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Top Notch

Top Notch, seen from above at true elevation

Top Notch rises to 381 m in New York. Windfall Mountain stands 751 m to the north-northeast, 18 miles off. The nearest named place is Moreland Park, a park 2.2 miles away. Southern Adirondack Trail passes 1.8 miles off.

The story

Top Notch is a summit located in Central New York Region of New York located in the Town of Fairfield in Herkimer County, southeast of Fairfield.

From Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Wikidata Q34813486, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
381 m

How to reach it

Coordinates43.07757, -74.86210

Overlooks nearby

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
  • Moreland Park: 2.2 mi
  • Western Park: 2.2 mi
  • Eastern Park: 2.3 mi
  • Skinner Park: 2.4 mi
  • Clinton Park: 2.5 mi
Peaks
Historic sites: 30
  • Little Falls Canal Aqueduct: 2.6 mi
  • Old Lock 38 Wall: 2.6 mi
  • Old Lock 39 Wall: 2.7 mi
  • Enlarged Erie Canal Lock 36: 2.9 mi
  • Nicholas Herkimer Memorial: 4.2 mi
Nature reserves: 13
  • Moss Island: 2.7 mi
  • Plantation Island Wildlife Management Area: 5.7 mi
  • Herkimer Forest Preserve Detached Parcel: 7.1 mi
  • Former Dairy Hill Firetower Site: 9.0 mi
  • Ohisa State Forest: 11.1 mi
Museums: 12
  • Little Falls Historical Society & Museum: 2.4 mi
  • Herkimer Diamond Mine & Museum: 6.8 mi
  • Fort Plain Museum and Historical Park: 15.1 mi
  • Childrens Museum: 18.4 mi
  • Arkell Museum: 18.8 mi
Cliffs: 8
  • Moss Island Climbing: 2.7 mi
  • Rollaway: 2.8 mi
  • Choss Factory: 19.8 mi
  • Punchbowl: 19.9 mi
  • Lost T: 21.3 mi
Artworks: 8
Waterfalls: 2
Attractions: 1
Covered bridges: 1
Rest areas: 1
  • Mohawk Valley Welcome Center: 23.8 mi

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 18.3 miles of Top Notch. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Windfall MountainNNE751 m17.9 mi
Dead Horse MountainNNE732 m16.9 mi
West Creek MountainNNE719 m17.5 mi
Jerseyfield MountainNNE697 m14.5 mi
Sugarbush MountainNNE675 m18.2 mi
Oregon MountainNE616 m16.7 mi
Cape WykoffSSE604 m18.0 mi
Mosquito HillN603 m17.4 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:0418:3419:12
June solstice05:2120:0020:43
September equinox06:4718:2118:59
December solstice07:2915:4216:28

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F202230435665706860493727

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Little Falls City Rsch, 1 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

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OpenStreetMap element node/357593173

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