Peak · New York
Sweet Fern Hill
Sweet Fern Hill rises to 448 m in New York. Wyman Mountain stands 1,007 m to the northwest, 6.4 miles off. The nearest named place is Mile Square Mountain, a peak 0.9 miles away. High Peaks Scenic Byway (NYS Route 73) passes 5.8 miles off.
The story
mountain in United States of America
Wikidata Q34810873, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 448 m
How to reach it
Coordinates43.99533, -73.64930
- 5.8 mi off the High Peaks Scenic Byway (NYS Route 73)
- 9.6 mi off the Lakes to Locks Passage, National
- 19.3 mi off the Roosevelt-Marcy Trail
- 25.2 mi off the Olympic Trail
Overlooks nearby
- limited view southeast · 10 mi
- Ridge Lookout · 11 mi
- Giant Washbowl Overlook · 11 mi
- Roaring Brook Falls Upper Lookout · 12 mi
Named places within 25 miles
Peaks
- Mile Square Mountain: 0.9 mi
- Berrymill Hill: 1.2 mi
- Claybed Mountain: 1.2 mi
- Bloody Mountain: 1.5 mi
- Greenough Mountain: 2.2 mi
Cliffs
- Broughton Ledge: 4.6 mi
- Deadwater cliffs: 4.6 mi
- Broughton Ledge: 4.9 mi
- Frontiertown Crags: 5.1 mi
- Eagle Cliff: 8.8 mi
Parks: 30
- Frontier Town Campground, Equestrian and Day Use Area: 5.8 mi
- Moriah Miners Park: 8.6 mi
- Crown Point State Historic Site: 10.9 mi
- Indian Head Trailhead: 12.2 mi
- Bandstand Park: 12.4 mi
Historic sites: 28
- Buzz Wright Memorial: 9.2 mi
- Meacham House: 9.8 mi
- Gage's Redoubt: 11.0 mi
- Historic Redoubt: 11.1 mi
- Fort Crown Point: 11.2 mi
Waterfalls: 27
- Swimming hole and water fall: 7.9 mi
- Schroon Falls: 8.3 mi
- Shoebox Falls: 8.7 mi
- Split Rock Falls: 8.9 mi
- The Falls: 10.7 mi
Nature reserves: 25
- Town of North Hudson: 5.2 mi
- Moriah Wilderness Preserve: 6.9 mi
- Boquet River Primitive Area: 8.6 mi
- Putnam Creek Fishing Access: 11.1 mi
- Sheepshead Island: 12.4 mi
Museums: 13
- Penfield Homestead Museum: 7.5 mi
- The Iron Center: 10.1 mi
- Crown Point Historic Site: 11.3 mi
- Chimney Point Museum: 11.7 mi
- Ticonderoga Heritage Museum: 15.2 mi
Attractions: 12
- Nature preserve: 14.9 mi
- Star Trek Original Series Set Tours: 15.1 mi
- Lemon Fair Sculpture Park: 19.8 mi
- Airplane Wreckage: 19.8 mi
- Natural Stone Bridge & Caves: 19.9 mi
Artworks: 11
- Bench and Table: 23.3 mi
- Smog: 23.3 mi
- Youbie Obie: 23.4 mi
- Frisbee Dog: 23.5 mi
- King Kong: 23.5 mi
Beaches: 6
- Bulwagga Bay Beach: 10.0 mi
- Port Henry Village Beach: 10.4 mi
- Park beach: 12.4 mi
- Westport Beach: 16.9 mi
- Black Point Public Beach: 17.0 mi
Picnic sites: 5
- Bulwagga Bay Pavillion: 10.0 mi
- Witherbee Park and Bandstand: 10.0 mi
- Powerhouse Park: 10.5 mi
- Footbridge Park: 15.6 mi
- Alma Farm Park: 24.3 mi
Gardens: 4
- Schroon Community Garden: 12.4 mi
- Colonial Revival King's Garden: 16.9 mi
- Colonial Revival King's Garden: 16.9 mi
- Middlebury Community Garden: 23.9 mi
Rest areas: 1
- High Peaks Welcome Center: 3.1 mi
Ghost towns: 1
- Tahawus: 20.3 mi
Covered bridges: 1
- Pulp Mill Covered Bridge: 23.5 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 7.1 miles of Sweet Fern Hill. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wyman Mountain | NW 313° | 1,007 m | 6.4 mi |
| Niagara Mountain | W 274° | 913 m | 5.8 mi |
| Nippletop Mountain | W 268° | 900 m | 5.1 mi |
| Camels Hump | WNW 288° | 848 m | 5.2 mi |
| Camel Mountain | WNW 286° | 820 m | 5.0 mi |
| Hail Mountain | E 101° | 792 m | 2.3 mi |
| Owl Pate | S 182° | 746 m | 3.3 mi |
| Moose Mountain | SSE 151° | 732 m | 3.0 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:59 | 18:29 | 19:07 |
| June solstice | 05:13 | 19:57 | 20:42 |
| September equinox | 06:42 | 18:16 | 18:54 |
| December solstice | 07:27 | 15:32 | 16:20 |
Local time (America/New_York).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Sep.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 18 | 20 | 30 | 43 | 56 | 65 | 70 | 68 | 60 | 48 | 36 | 25 |
| Precip in | 2.6 | 2.1 | 2.4 | 3.4 | 3.4 | 4.2 | 4.1 | 3.5 | 3.3 | 4.0 | 2.9 | 3.0 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Cornwall, 22 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidata- USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 966914 — Sweet Fern Hill, Essex County, New York.
OpenStreetMap element node/357592042
Day trips start here
- Crown Point · 11 mi
- Elizabethtown · 14 mi
- Westport · 17 mi
- Middlebury · 25 mi
- Essex · 26 mi
- Lake George · 27 mi
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