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Swiss Hill

Swiss Hill, seen from above at true elevation

Swiss Hill rises to 442 m in New York. Mongaup Mountain stands 968 m to the northeast, 19 miles off. The nearest named place is Baldy, a peak 1.8 miles away. Upper Delaware Scenic Byway (Route 97) passes 6.3 miles off.

The story

mountain in United States of America

Wikidata Q34810914, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
442 m

How to reach it

Coordinates41.77370, -74.92961

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Nature reserves: 44
  • Crystal Lake Wild Forest: 8.2 mi
  • Hancock Forest Preserve Detached Parcel: 12.1 mi
  • Delaware Forest Preserve Detached Parcel: 12.1 mi
  • Beaverkill West Unit: 13.2 mi
  • Smith Road Unit: 13.3 mi
Parks: 41
  • Stone Arch Bridge Historical Park: 2.2 mi
  • Callicoon Center Recreational Field: 4.5 mi
  • Walnut Mountain Park: 8.5 mi
  • Walnut Mountain Park: 8.7 mi
  • Creekside Park: 9.6 mi
Attractions: 14
  • VanTran Covered Bridge: 11.0 mi
  • RIVER ACCESS sign: 15.9 mi
  • grassy track continues: 16.0 mi
  • grassy track continues: 16.1 mi
  • rattlesnake, 2018-7-1: 16.3 mi
Historic sites: 13
Waterfalls: 10
  • Jensen Cascade: 14.0 mi
  • Russell Brook Falls: 15.4 mi
  • Wildcat Falls: 16.2 mi
  • Katrina Falls: 19.7 mi
  • Denton Falls: 21.0 mi
Museums: 9
Springs: 3
  • Piped Spring: 23.2 mi
  • Box Spring: 23.5 mi
  • Piped Spring: 24.4 mi
Rest areas: 2
  • Roscoe: 11.1 mi
  • East Branch Rest Area: 19.3 mi
Beaches: 2
  • river access: 15.9 mi
  • Wanaksink Lake Beach: 20.9 mi
Cliffs: 2
Artworks: 1
  • Beamoc Trout: 11.0 mi
Gardens: 1
  • Muriel's Garden: 24.0 mi

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 19.8 miles of Swiss Hill. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Mongaup MountainNE 38°968 m19.3 mi
Beech MountainNE 39°950 m18.4 mi
Hodge Pond HillNE 35°909 m17.6 mi
Middle MountainNNE 20°906 m19.7 mi
East Mary Smith HillNNE 17°896 m18.8 mi
TurnwoodNNE 32°866 m19.7 mi
Mary Smith HillNNE 15°846 m19.3 mi
Mongaup MountainNE 40°842 m19.6 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:0418:3519:12
June solstice05:2619:5720:39
September equinox06:4818:2218:59
December solstice07:2415:4816:33

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F222331455563696660483728
Precip in3.32.93.74.14.45.14.85.14.84.53.53.9

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Callicoon CTR, 4 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata
  • USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 966944 — Swiss Hill, Sullivan County, New York.

OpenStreetMap element node/357592098

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