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Ward Hill

Ward Hill, seen from above at true elevation

Ward Hill rises to 256 m in New York. Bald Mountain stands 502 m to the east, 21 miles off. The nearest named place is Barr Hill, a peak 1.4 miles away. Olympic Trail passes 1.1 miles off. 118 named places lie within 25 miles, 35 of them named summits.

The story

mountain in the United States of America

Wikidata Q34818748, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
256 m

How to reach it

Coordinates44.01784, -75.62020

118 named places within 25 miles

Peaks: 35
Parks: 35
  • Carthage Recreation Park: 2.4 mi
  • Long Falls Hydroelectric Project Recreation Area: 2.5 mi
  • Long Falls Park: 2.7 mi
  • West Carthage Elementary Park: 3.0 mi
  • Felts Mills Day Use Area: 6.9 mi
Historic sites: 9
  • Deer River Station: 6.2 mi
  • 10th Mountain Division (Light Infantry) Monument: 8.9 mi
  • Grist Mill built in 1805: 10.7 mi
  • 10th Mountain Division: 13.9 mi
  • New York Central Roundhouse: 15.7 mi
Museums: 9
  • 10th Mountain Division Historical Collection: 6.8 mi
  • LeRay Mansion: 7.4 mi
  • 10th Mountain Division & Fort Drum Museum: 8.5 mi
  • Philadelphia Historical Society: 10.6 mi
  • Lowville & Beaver River Railroad Depot & Railroad Museum: 14.2 mi
Attractions: 2
  • Fort Drum MWR: 9.6 mi
  • Adirondack River Outfitters: 14.6 mi
Waterfalls: 2
Cliffs: 1
Ghost towns: 1

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 25 miles of Ward Hill. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Bald MountainE 89°502 m21.3 mi
Big HillENE 65°388 m19.1 mi
Panther MountainE 82°371 m18.5 mi
Beech HillSE 132°351 m17.8 mi
Underwood HillSW 234°348 m12.8 mi
Grassy HillENE 71°347 m16.9 mi
Middle HillE 93°318 m9.8 mi
John Browns MountainE 88°315 m13.4 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:0718:3719:15
June solstice05:2020:0520:50
September equinox06:5018:2419:02
December solstice07:3515:4016:28

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F202131445766717062503827
Precip in3.62.92.73.53.63.73.53.83.95.04.23.9

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

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata
  • USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 968783 — Ward Hill, Jefferson County, New York.

OpenStreetMap element node/357594950

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