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Rum Hill

Rum Hill, seen from above at true elevation

Rum Hill rises to 641 m in New York. Hooker Mountain stands 709 m to the south-southeast, 15 miles off. The nearest named place is Metcalf Hill, a peak 1.5 miles away. Route 20 Scenic Byway passes 3.2 miles off.

The story

Rum Hill is a mountain located in Central New York Region of New York northwest of the Hamlet of Pierstown. Red House Hill is located southeast, Metcalf Hill is located south, Allen Lake and Mohegan Hill are located north-northwest and Otsego Lake is located east of Rum Hill.

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Wikidata Q30625285, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
641 m

How to reach it

Coordinates42.80285, -74.93877

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Parks
  • Spring Park: 4.2 mi
  • Richfield Springs Municipal Park: 4.4 mi
  • Cary Park: 4.7 mi
  • Lake Front Park: 7.0 mi
  • Council Rock Park: 7.1 mi
Nature reserves: 28
Historic sites: 22
Museums: 14
Cliffs: 4
Artworks: 3
Waterfalls: 2
Covered bridges: 1
Rest areas: 1
  • East Worcester Rest Area: 18.6 mi

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 16.7 miles of Rum Hill. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Hooker MountainSSE 164°709 m14.7 mi
Cornish HillS 172°680 m10.1 mi
Dog HillSSE 165°678 m16.7 mi
Elliot HillESE 122°660 m16.0 mi
Darling HillSSE 153°640 m11.9 mi
Angel HillWSW 255°636 m8.0 mi
Pigeon HillWSW 242°627 m8.3 mi
Briar HillWSW 237°618 m9.5 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:0418:3519:12
June solstice05:2219:5920:42
September equinox06:4818:2218:59
December solstice07:2815:4316:29

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 5080 °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, 6 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

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  • USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 963076 — Rum Hill, Otsego County, New York.

OpenStreetMap element node/357583162

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