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The Hill

The Hill, seen from above at true elevation

The Hill rises to 107 m in New York. Alander Mountain stands 680 m to the east-southeast, 14 miles off. The nearest named place is Livingston Recreation Park, a park 2.9 miles away. Jacob's Ladder Trail (Route 20) passes 27 miles off.

About

The story

mountain in United States of America

Wikidata Q34812308, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

The record

What the record says

Elevation
107 m
Getting there

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Coordinates42.17759, -73.74874

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
  • Livingston Recreation Park: 2.9 mi
  • Wortman Square: 4.8 mi
  • 7th Street Park: 5.1 mi
  • Roe-Jan Kill Park: 5.2 mi
  • Washington Park: 5.4 mi
Peaks
Nature reserves
Waterfalls: 53
  • Buttermilk Falls: 3.7 mi
  • High Falls Waterfall: 6.9 mi
  • Cantine Dam Falls: 12.6 mi
  • Bash Bish Falls: 13.8 mi
  • Ashley Falls: 15.0 mi
Historic sites: 47
  • Kiwanis Olympic Torch Memorial: 5.1 mi
  • Firemen's Memorial: 5.7 mi
  • Copake Iron Furnace: 12.7 mi
  • Butler Rockshelter: 12.9 mi
  • Shell Midden: 13.0 mi
Museums: 40
Artworks: 36
Gardens: 14
  • The Upper Garden: 10.7 mi
  • The Walled Garden: 10.7 mi
  • The Anna Jones Meditation Garden: 13.6 mi
  • Bard Community Garden: 13.8 mi
  • Old Dutch Village Garden Club: 13.9 mi
Beaches: 12
  • Oakdale Beach: 5.3 mi
  • West Beach: 6.3 mi
  • East Beach: 6.4 mi
  • Saugerties Beach: 12.7 mi
  • West Landing: 13.0 mi
Cliffs: 10
  • Trap Cliff: 14.7 mi
  • High Rocks: 16.1 mi
  • Hawks Rocks: 16.5 mi
  • The "Great" Cliffs: 16.9 mi
  • Hurricane Ledge: 17.0 mi
Attractions: 8
Picnic sites: 2
Springs: 2
Lighthouses: 1
Rest areas: 1
  • Rest Area I-90 (West Bound): 22.9 mi
On the horizon

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 14.6 miles of The Hill. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Alander MountainESE 116°680 m14.0 mi
Mount EthelESE 105°588 m14.2 mi
Prospect HillE 100°582 m13.6 mi
Mount FrayE 96°580 m13.8 mi
Bash Bish MountainESE 110°579 m13.8 mi
Cedar MountainESE 106°570 m13.7 mi
Dugway HillESE 103°565 m13.7 mi
Mount WhitbeckE 99°560 m14.5 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:5918:3019:07
June solstice05:2019:5320:35
September equinox06:4318:1718:54
December solstice07:2115:4116:27

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F272938506170747265534232
Precip in2.72.63.33.63.55.03.94.54.34.23.03.6

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Hudson Correctional Facility, 5 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/357592589

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