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Tower Hill

Tower Hill, seen from above at true elevation

Tower Hill rises to 275 m in New York. Black Rock Mountain stands 421 m to the northeast, 3.7 miles off. The nearest named place is Fox Hill, a peak 0.7 miles away. Western Highlands Scenic Byway passes 12 miles off.

The story

mountain in Orange County, New York, United States

Wikidata Q34813827, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
275 m

How to reach it

Coordinates41.20898, -74.19237

Overlooks nearby

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Historic sites
  • Augusta Furnace: 0.8 mi
  • Camp buildings: 2.9 mi
  • Southfields Furnace: 3.1 mi
  • Sloatsburg Cemetery: 3.8 mi
  • Ranger Cabin: 4.1 mi
Parks
  • Powerhouse Park: 0.9 mi
  • Quary Field: 0.9 mi
  • Tuxedo Memorial Park: 1.4 mi
  • Louis E Euvard Memorial Field: 1.7 mi
  • Dater Mountain County Park: 2.6 mi
Cliffs
  • Claudius Smith Den: 1.5 mi
  • Pulpit: 3.9 mi
  • Crumbling Under Pressure: 4.4 mi
  • Gravitas Wall: 4.4 mi
  • Party Wall: 4.4 mi
Attractions
Nature reserves
Artworks
  • Eagles: 6.2 mi
  • Eagles: 6.2 mi
  • Diana: 6.2 mi
  • Swan Boy: 6.3 mi
  • Four Continents Statues: 6.5 mi
Museums: 59
Gardens: 48
  • Daffodil Hill: 6.1 mi
  • Barberry Collection: 6.2 mi
  • Winter Garden: 6.2 mi
  • Annual Garden: 6.2 mi
  • Moraine Garden: 6.2 mi
Beaches: 34
Picnic sites: 12
  • Reservable Picnic Area: 5.4 mi
  • Kakiat Park: 5.9 mi
  • Duck Pond Picnic Area: 17.0 mi
  • Rea House Picnic Area: 17.5 mi
  • Two Field Picnic Area: 18.1 mi
Waterfalls: 8
  • Mine Hole Falls: 7.4 mi
  • MacMillan Brook Falls: 8.9 mi
  • Chikahoki Falls: 13.5 mi
  • Otter Hole: 13.9 mi
  • Buttermilk Falls: 15.8 mi
Ghost towns: 3
Rest areas: 2
  • Middletown Rest Area: 18.3 mi
  • Wallkill Rest Area: 19.5 mi
Springs: 1
  • Boiling Spring: 24.9 mi

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 5.7 miles of Tower Hill. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Black Rock MountainNE 54°421 m3.7 mi
Hogencamp Mountain NorthNE 51°417 m5.1 mi
Hogencamp MountainNE 53°407 m4.6 mi
Island Pond MountainNE 41°398 m4.9 mi
Surebridge MountainNE 47°391 m4.5 mi
Tom Jones MountainENE 65°387 m2.9 mi
Echo MountainNE 40°387 m5.4 mi
Rockhouse MountainENE 68°387 m5.6 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:0118:3319:09
June solstice05:2519:5220:34
September equinox06:4518:1918:56
December solstice07:2015:4716:32

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F293038496069747366544435
Precip in3.42.73.94.23.65.14.74.63.94.43.84.1

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Wanaque Raymond DAM, 13 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata
  • USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 967689 — Tower Hill, Orange County, New York.

OpenStreetMap element node/357593229

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