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Smith Hill

Smith Hill, seen from above at true elevation

Smith Hill rises to 703 m in New York. Mount Greylock stands 1,063 m to the southeast, 8.6 miles off. The nearest named place is White Rocks, a peak 0.5 miles away. Mohawk Trail - MA passes 0.8 miles off.

About

The story

mountain in Rensselaer County, New York, United States of America

Wikidata Q34908424, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

The record

What the record says

Elevation
703 m
Getting there

How to reach it

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Coordinates42.73619, -73.27011

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Historic sites
  • NY/VT/MA Tri-State Granite Marker: 0.7 mi
  • Tenney Home: 1.4 mi
  • 1753 House: 3.4 mi
  • Veterans' Memorial: 3.4 mi
  • Mausert's Camp: 3.7 mi
Nature reserves
Parks
  • Field Park: 3.4 mi
  • Science Quad: 3.7 mi
  • Broad Brook Park: 3.7 mi
  • Currier Quad: 3.9 mi
  • Denison Park: 3.9 mi
Museums: 36
Waterfalls: 28
  • Haley Falls: 2.4 mi
  • Money Brook Falls: 7.3 mi
  • Deer Hill Falls: 8.3 mi
  • March Cataract Falls: 8.3 mi
  • Peck's Falls: 10.2 mi
Attractions: 20
  • Grandfather Rock: 8.3 mi
  • Sentinels: 8.4 mi
  • Mountain Coaster: 12.6 mi
  • Antique Truck: 18.2 mi
  • Uncle Sam's Grave: 20.3 mi
Artworks: 16
  • Thomas Schütte Crystal: 3.3 mi
  • Jenny Holzer Benches: 3.4 mi
  • Jenny Holzer Benches: 3.5 mi
  • The Wind Chimes: 6.0 mi
  • C.A.V.U. (Skyspace): 8.1 mi
Gardens: 15
  • Buxton Garden: 2.4 mi
  • Troy Botanical Garden: 17.6 mi
  • Meditation Gardens: 20.7 mi
  • Tenth Street Community Garden: 20.7 mi
  • Ninth Street Community Garden: 20.8 mi
Cliffs: 7
Beaches: 5
Covered bridges: 2
Picnic sites: 2
Springs: 2
  • Spring Avenue Spring: 20.7 mi
  • Pond off Chair Factory Road: 22.1 mi
Rest areas: 1
Ghost towns: 1
On the horizon

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 11.2 miles of Smith Hill. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Mount GreylockSE 142°1,063 m8.6 mi
Saddle Ball MountainSSE 154°985 m9.2 mi
Mount FitchSE 135°945 m7.9 mi
Houghton MountainENE 59°939 m11.0 mi
Mount WilliamsSE 130°901 m7.4 mi
Scrub HillENE 60°883 m9.5 mi
Spruce HillENE 57°858 m10.2 mi
Berlin MountainSSW 195°853 m3.2 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:5718:2819:05
June solstice05:1619:5220:36
September equinox06:4118:1518:52
December solstice07:2115:3716:23

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F212332445664696760493828

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Pownal 1 NE, 5 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata
  • USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 965482 — Smith Hill, Rensselaer County, New York.

OpenStreetMap element node/357589891

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