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Tunkethandle Hill

Tunkethandle Hill, seen from above at true elevation

Tunkethandle Hill rises to 429 m in New York. Bear Mountain stands 761 m to the southeast, 16 miles off. The nearest named place is Gooseberry Mountain, a peak 1.7 miles away. Olympic Trail passes 10 miles off.

The story

mountain in United States of America

Wikidata Q34814579, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
429 m

How to reach it

Coordinates44.35895, -74.93631

Named places within 25 miles

Parks: 23
  • Stone Valley Cooperative Recreational Area: 15.6 mi
  • Seven Springs: 15.7 mi
  • Crary Mills Playground: 16.4 mi
  • Postwood Park: 16.8 mi
  • Taylor Park: 18.5 mi
Waterfalls: 17
  • Flat Rock Falls: 4.5 mi
  • Rainbow Falls: 4.8 mi
  • Twin Falls: 4.8 mi
  • Twin Falls: 4.8 mi
  • Copper Rock Falls: 5.0 mi
Attractions: 6
  • The Narrows: 14.0 mi
  • The Tub: 14.0 mi
  • Lucy's Hole: 14.5 mi
  • Cathedral Grove: 14.9 mi
  • Giant ADK Chair: 19.4 mi
Artworks: 4
Beaches: 3
  • Cranberry Lake Day Use Area on eastern Fred Island: 14.3 mi
  • Postwood Park: 16.9 mi
  • Taylor Park Beach: 18.4 mi
Gardens: 2
  • Permaculture Garden: 19.5 mi
  • Town of Tupper Lake Community Garden: 24.7 mi
Museums: 2
  • Potsdam Museum: 21.6 mi
  • Town of Diana Historical Soc: 23.9 mi
Cliffs: 1
Ghost towns: 1

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 16.8 miles of Tunkethandle Hill. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Bear MountainSE 143°761 m16.4 mi
Dog Pond MountainSE 141°742 m16.8 mi
East MountainSE 145°712 m16.0 mi
Bear MountainSSE 151°653 m12.8 mi
Moosehead MountainESE 108°631 m13.1 mi
Hedgehog MountainSE 145°630 m14.5 mi
Marble MountainSSE 166°587 m10.6 mi
Hardwood HillsE 96°578 m16.2 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:0418:3419:12
June solstice05:1620:0420:48
September equinox06:4818:2118:59
December solstice07:3315:3616:24

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 5080 °F: May–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F171827425463676659463524
Precip in3.12.52.83.23.74.24.73.74.34.53.62.9

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Wanakena Rngr School, 15 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/357604431

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