Ward Hill
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
- 1.1 mi off the Olympic Trail
- 12.7 mi off the Black River Trail
- 21.0 mi off the Great Lakes Seaway Trail, National
118 named places within 25 miles
- Barr Hill: 1.4 mi
- Ney Hill: 1.5 mi
- Oliphant Hill: 1.8 mi
- Mount Quillen: 2.1 mi
- Boreas Mountain: 3.8 mi
- 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
- Onjebonge State Forest: 8.2 mi
- Hogsback State Forest: 12.0 mi
- Sand Bay State Forest: 14.7 mi
- Coyote Flats State Forest: 16.0 mi
- Lowville Demonstration Area: 16.0 mi
- 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
- 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
- Fort Drum MWR: 9.6 mi
- Adirondack River Outfitters: 14.6 mi
- Rainbow Falls: 16.7 mi
- Cascade Falls: 17.7 mi
- Woodward Sidehill: 10.3 mi
- Jayville: 23.4 mi
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.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bald Mountain | E 89° | 502 m | 21.3 mi |
| Big Hill | ENE 65° | 388 m | 19.1 mi |
| Panther Mountain | E 82° | 371 m | 18.5 mi |
| Beech Hill | SE 132° | 351 m | 17.8 mi |
| Underwood Hill | SW 234° | 348 m | 12.8 mi |
| Grassy Hill | ENE 71° | 347 m | 16.9 mi |
| Middle Hill | E 93° | 318 m | 9.8 mi |
| John Browns Mountain | E 88° | 315 m | 13.4 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:07 | 18:37 | 19:15 |
| June solstice | 05:20 | 20:05 | 20:50 |
| September equinox | 06:50 | 18:24 | 19:02 |
| December solstice | 07:35 | 15:40 | 16:28 |
Local time (America/New_York).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Sep.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 20 | 21 | 31 | 44 | 57 | 66 | 71 | 70 | 62 | 50 | 38 | 27 |
| Precip in | 3.6 | 2.9 | 2.7 | 3.5 | 3.6 | 3.7 | 3.5 | 3.8 | 3.9 | 5.0 | 4.2 | 3.9 |
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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