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Scott Patent Hill

Scott Patent Hill, seen from above at true elevation

Scott Patent Hill rises to 629 m in New York. Windham High Peak stands 1,077 m to the south-southeast, 11 miles off. The nearest named place is Bates State Forest, a nature reserve 2.9 miles away. Route 20 Scenic Byway passes 21 miles off.

The story

Scott Patent Hill is a mountain in Schoharie County, New York and partially in Albany County, New York. It is located south-southeast of Livingstonville. Steenburg Mountain is located south-southwest and Dutton Ridge is located north-northwest of Scott Patent Hill.

From Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Wikidata Q34904526, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
629 m

How to reach it

Coordinates42.45452, -74.25236

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Parks: 49
Waterfalls: 46
  • Rensselaerville Upper Falls: 6.9 mi
  • Rensselaerville Middle Falls: 7.0 mi
  • Rensselaerville Lower Falls: 7.0 mi
  • Manor Kill Falls: 10.4 mi
  • Creamery Falls: 10.6 mi
Historic sites: 33
  • Susquehanna Turnpike: 5.4 mi
  • Huyck Felt Mill Ruins: 7.0 mi
  • Hamlet of Rensselaerville: 7.2 mi
  • Baptist Church: 7.3 mi
  • Donald Sutton Memorial Plaque: 7.3 mi
Museums: 21
  • Rensselaerville Historical Society: 7.1 mi
  • Durham Center Museum: 7.8 mi
  • The Dr. Best House & Medical Museum: 10.6 mi
  • Gilboa Museum: 10.8 mi
  • New York Power Authority Blenheim-Gilboa Visitors Center: 10.8 mi
Cliffs: 16
Attractions: 8
Gardens: 5
  • Veterans Garden: 11.3 mi
  • Wildlife Garden: 21.3 mi
  • Water Garden: 21.3 mi
  • Landis Arboretum: 22.7 mi
  • Pine Hollow Arboretum: 23.7 mi
Springs: 3
Artworks: 3
Beaches: 2
Picnic sites: 2
Rest areas: 1
  • East Worcester Rest Area: 24.5 mi

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 13.2 miles of Scott Patent Hill. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Windham High PeakSSE1,077 m11.1 mi
Huntersfield MountainSW1,043 m8.4 mi
Richmond MountainS980 m6.1 mi
Burnt KnobSSE972 m12.5 mi
Cave MountainS947 m11.7 mi
Ashland PinnacleSSW933 m7.4 mi
Richtmyer PeakS910 m5.5 mi
Tower MountainSSW904 m12.4 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:0118:3219:09
June solstice05:2119:5620:38
September equinox06:4518:1918:56
December solstice07:2415:4216:28

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °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, 11 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/357596584

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