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Whites Hill

Whites Hill, seen from above at true elevation

Whites Hill rises to 435 m in New York. West Mountain stands 744 m to the east-southeast, 12 miles off. The nearest named place is Catherineville State Forest, a nature reserve 3.4 miles away. Olympic Trail passes 21 miles off.

The story

Whites Hill is a 1,427-foot-tall (435 m) mountain in the northern Adirondack Mountains of New York. It is located southeast of Parishville in St. Lawrence County. The mountain is the former site of an 80-foot-tall (24 m) steel fire lookout tower that was in service from 1951 to 1971.

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Wikidata Q34820642, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
435 m

How to reach it

Coordinates44.59478, -74.77436

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Parks: 37
  • Seven Springs: 4.4 mi
  • Hopkinton Town Green: 7.5 mi
  • Stone Valley Cooperative Recreational Area: 9.1 mi
  • Postwood Park: 9.4 mi
  • Marshall Park: 10.7 mi
Waterfalls: 17
  • Allen Falls: 5.6 mi
  • High Falls: 11.6 mi
  • Saint Regis Falls: 12.3 mi
  • Augerhole Falls: 16.4 mi
  • Pelkys Falls: 16.7 mi
Historic sites: 15
Nature reserves: 14
Attractions: 6
  • The Narrows: 8.5 mi
  • Cathedral Grove: 8.5 mi
  • Lucy's Hole: 8.6 mi
  • The Tub: 8.7 mi
  • Giant ADK Chair: 19.1 mi
Artworks: 4
Museums: 4
  • Potsdam Museum: 11.5 mi
  • Saint Lawrence Power and Equipment Museum: 19.9 mi
  • Walker House Museum: 21.5 mi
  • Celine G. Philibert Cultural Centre and Museum: 23.9 mi
Cliffs: 2
Beaches: 2
  • Postwood Park: 9.5 mi
  • Taylor Park Beach: 19.3 mi
Gardens: 1
  • Permaculture Garden: 19.2 mi

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 18.9 miles of Whites Hill. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
West MountainESE 113°744 m12.0 mi
Flat Top MountainESE 113°744 m12.0 mi
Brushy Top MountainESE 110°708 m13.3 mi
Azure MountainESE 105°708 m14.0 mi
Lost MountainESE 111°696 m12.5 mi
Buck MountainESE 118°692 m18.3 mi
County Line MountainESE 117°655 m11.2 mi
Eagle MountainE 100°653 m12.1 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:0318:3319:12
June solstice05:1520:0420:49
September equinox06:4718:2018:59
December solstice07:3415:3416:22

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F161928425565696860483624
Precip in2.72.32.83.63.64.04.33.74.14.63.43.1

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Colton 2 N, 9 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/357604564

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