Peak · New York
Wells Hill
Wells Hill rises to 421 m in New York. Pharoah Mountain stands 772 m to the west, 7.1 miles off. The nearest named place is Blanchard Mountain, a peak 1.1 miles away. Lakes to Locks Passage passes 5.3 miles off.
The story
mountain in United States of America
Wikidata Q34819316, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 421 m
How to reach it
Coordinates43.79867, -73.51845
- 5.3 mi off the Lakes to Locks Passage, National
- 20.7 mi off the High Peaks Scenic Byway (NYS Route 73)
- 21.7 mi off the Roosevelt-Marcy Trail
- 22.3 mi off the Central Adirondack Trail
Overlooks nearby
- limited view southeast · 19 mi
- Summit View · 24 mi
- Flag View · 24 mi
- Scenic View · 25 mi
Named places within 25 miles
Peaks
- Blanchard Mountain: 1.1 mi
- Trumbull Mountain: 1.3 mi
- Thomas Mountain: 1.7 mi
- Abes Hill: 2.3 mi
- Pine Hill: 2.8 mi
Parks: 55
- Rogers Rock Campground Entrance: 1.6 mi
- Peggy's Point: 3.9 mi
- Hague Town Beach Park: 3.9 mi
- Bi-Centenial Park: 6.0 mi
- Carrilon Park: 6.3 mi
Cliffs: 32
- Campground Wall: 2.2 mi
- Cove Overlook: 2.4 mi
- Greek Wall: 2.4 mi
- Rogers Slide: 2.4 mi
- Roger's Slide: 2.5 mi
Nature reserves: 30
- Bald Ledge Primitive Area: 1.4 mi
- Lake George Land Conservancy: 2.7 mi
- Cook mountain: 4.2 mi
- Lake George Forest Preserve: 5.2 mi
- First Brother Primitive Area: 8.2 mi
Historic sites: 21
- Liberty Monument: 5.4 mi
- Samuel De Champlain Memorial: 6.1 mi
- Bandstand: 12.4 mi
- Historic Redoubt: 16.0 mi
- Gage's Redoubt: 16.2 mi
Museums: 16
- Ticonderoga Heritage Museum: 6.0 mi
- Mount Independence State Historic Site Museum: 6.8 mi
- Penfield Homestead Museum: 8.6 mi
- Benson Museum: 12.1 mi
- Town of Horicon Museum: 13.9 mi
Artworks: 14
- Mandala II: 21.4 mi
- Queen Connie: 21.5 mi
- LOVE: 22.2 mi
- Two-Way Mirror Curved Hedge Zig-Zag Labyrinth: 22.2 mi
- Around and About: 22.3 mi
Picnic sites: 13
- Alma Farm Park: 11.5 mi
- Picnic Island: 12.3 mi
- West Dollar Is Day Use Area: 14.1 mi
- West Dollar Island: 14.1 mi
- Little As You Were Island: 15.5 mi
Waterfalls: 12
- Falls of Carrilon: 6.0 mi
- Uncas Falls: 7.9 mi
- Schroon Falls: 13.4 mi
- Shelving Rock Falls: 17.5 mi
- Bittersweet Falls: 21.9 mi
Beaches: 6
- Hague Town Beach: 3.9 mi
- Black Point Public Beach: 4.1 mi
- Park beach: 12.3 mi
- Bulwagga Bay Beach: 16.7 mi
- Port Henry Village Beach: 17.7 mi
Attractions: 6
- Star Trek Original Series Set Tours: 5.8 mi
- Lemon Fair Sculpture Park: 16.1 mi
- Natural Stone Bridge & Caves: 17.0 mi
- Nature preserve: 19.9 mi
- Tannery Pond Community Association: 24.3 mi
Gardens: 6
- Colonial Revival King's Garden: 7.3 mi
- Colonial Revival King's Garden: 7.3 mi
- Schroon Community Garden: 12.4 mi
- Community Garden: 18.8 mi
- Japanese Garden: 20.4 mi
Rest areas: 2
- High Peaks Welcome Center: 17.5 mi
- Vermont Welcome Center: 18.5 mi
Covered bridges: 1
- Pulp Mill Covered Bridge: 23.1 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 8.0 miles of Wells Hill. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pharoah Mountain | W 281° | 772 m | 7.1 mi |
| Pharaoh Mountain | W 281° | 772 m | 7.1 mi |
| Catamount Mountain | SSW 195° | 702 m | 7.9 mi |
| Treadway Mountain | WNW 297° | 684 m | 5.6 mi |
| Barton Mountain | WSW 238° | 670 m | 3.9 mi |
| Stevens Mountain | WSW 252° | 659 m | 6.2 mi |
| Big Clear Pond Mountain | NW 305° | 657 m | 5.2 mi |
| Pine Hill | W 259° | 637 m | 2.8 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:58 | 18:29 | 19:06 |
| June solstice | 05:13 | 19:56 | 20:40 |
| September equinox | 06:42 | 18:16 | 18:53 |
| December solstice | 07:26 | 15:33 | 16:20 |
Local time (America/New_York).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Oct.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 21 | 23 | 33 | 47 | 59 | 68 | 72 | 71 | 63 | 51 | 39 | 28 |
| Precip in | 3.0 | 2.6 | 3.0 | 3.3 | 3.3 | 4.4 | 4.4 | 4.5 | 3.6 | 4.1 | 3.0 | 3.6 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Whitehall, 18 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidata- USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 969048 — Wells Hill, Essex County, New York.
OpenStreetMap element node/357595522
Day trips start here
- Crown Point · 11 mi
- Lake George · 13 mi
- Middlebury · 23 mi
- Elizabethtown · 27 mi
- Westport · 27 mi
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