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Safford Hill

Safford Hill, seen from above at true elevation

Safford Hill rises to 685 m in New York. Huntersfield Mountain stands 1,043 m to the south-southeast, 8.2 miles off. The nearest named place is Leonard Hill, a peak 2.1 miles away. Route 20 Scenic Byway passes 20 miles off.

The story

Safford Hill is a mountain in Schoharie County, New York. It is located east of North Blenheim. Brown Mountain is located southwest and Leonard Hill is located southeast of Safford Hill.

From Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Wikidata Q34831882, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
685 m

How to reach it

Coordinates42.47091, -74.38209

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Parks: 36
Waterfalls: 23
  • Creamery Falls: 4.0 mi
  • Boucks Falls: 5.3 mi
  • Mine Kill Falls: 5.4 mi
  • Manor Kill Falls: 6.7 mi
  • Hardenburg Falls: 9.8 mi
Historic sites: 23
  • Memorial Park: 9.0 mi
  • Susquehanna Turnpike: 11.5 mi
  • Donald Sutton Memorial Plaque: 12.0 mi
  • Huyck Felt Mill Ruins: 12.6 mi
  • Baptist Church: 12.8 mi
Museums: 18
  • New York Power Authority Blenheim-Gilboa Visitors Center: 4.4 mi
  • Lansing Manor House: 4.5 mi
  • Gilboa Museum: 6.0 mi
  • The Dr. Best House & Medical Museum: 9.0 mi
  • Pratt Museum: 11.1 mi
Cliffs: 12
Attractions: 7
  • Old Blenheim Covered Bridge: 3.0 mi
  • Pratt Rock: 11.3 mi
  • Gobbler's Knob Family Fun Park: 14.2 mi
  • Howe Caverns: 15.6 mi
  • Howe Caverns: 15.6 mi
Beaches: 3
Springs: 3
Gardens: 2
  • Veterans Garden: 17.4 mi
  • Landis Arboretum: 22.3 mi
Picnic sites: 2
Rest areas: 1
  • East Worcester Rest Area: 18.1 mi
Artworks: 1

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 11.9 miles of Safford Hill. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Huntersfield MountainSSE 167°1,043 m8.2 mi
Moresville Range HPSW 234°991 m11.5 mi
Richmond MountainSE 142°980 m9.1 mi
Utsayantha MountainWSW 245°978 m11.7 mi
McGregor MountainWSW 241°973 m11.5 mi
Irish MountainSW 218°934 m11.9 mi
Ashland PinnacleSSE 156°933 m8.6 mi
Richtmyer PeakSE 137°910 m8.9 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:0218:3319:10
June solstice05:2119:5620:39
September equinox06:4618:2018:57
December solstice07:2515:4316:28

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 5080 °F: May–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F222431435564696760483829
Precip in2.82.43.33.83.64.74.84.44.14.43.13.4

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Lansing Manor, 5 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/357583454

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