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Snake Hill

Snake Hill, seen from above at true elevation

Snake Hill rises to 233 m in New York. Nimham Mount stands 388 m to the west-northwest, 8.4 miles off. The nearest named place is Farrell Hill, a peak 1.1 miles away. Merritt Parkway passes 20 miles off.

About

The story

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

Wikidata Q34908642, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

The record

What the record says

Elevation
233 m
Getting there

How to reach it

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Coordinates41.42259, -73.57096

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Nature reserves
Parks
  • Wells Park: 2.8 mi
  • John E. Markel Park: 2.9 mi
  • John E. Markel Park: 2.9 mi
  • Lake Kenosia Park: 4.4 mi
  • Hidden Valley Nature Center: 4.6 mi
Historic sites
  • Sybil Ludington Statue: 5.6 mi
  • 9-11 Memorial: 6.8 mi
  • The Vietnam War Monument: 7.1 mi
  • Hearthstone Castle: 7.1 mi
  • The Korean War Monument: 7.1 mi
Museums
Gardens: 42
  • Personal Gardens: 5.6 mi
  • Butterfly Maze: 6.9 mi
  • Children's Garden at Tarrywille Park: 6.9 mi
  • Garden Of Ideas: 7.3 mi
  • Garden: 9.8 mi
Beaches: 20
  • Tonetta Lake Beach: 2.2 mi
  • South Beach: 6.8 mi
  • North Beach: 7.1 mi
  • Twixt Hills Beach: 7.4 mi
  • Mamanasco Beach: 7.6 mi
Attractions: 20
  • Watchtower Educational Center: 5.1 mi
  • Danbury Fair Mall Carousel: 5.5 mi
  • Weir House: 12.9 mi
  • New Milford Tank: 13.5 mi
  • 3-town marker: 14.6 mi
Waterfalls: 19
  • Lower Falls: 6.2 mi
  • Upper Falls: 6.3 mi
  • Quaker Brook Falls: 8.3 mi
  • Saugatuck Falls: 11.4 mi
  • Sheep Falls: 13.7 mi
Artworks: 14
  • greek letter pi: 6.1 mi
  • Lesser Evil: 7.7 mi
  • P.T. Barnum: 8.9 mi
  • Annunaki: 11.7 mi
  • Tonka Truck Tree: 14.7 mi
Cliffs: 11
Picnic sites: 9
  • Bergfield Picnic Site: 11.3 mi
  • Pell Hill: 11.6 mi
  • Oak Grove: 18.5 mi
  • Cedar Grove: 18.6 mi
  • The Rotary Pavilion: 18.8 mi
Rest areas: 5
  • Danbury Rest Area: 3.5 mi
  • East Fishkill Rest Area: 11.6 mi
  • Stormville Rest Area: 11.7 mi
  • RT. 15 New Canaan SB Service Plaza: 21.4 mi
  • RT. 15 New Canaan NB Service Plaza: 21.4 mi
Ghost towns: 2
Springs: 1
  • The Silver Spring: 12.1 mi
Covered bridges: 1
On the horizon

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 9.7 miles of Snake Hill. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Nimham MountWNW 289°388 m8.4 mi
Birch HillN 6°386 m6.9 mi
Cranberry MountainN 4°376 m5.6 mi
Beaver Bog MountainNNE 28°358 m5.9 mi
Wanzer MountainNNE 28°346 m8.4 mi
Big Buck MountainWNW 304°340 m9.0 mi
Bare HillNW 319°314 m6.8 mi
Titicus MountainENE 60°313 m3.6 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:5918:3019:07
June solstice05:2219:5020:32
September equinox06:4218:1718:53
December solstice07:1815:4416:28

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F252835475765706861504031
Precip in3.93.04.13.64.14.64.24.94.94.23.95.0

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Carmel 4N, 6 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/357589977

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