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Sunset Hill

Sunset Hill, seen from above at true elevation

Sunset Hill rises to 421 m in New York. MacDonough Mountain stands 1,012 m to the southwest, 4.4 miles off. The nearest named place is Oak Hill, a peak 0.5 miles away. Lakes to Locks Passage passes 6.8 miles off.

About

The story

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

Wikidata Q34933023, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

The record

What the record says

Elevation
421 m
Getting there

How to reach it

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Coordinates44.35310, -73.58458

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Parks
  • Milholland Park: 5.7 mi
  • Thrall Dam Park: 5.8 mi
  • Thrall Dam Park: 6.4 mi
  • The Covered Bridge: 7.1 mi
  • East Branch Community Trails: 10.5 mi
Cliffs: 57
Nature reserves: 54
Historic sites: 47
  • Clintonville: 7.8 mi
  • J. & J. Rogers Company Pulp Mill: 7.9 mi
  • Bert Williams Farm: 9.0 mi
  • Northwest Bay Road: 12.8 mi
  • Randy Preston Memorial: 15.8 mi
Waterfalls: 33
  • Flume Falls: 12.6 mi
  • The Flume Fall: 12.7 mi
  • Alice Falls: 12.9 mi
  • Hulls Falls: 13.2 mi
  • Rainbow Falls: 13.3 mi
Museums: 29
  • Adirondack history center museum: 9.4 mi
  • Adirondack History Museum: 9.5 mi
  • Adsit Cabin: 11.4 mi
  • Anderson Falls Heritage Society Museum: 11.6 mi
  • North Star Underground Railroad Museum: 13.4 mi
Attractions: 22
  • Ausable Chasm: 13.3 mi
  • Potholes: 14.3 mi
  • Indian Head Rock: 14.3 mi
  • Whirlpool Cove: 14.3 mi
  • Master Pothole: 14.3 mi
Beaches: 15
  • Westport Beach: 13.8 mi
  • Port Kent Public Beach Park: 14.9 mi
  • Shelburne Beach: 15.7 mi
  • Oakledge Cove: 18.9 mi
  • Blanchard Beach: 19.2 mi
Gardens: 13
  • Formal Garden: 15.4 mi
  • Childrens Garden: 19.4 mi
  • Community Garden: 19.5 mi
  • Community Garden: 19.7 mi
  • Myrtle Street Avant Garden: 20.2 mi
Artworks: 10
Picnic sites: 7
  • Footbridge Park: 9.4 mi
  • AuSable Chasm Picnic Area: 13.4 mi
  • Powerhouse Park: 21.8 mi
  • Witherbee Park and Bandstand: 22.3 mi
  • Bulwagga Bay Pavillion: 22.8 mi
Covered bridges: 2
Rest areas: 1
  • High Peaks Welcome Center: 24.2 mi
On the horizon

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 4.4 miles of Sunset Hill. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
MacDonough MountainSW 222°1,012 m4.4 mi
Bluff MountainWSW 249°893 m2.7 mi
U S MountainWSW 245°870 m4.3 mi
Death MountainSW 234°865 m3.8 mi
Arnold MountainWSW 248°853 m4.2 mi
Hog Back MountainW 259°812 m2.7 mi
Bitch MountainWNW 285°796 m3.4 mi
Little Bluff MountainWSW 246°746 m2.4 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:5918:2819:07
June solstice05:1119:5820:43
September equinox06:4218:1518:54
December solstice07:2815:3016:18

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, 10 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/357591905

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