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Snake Hill

Snake Hill, seen from above at true elevation

Snake Hill rises to 190 m in New York. High Point stands 551 m to the west-southwest, 14 miles off. The nearest named place is Huckleberry Hills, a peak 0.9 miles away. Shawangunk Mountains Scenic Byway passes 10 miles off.

About

The story

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

Wikidata Q34908614, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

The record

What the record says

Elevation
190 m
Getting there

How to reach it

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Coordinates41.39898, -74.40988

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Parks
  • New Hampton Park: 1.2 mi
  • David Moore Heights Park: 2.3 mi
  • Ben & Paula Amchir Park: 2.5 mi
  • Canterbury Knolls HOA Park: 2.6 mi
  • Belmont Avenue Park: 2.8 mi
Historic sites
Artworks
Cliffs
  • steep bluff: 11.4 mi
  • Lemon Squeezer: 17.3 mi
  • Rock Pillar: 17.6 mi
  • Claudius Smith Den: 18.7 mi
  • Sams Point: 18.9 mi
Nature reserves: 53
Attractions: 43
Beaches: 35
  • Stone Beach: 10.2 mi
  • LakemPanoranma Beach: 12.1 mi
  • Vernon Valley Lake Beach: 12.6 mi
  • Vernon Valley Lake Beach: 12.6 mi
  • Beach: 12.6 mi
Museums: 33
Gardens: 32
  • The Meditation Garden: 2.8 mi
  • East Coast: 5.2 mi
  • New York City: 5.2 mi
  • Middle America: 5.2 mi
  • Midtown: 5.2 mi
Waterfalls: 22
  • Mullet Falls: 16.2 mi
  • High Falls: 16.3 mi
  • Denton Falls: 16.4 mi
  • Katrina Falls: 18.0 mi
  • Mine Hole Falls: 18.1 mi
Rest areas: 5
  • Middletown Rest Area: 1.9 mi
  • Wallkill Rest Area: 8.1 mi
  • Greenville Text Stop Westbound: 12.0 mi
  • Greenville Text Stop Eastbound: 12.1 mi
  • Pike Welcome Center: 15.9 mi
Ghost towns: 3
Springs: 2
Picnic sites: 2
  • Reservable Picnic Area: 20.4 mi
  • Kakiat Park: 23.2 mi
On the horizon

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 15.2 miles of Snake Hill. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
High PointWSW 248°551 m14.1 mi
Schunnemunk MountainE 92°507 m15.2 mi
Taylor MountainSSE 168°454 m13.4 mi
Wawayanda MountainS 190°448 m14.1 mi
Mount HopeNW 321°428 m8.9 mi
Warwick MountainSSE 164°410 m12.4 mi
Bellvale MountainSSE 162°406 m14.3 mi
Maple HillS 174°373 m13.4 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:0218:3319:10
June solstice05:2519:5320:35
September equinox06:4618:2018:57
December solstice07:2115:4716:32

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F262836495968727163534131
Precip in2.62.13.04.03.84.64.24.54.34.53.23.5

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Middletown 2 NW, 5 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/357589974

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