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Three Sisters

Three Sisters, seen from above at true elevation

Three Sisters rises to 642 m in New York. Hartzfelt Mountain stands 735 m to the east, 19 miles off. The nearest named place is Mount Seneca, a peak 0.9 miles away. Longhouse Scenic Byway passes 11 miles off.

The story

mountain in United States of America

Wikidata Q34812826, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
642 m

How to reach it

Coordinates42.02534, -78.82448

Overlooks nearby

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Parks
  • Willow Bay Recreation Area: 6.0 mi
  • Red Oak Campground Park: 9.0 mi
  • Kessel Athletic Complex: 9.5 mi
  • Jan Hamlin Park: 9.8 mi
  • Jacob's Park: 9.8 mi
Historic sites: 28
Museums: 17
Nature reserves: 14
Artworks: 11
Attractions: 8
  • Cattaraugus County Fair: 15.9 mi
  • I Love Lucy Mural: 21.8 mi
  • 802 W Main St.: 24.3 mi
  • Judge Joseph Bouton Mansion: 24.4 mi
  • Byron Delano Hamlin Mansion: 24.4 mi
Cliffs: 2
Waterfalls: 2
  • Bridal falls: 5.4 mi
  • Hector Falls: 24.7 mi
Gardens: 2
Beaches: 1

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 20.6 miles of Three Sisters. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Hartzfelt MountainE 90°735 m18.9 mi
Shutts HillN 359°733 m13.0 mi
Flatiron RockE 90°720 m19.5 mi
McCarty HillNNE 23°710 m17.2 mi
Blacksnake MountainESE 115°708 m6.2 mi
Mount IrvineENE 72°708 m8.5 mi
Parker HillNNW 348°708 m9.5 mi
Mount MoriahENE 76°708 m13.9 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:2018:5119:28
June solstice05:4120:1320:55
September equinox07:0318:3819:14
December solstice07:4116:0216:47

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F232432445564686660493829
Precip in3.52.52.94.04.14.65.14.24.24.33.83.7

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Allegany SP, 6 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/357592856

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