Russell Hill
Russell Hill rises to 531 m in New York. Morgan Mountain stands 1,050 m to the southeast, 9.4 miles off. The nearest named place is Noranale Mountain, a peak 0.3 miles away. Olympic Trail passes 12 miles off.
The story
mountain in the United States of America
Wikidata Q34831765, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 531 m
How to reach it
- 12.0 mi off the Olympic Trail
- 13.6 mi off the Adirondack Trail
- 16.5 mi off the High Peaks Scenic Byway (NYS Route 73)
- 24.8 mi off the Lakes to Locks Passage, National
Overlooks nearby
Named places within 25 miles
- Noranale Mountain: 0.3 mi
- Kees Hill: 0.7 mi
- Gleason Mountain: 0.8 mi
- New Road Mountain: 1.2 mi
- Law Hill: 1.6 mi
- Brighton Memorial Park: 11.2 mi
- Lake Everest - Town Beach: 12.3 mi
- Town of Wilmington Beach: 12.3 mi
- Wilmington Heritage Park: 12.3 mi
- Wilmington Bike Park: 12.5 mi
- Chazy Highlands Wildlife Management Area: 14.1 mi
- New Vida Preserve: 14.4 mi
- New Vida Preserve: 14.6 mi
- Four Peaks Tract: 15.1 mi
- Burnt Hill State Forest: 15.2 mi
- Upper Stag Brook Falls: 12.6 mi
- Flume Falls: 12.8 mi
- The Flume Fall: 12.8 mi
- Lower Stag Brook Falls: 12.8 mi
- High Falls (Climax): 13.0 mi
- Potholes: 13.0 mi
- Indian Head Rock: 13.0 mi
- Whirlpool Cove: 13.0 mi
- Master Pothole: 13.0 mi
- Porridge Potholes: 13.0 mi
- Randy Preston Memorial: 11.3 mi
- Bert Williams Farm: 15.1 mi
- J. & J. Rogers Company Pulp Mill: 15.8 mi
- Kate Smith Memorial: 16.1 mi
- World War Memorial: 16.1 mi
- Center of Progress Cliff: 8.7 mi
- summit fliff: 8.7 mi
- Tsunami Wall: 9.0 mi
- Potter Mountain Cliff: 9.3 mi
- Moss Cliff: 13.0 mi
- Six Nations Indian Museum: 6.0 mi
- Robert Louis Stevenson Cottage: 14.6 mi
- Historic Saranac Lake / Laboratory Museum: 14.9 mi
- Lake Placid Olympic Museum: 16.2 mi
- Lake Placid Hall of Fame: 16.2 mi
- Goolds Garden: 13.6 mi
- Common Ground Garden: 14.2 mi
- Peace Garden: 14.2 mi
- Lake Placid Public Beach: 16.2 mi
- Camp Chateaugay Beach: 17.2 mi
- Big Wooden Bear (8'): 11.6 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 9.6 miles of Russell Hill. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Morgan Mountain | SE 137° | 1,050 m | 9.4 mi |
| Loon Lake Mountain | WNW 289° | 1,014 m | 8.5 mi |
| Catamount Mountain | SE 125° | 967 m | 7.0 mi |
| Haystack Mountain | N 356° | 881 m | 8.3 mi |
| Norton Peak | N 9° | 876 m | 8.8 mi |
| Kate Mountain | WSW 242° | 863 m | 4.1 mi |
| Pigeon Roost | S 175° | 840 m | 9.5 mi |
| Duncan Mountain | E 84° | 825 m | 3.2 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:00 | 18:30 | 19:08 |
| June solstice | 05:12 | 20:00 | 20:45 |
| September equinox | 06:44 | 18:17 | 18:55 |
| December solstice | 07:30 | 15:31 | 16:19 |
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 | 14 | 15 | 24 | 38 | 51 | 59 | 64 | 62 | 54 | 43 | 32 | 21 |
| Precip in | 1.9 | 1.5 | 2.0 | 3.1 | 3.7 | 4.4 | 4.1 | 3.6 | 3.5 | 3.9 | 2.8 | 2.2 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Saranac LK Adirondack Rgnl AP, 14 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/357583244
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- Elizabethtown · 30 mi
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