Skip to content

Vinegar Hill

Vinegar Hill, seen from above at true elevation

Vinegar Hill rises to 625 m in New York. Hunter Mountain stands 1,228 m to the east-southeast, 9.6 miles off. The nearest named place is Post WWII Memorial, a historic site 0.7 miles away.

The story

mountain in Greene County, New York, United States

Wikidata Q34817722, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
625 m

How to reach it

Coordinates42.24509, -74.39376

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Waterfalls: 50
Historic sites: 33
Parks: 31
  • Ashland Park: 4.9 mi
  • Lower Birch Creek Trailhead of the Shandaken Wild Forest: 6.5 mi
  • Glenbrook Park: 8.5 mi
  • Smith Park: 8.8 mi
  • Kirkside Park: 9.2 mi
Museums: 14
Cliffs: 13
Artworks: 9
Springs: 8
  • Devil's Acre spring: 10.0 mi
  • Elm Ridge piped spring: 12.1 mi
  • Table Mountain Spring: 19.6 mi
  • Piped Spring: 19.6 mi
  • Keyhole Spring: 22.6 mi
Attractions: 5
Picnic sites: 2
Beaches: 2

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 10.3 miles of Vinegar Hill. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Hunter MountainESE 119°1,228.34 m9.6 mi
West Kill MountainSE 135°1,186 m7.5 mi
Southwest Hunter MountainSE 127°1,140 m9.6 mi
Rusk MountainESE 117°1,123.493 m6.7 mi
East RuskESE 114°1,105.814 m7.5 mi
North DomeSSE 155°1,098.8 m5.4 mi
Bearpen MountainWNW 289°1,098 m4.3 mi
Mount SherrillSSE 167°1,084.48 m4.9 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:0218:3319:10
June solstice05:2219:5620:38
September equinox06:4618:2018:57
December solstice07:2415:4416:29

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F212229415361656457463627
Precip in4.43.14.84.84.04.64.65.15.36.04.84.5

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — E Jewett, 13 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/357594579

More peaks in New York

Drive to it

Byway plans a real route around stops like this one.

Private beta · Free to join

Take the scenic way to Vinegar Hill.

Byway plans around your taste, verified places, real weather and opening hours — then opens every leg in Google Maps with one tap.

Private beta · Free to join · No card · Invite when a spot opens