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West Hill

West Hill, a peak in New York
West Hill, a peak in New YorkAndre Carrotflower · CC BY-SA 4.0

West Hill rises to 228 m in New York. Cobble Hill stands 515 m to the southeast, 21 miles off. The nearest named place is Town of Clarence War Memorial, a historic site 0.1 miles away. Western New York Southtowns Scenic Byway passes 15 miles off. 22 named summits stand within 25 miles.

The story

Mountain in Erie County, New York, United States.

Wikidata Q34819508, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
228 m

How to reach it

Coordinates42.98061, -78.60003

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
  • Parker Commons: 0.6 mi
  • Clarence Escarpment Sanctuary: 1.8 mi
  • Memorial Park: 2.5 mi
  • Thompson Road Park: 2.5 mi
  • Flight 3407 Memorial: 2.9 mi
Attractions
Artworks
Historic sites: 58
Museums: 49
Peaks: 22
Nature reserves: 14
Gardens: 14
  • Memorial garden: 5.4 mi
  • Rock garden: 6.2 mi
  • Grace Plaza: 9.6 mi
  • Kenan Center Gardens: 13.0 mi
  • Walled Garden: 13.3 mi
Waterfalls: 11
Cliffs: 6
Beaches: 4
  • Emerald Beach: 16.1 mi
  • Gallagher Beach: 16.3 mi
  • Bedford Beach: 17.5 mi
  • Beaver Island Beach: 17.8 mi
Picnic sites: 3
  • Amanda's Place Pavilion: 13.1 mi
  • Eco Island: 21.1 mi
  • Hammock Haven: 23.9 mi

Other summits around it

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

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Cobble HillSE515 m21.4 mi
Colton HillESE510 m22.7 mi
Crow HillSSE500 m22.4 mi
Sulphur Spring HillESE499 m24.9 mi
Orr HillSE497 m18.4 mi
Vermont HillS488 m22.2 mi
East Boston HillSSW486 m22.9 mi
Wheelers HillESE486 m24.7 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:1918:4919:27
June solstice05:3620:1420:58
September equinox07:0218:3619:14
December solstice07:4315:5716:43

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F262634465867727063524131
Precip in3.32.52.93.43.43.43.23.24.14.03.53.8

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Buffalo, 7 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/357595707

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