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Settles Hill

Settles Hill, seen from above at true elevation

Settles Hill rises to 276 m in New York. Petersburg Mountain stands 708 m to the west-southwest, 21 miles off. The nearest named place is Bozen Kill Preserve, a nature reserve 1.4 miles away. Route 20 Scenic Byway passes 3.8 miles off.

The story

mountain in United States of America

Wikidata Q34905415, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
276 m

How to reach it

Coordinates42.73619, -74.06763

Overlooks nearby

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
  • Schilling Park: 2.8 mi
  • Bozenkill Park: 2.8 mi
  • Angel Park: 3.0 mi
  • Orsini Park: 3.0 mi
  • Old Atamont Orchard Field: 3.0 mi
Historic sites
Peaks
Museums: 51
Gardens: 37
Waterfalls: 33
Attractions: 31
  • The Capital Region Entertainment Hall of Fame: 8.3 mi
  • Open Seating: 12.2 mi
  • Pine Hollow Arboretum: 12.9 mi
  • Tulip Festival: 16.1 mi
  • Secret Caverns: 16.6 mi
Artworks: 30
  • GE Wind Turbine Blade: 7.3 mi
  • Boy Scouts of America 40th Anniversary Crusade to Strengthen the Arms of Liberty Statue of Liberty: 8.2 mi
  • William Seward: 8.5 mi
  • Harriet Tubman: 8.5 mi
  • Chester Arthur: 9.0 mi
Cliffs: 13
  • Cave Wall: 5.5 mi
  • Lower Misery Wall: 5.6 mi
  • Water Streak Wall: 5.6 mi
  • Mahican Wall: 5.6 mi
  • Fern Garden: 5.6 mi
Beaches: 5
Rest areas: 5
  • Rest Area I-87 (South Bound): 17.4 mi
  • Clifton Park Rest Area: 17.7 mi
  • I-90 Eastbound Parking/Rest Area: 21.9 mi
  • I-90 Westbound Parking/Rest Area: 22.0 mi
  • Mohawk Valley Welcome Center: 22.9 mi
Springs: 2
  • Bathtub Spring: 13.0 mi
  • Spring Avenue Spring: 19.8 mi
Picnic sites: 1
  • Schoharie Crossing Launch: 18.0 mi

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 21.7 miles of Settles Hill. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Petersburg MountainWSW 250°708 m20.6 mi
Henry HillSSW 207°659 m14.5 mi
East Hill SSW 216°654 m17.5 mi
Cannady HillSW 224°645 m12.6 mi
Cotton HillSW 234°643 m12.6 mi
Armlin HillSW 226°642 m20.3 mi
Gates HillSW 224°642 m20.4 mi
Garver HillSSW 212°629 m15.8 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:0118:3119:09
June solstice05:1919:5620:39
September equinox06:4418:1818:55
December solstice07:2415:4016:26

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 5080 °F: May–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F222331455765706861483827
Precip in2.62.43.33.43.55.04.54.13.64.42.83.0

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Delanson 2NE, 6 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/357588945

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