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Skates Hill

Skates Hill, seen from above at true elevation

Skates Hill rises to 365 m in New York. Oak Hill stands 518 m to the south-southeast, 13 miles off. The nearest named place is Dutton Hill, a peak 1.0 miles away. Western New York Southtowns Scenic Byway passes 23 miles off. 49 named summits stand within 25 miles.

The story

mountain in United States of America

Wikidata Q34832846, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
365 m

How to reach it

Coordinates42.86895, -78.15168

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
  • Genesee County Park and Forest: 1.3 mi
  • Wyoming Village Park: 4.4 mi
  • Forest Park: 6.4 mi
  • Veterans Memorial Park: 6.5 mi
  • Farrall Park: 8.1 mi
Peaks: 49
Attractions: 26
  • Rolling Hills Asylum: 1.3 mi
  • Hidden Valley Animal Adventure: 11.3 mi
  • Grizzly Run: 12.3 mi
  • Rowdy's Heave-Ho!: 12.3 mi
  • Moose On The Loose: 12.3 mi
Historic sites: 25
Museums: 18
Nature reserves: 12
Waterfalls: 11
  • Warsaw Waterfall: 9.4 mi
  • Buttermilk Falls: 13.0 mi
  • Indian Falls: 16.6 mi
  • Fall Brook Falls: 17.6 mi
  • Upper Akron Falls: 19.5 mi
Cliffs: 6
  • Onondaga Escarpment: 19.6 mi
  • Onondaga Escarpment: 19.8 mi
  • Onondaga Escarpment: 19.8 mi
  • Onondaga Escarpment: 19.8 mi
  • Mossy Point: 21.5 mi
Gardens: 5
  • Spencer J. Roemer Arboretum: 17.5 mi
  • Bergen Community Garden: 18.4 mi
  • Rock garden: 19.7 mi
  • Memorial garden: 23.8 mi
  • Aurora Community Gardens: 24.6 mi
Artworks: 4
  • Dolphin: 18.9 mi
  • Mary Jemison: 20.3 mi
  • Statue of the Blessed Virgin Mary: 23.0 mi
  • Roycroft Renaissance Monument: 24.7 mi
Picnic sites: 3
  • Hammock Haven: 17.9 mi
  • St Helena Picnic Area: 19.0 mi
  • Parade Grounds Picnic Area: 20.6 mi
Rest areas: 2
  • Mount Morris Rest Area: 18.9 mi
  • Geneseo Rest Area: 19.0 mi

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 25 miles of Skates Hill. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Oak HillSSE 161°518 m12.7 mi
Cobble HillSW 226°515 m9.6 mi
Kingsley KnollS 171°513 m4.3 mi
Fox HillS 174°511 m4.0 mi
Colton HillSW 231°510 m2.7 mi
Jenkins HillS 172°502 m5.4 mi
Crow HillSW 231°500 m21.8 mi
Sulphur Spring HillS 180°499 m2.5 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:1718:4819:25
June solstice05:3520:1220:56
September equinox07:0118:3419:12
December solstice07:4115:5616:42

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 5080 °F: May–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F232330435564686660483828
Precip in3.52.73.13.43.34.04.83.63.53.73.42.8

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Wyoming 3W, 3 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata
  • USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 965345 — Skates Hill, Wyoming County, New York.

OpenStreetMap element node/357589695

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