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Smith Hill

Smith Hill, seen from above at true elevation

Smith Hill rises to 431 m in New York. Hurricane Mountain stands 1,121 m to the west-southwest, 5.4 miles off. The nearest named place is Seths Hill, a peak 1.4 miles away. Lakes to Locks Passage passes 7.7 miles off.

About

The story

Mountain in Essex County, New York, United States of America; geonames ID = 5138479.

Wikidata Q34908385, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

The record

What the record says

Elevation
431 m
Getting there

How to reach it

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Coordinates44.26560, -73.60930

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Parks
  • Thrall Dam Park: 2.4 mi
  • Milholland Park: 2.5 mi
  • East Branch Community Trails: 9.2 mi
  • The Covered Bridge: 9.4 mi
  • Lee Park: 10.3 mi
Cliffs
  • Aserisk: 10.5 mi
  • Nubble Cliff: 10.6 mi
  • Banana Belt: 10.6 mi
  • Future Wall: 10.6 mi
  • Second Chance Wall: 10.6 mi
Historic sites: 38
  • Northwest Bay Road: 9.1 mi
  • Bert Williams Farm: 10.4 mi
  • Canyon Bridge Memorial: 12.7 mi
  • J. & J. Rogers Company Pulp Mill: 12.8 mi
  • Buzz Wright Memorial: 13.1 mi
Nature reserves: 36
Waterfalls: 31
Attractions: 22
  • Potholes: 14.3 mi
  • Indian Head Rock: 14.3 mi
  • Whirlpool Cove: 14.3 mi
  • Master Pothole: 14.3 mi
  • Porridge Potholes: 14.3 mi
Museums: 17
  • Adirondack history center museum: 3.5 mi
  • Adirondack History Museum: 3.6 mi
  • Lake Champlain Maritime Museum: 13.3 mi
  • Adsit Cabin: 15.8 mi
  • The Iron Center: 17.1 mi
Beaches: 13
  • Westport Beach: 10.4 mi
  • Port Henry Village Beach: 16.8 mi
  • Bulwagga Bay Beach: 17.6 mi
  • Shelburne Beach: 18.2 mi
  • Lake Placid Public Beach: 18.5 mi
Artworks: 7
Picnic sites: 5
  • Footbridge Park: 3.3 mi
  • Powerhouse Park: 16.7 mi
  • Witherbee Park and Bandstand: 17.1 mi
  • Bulwagga Bay Pavillion: 17.6 mi
  • AuSable Chasm Picnic Area: 19.4 mi
Gardens: 4
Covered bridges: 2
Rest areas: 1
  • High Peaks Welcome Center: 18.0 mi
On the horizon

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 6.1 miles of Smith Hill. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Hurricane MountainWSW1,121 m5.4 mi
Saddleback MountainNW1,102 m3.6 mi
Jay BenchmarkNW1,097 m4.2 mi
Jay MountainNW1,028 m5.0 mi
MacDonough MountainNNW1,012 m3.2 mi
Peaked MountainW982 m4.5 mi
Chase MountainWSW972 m6.0 mi
Weston MountainW971 m4.9 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:5918:2919:07
June solstice05:1119:5820:43
September equinox06:4218:1618:54
December solstice07:2815:3116:19

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F202131445666716962493828

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Willsboro 1 N, 14 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata
  • USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 965487 — Smith Hill, Essex County, New York.

OpenStreetMap element node/357589908

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