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Sanford Hill

Sanford Hill, seen from above at true elevation

Sanford Hill rises to 656 m in New York. Mount Marcy stands 1,629 m to the northeast, 7.3 miles off. The nearest named place is Tahawus, a ghost town 0.3 miles away. Roosevelt-Marcy Trail passes 7.2 miles off.

The story

mountain in New York, United States of America

Wikidata Q34903448, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
656 m

How to reach it

Coordinates44.05284, -74.04542

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Cliffs: 54
Waterfalls: 37
  • Hanging Spear Falls: 4.3 mi
  • MacIntyre Falls: 8.0 mi
  • Indian Falls: 8.4 mi
  • Indian Falls: 8.4 mi
  • Rocky Falls: 8.5 mi
Parks: 30
  • Indian Head Trailhead: 15.3 mi
  • Mid's Park: 16.7 mi
  • Kiwanis Teddy Bear Park: 16.7 mi
  • Brewster Park: 16.8 mi
  • Frontier Town Campground, Equestrian and Day Use Area: 17.2 mi
Attractions: 20
Historic sites: 16
Nature reserves: 11
  • Tahawas Primitive Area: 2.8 mi
  • Johns Brook Primitive Area: 13.4 mi
  • Heaven Hill Trails: 13.4 mi
  • Henry's Woods: 14.8 mi
  • Ampersand Primitive Area: 16.0 mi
Museums: 8
Beaches: 3
  • Lake Placid Public Beach: 16.3 mi
  • Park beach: 20.7 mi
  • Blue Mountain Lake Beach: 23.7 mi
Gardens: 3
  • Schroon Community Garden: 20.6 mi
  • Common Ground Garden: 20.7 mi
  • Town of Tupper Lake Community Garden: 24.4 mi
Springs: 2
  • Whitewater rafting: 21.7 mi
  • Rafting: 21.9 mi
Picnic sites: 2
  • Buttermilk Falls: 23.8 mi
  • Footbridge Park: 24.9 mi
Ghost towns: 1
Rest areas: 1
  • High Peaks Welcome Center: 17.1 mi
Artworks: 1
  • Big Wooden Bear (8'): 22.7 mi

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 9.3 miles of Sanford Hill. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Mount MarcyNE 56°1,629 m7.3 mi
Algonquin PeakNNE 25°1,555 m6.9 mi
Schofield CobbleNE 56°1,515 m7.1 mi
Mount HaystackENE 63°1,498 m8.1 mi
Mount SkylightENE 60°1,495 m6.5 mi
Iroquois PeakNNE 22°1,472 m6.3 mi
Boundary PeakNNE 23°1,471 m6.5 mi
Basin MountainENE 59°1,468 m9.2 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:0018:3019:09
June solstice05:1419:5920:44
September equinox06:4418:1718:56
December solstice07:2915:3416:21

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 5080 °F: May–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F151725395261656356443322
Precip in3.32.73.13.54.24.34.24.23.74.53.73.8

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Newcomb, 10 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/357587986

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