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Rift Hill

Rift Hill, seen from above at true elevation

Rift Hill rises to 659 m in New York. South Pond Mountain stands 993 m to the northeast, 7.9 miles off. The nearest named place is Cave Hill, a peak 0.8 miles away. Adirondack Trail passes 0.4 miles off.

The story

mountain in United States of America

Wikidata Q34830213, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
659 m

How to reach it

Coordinates43.51090, -74.33292

Overlooks nearby

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Waterfalls: 15
Cliffs: 9
  • Echo Cliff: 13.3 mi
  • Eagle Bluff: 15.0 mi
  • Wayout Wall: 17.8 mi
  • Beaverview Wall: 18.2 mi
  • Lost Hunter's: 19.0 mi
Nature reserves: 8
Parks: 6
  • shuffle board: 1.7 mi
  • Parker's Corner Park: 8.6 mi
  • Poplar Point Day Use Area: 11.9 mi
  • Byron Park: 19.1 mi
  • Waterfront Park: 21.3 mi
Attractions: 5
  • Mini Route 66: 1.6 mi
  • Chimney Mountain: 13.3 mi
  • Gore Mt. Mineral Shop: 18.4 mi
  • Tannery Pond Community Association: 21.6 mi
  • Great Camp Sagamore Tours: 23.0 mi
Historic sites: 5
  • paint mine: 18.7 mi
  • Old Crane Mt Fire Tower Location: 18.7 mi
  • Sugar Shack Ruins: 23.0 mi
  • Gate House Ruins: 23.7 mi
  • Frank Watkins: 24.9 mi
Museums: 4
Beaches: 4
  • Indian Lake Day Use Area: 12.8 mi
  • Long Beach: 12.8 mi
  • Grunblatt Memorial Beach: 21.3 mi
  • Blue Mountain Lake Beach: 24.3 mi
Picnic sites: 3
  • Jessup River Day Use Area: 6.6 mi
  • Indian Lake Day Use Area: 9.0 mi
  • Indian Lake Day Use Area: 11.6 mi
Artworks: 3
Springs: 2
  • Rafting: 19.0 mi
  • Whitewater rafting: 21.2 mi
Rest areas: 1
  • Snowy Mountain Trail Parking: 13.2 mi

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 8.7 miles of Rift Hill. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
South Pond MountainNE 46°993 m7.9 mi
Dug MountainN 353°980 m5.0 mi
Hamilton MountainSSW 194°980 m7.0 mi
Swart MountainSSW 197°933 m8.3 mi
Macomber MountainE 91°891 m4.7 mi
Speculator MountainS 187°882 m3.5 mi
Buckhorn MountainE 83°877 m5.6 mi
Blue HillsENE 71°877 m8.6 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:0218:3219:10
June solstice05:1719:5920:43
September equinox06:4518:1918:57
December solstice07:2815:3816:24

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F161726395160646356443322
Precip in3.02.53.23.73.94.44.04.03.54.53.53.4

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Indian Lake 2SW, 17 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata
  • USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 962516 — Rift Hill, Hamilton County, New York.

OpenStreetMap element node/357582140

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