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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
  • Moreland Park: 2.2 mi
  • Western Park: 2.2 mi
  • Eastern Park: 2.3 mi
  • Skinner Park: 2.4 mi
Peaks
Historic sites: 32
  • 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: 23
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 18.2 miles of Top Notch. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Windfall MountainNNE 25°751 m17.9 mi
Dead Horse MountainNNE 30°732 m16.9 mi
West Creek MountainNNE 30°719 m17.5 mi
Jerseyfield MountainNNE 27°697 m14.5 mi
Sugarbush MountainNNE 31°675 m18.2 mi
Oregon MountainNE 40°616 m16.7 mi
Cape WykoffSSE 167°604 m18.0 mi
Mosquito HillN 5°603 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 5080 °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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