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West Hill

West Hill, seen from above at true elevation

West Hill rises to 517 m in New York. Irish Hill stands 599 m to the north-northwest, 17 miles off. The nearest named place is Two Rivers State Park Recreation Area, a park 1.5 miles away. Cayuga Lake Scenic Byway passes 27 miles off.

The story

mountain in Chemung County, New York, United States of America

Wikidata Q34819449, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
517 m

How to reach it

Coordinates42.04230, -76.55494

Overlooks nearby

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
  • Two Rivers State Park Recreation Area: 1.5 mi
  • Waverly Glen Park: 2.3 mi
  • Pershing Park: 2.6 mi
  • Palmer Park: 2.7 mi
  • Shephard Park: 2.7 mi
Peaks
Historic sites: 27
Museums: 17
  • S.R.A.C. Susquehanna River Archaeological Center: 2.9 mi
  • Sayre Historical Society: 4.7 mi
  • Tioga Point Museum: 6.6 mi
  • Ashland Historical Society: 10.9 mi
  • Spencer Historical Museum: 12.3 mi
Nature reserves: 12
Artworks: 5
Rest areas: 2
Cliffs: 2
Attractions: 2
  • Luther's Mills Covered Bridge: 17.7 mi
  • Laporte House: 24.5 mi
Springs: 2
  • Tamarack Spring: 20.2 mi
  • Railroad Springs: 22.4 mi
Waterfalls: 2
  • Lower Falls: 24.5 mi
  • Lucifer Falls: 24.8 mi
Picnic sites: 1
  • Round Top Recreation Area: 6.4 mi

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 17.5 miles of West Hill. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Irish HillNNW 342°599 m16.7 mi
Thompson HillWSW 238°573 m13.4 mi
Baker HillWSW 246°572 m16.1 mi
Barnes HillN 354°571 m17.1 mi
Rowley HillWSW 243°570 m17.0 mi
Red Chalk HillNNW 332°569 m15.0 mi
Varney HillNNW 332°562 m17.0 mi
Park HillNNW 338°559 m11.7 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:1118:4219:18
June solstice05:3120:0420:46
September equinox06:5418:2919:05
December solstice07:3215:5316:38

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F252735465867717062514031
Precip in2.21.82.63.43.14.33.63.34.03.52.42.4

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Waverly, 3 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata
  • USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 969253 — West Hill, Chemung County, New York.

OpenStreetMap element node/357595695

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