mi
Peaks
Parks: 39
  • Long Eddy Preserve: 3.1 mi
  • East Branch Delaware River Waterway Access: 5.3 mi
  • Delaware River Waterway Access: 5.3 mi
  • Fireman's Park: 7.4 mi
  • Hancock Town Square: 7.6 mi
Attractions: 8
  • VanTran Covered Bridge: 16.9 mi
  • White Rock: 19.2 mi
  • Wayne County Fairgrounds: 21.0 mi
  • grassy track continues: 23.0 mi
  • rattlesnake, 2018-7-1: 23.3 mi
Museums: 7
Historic sites: 6
  • Cat Hollow Legend: 16.3 mi
  • 1969 Woodstock Monument: 19.5 mi
  • Carriage House: 21.3 mi
  • Handen Covered Bridge: 22.7 mi
  • Old stone bridge: 23.5 mi
Waterfalls: 5
  • Jensen Cascade: 1.5 mi
  • Russell Brook Falls: 13.3 mi
  • Wildcat Falls: 21.8 mi
  • Carley Brook Falls: 23.3 mi
  • Tompkins Falls: 23.9 mi
Rest areas: 2
  • East Branch Rest Area: 7.0 mi
  • Roscoe: 15.4 mi
Cliffs: 2
Artworks: 1
  • Beamoc Trout: 13.0 mi
Springs: 1
  • Spencer Spring: 18.7 mi
Beaches: 1
  • river access: 24.6 mi

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 17.2 miles of Rattlesnake Hill. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Brock MountainNE841 m17.1 mi
Mount AraratWSW803 m16.8 mi
Cherry RidgeNE801 m13.1 mi
Starkweather HillNNE776 m17.2 mi
Sugarloaf MountainWSW771 m16.0 mi
Morton HillENE765 m14.3 mi
Rodgers HillENE755 m12.8 mi
Houck MountainN748 m15.1 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:0518:3619:13
June solstice05:2619:5820:40
September equinox06:4918:2319:00
December solstice07:2615:4816:33

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F222331455563696660483728
Precip in3.32.93.74.14.45.14.85.14.84.53.53.9

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Callicoon CTR, 12 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata
  • USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 962219 — Rattlesnake Hill, Delaware County, New York.

OpenStreetMap element node/357581667

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