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Widger Hill

Widger Hill, seen from above at true elevation

Widger Hill rises to 529 m in New York. Tower Hill stands 715 m to the south-southwest, 7.6 miles off. The nearest named place is Kelly Hill, a peak 1.3 miles away.

The story

Mountain in United States of America.

Wikidata Q34820771, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
529 m

How to reach it

Coordinates42.01226, -76.95741

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
  • Dick's Cabin: 1.5 mi
  • Roger Sterling Park: 4.2 mi
  • Draxler Park: 4.8 mi
  • Pirozzolo Park: 7.2 mi
  • Chapel Park: 7.4 mi
Peaks
Nature reserves: 17
Historic sites: 17
Museums: 13
Artworks: 10
Attractions: 4
Waterfalls: 3
  • Shequaga Falls: 23.6 mi
  • Deckertown Falls: 23.8 mi
  • Aunt Sarah's Falls: 24.0 mi
Rest areas: 2
Springs: 1
  • Railroad Springs: 18.2 mi
Picnic sites: 1
  • Round Top Recreation Area: 22.3 mi
Ghost towns: 1

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 16.8 miles of Widger Hill. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Tower HillSSW715 m7.6 mi
Big HillSW657 m12.7 mi
Bald HillSW646 m15.0 mi
Buck MountainS638 m6.6 mi
Gobblers KnobWSW592 m4.6 mi
Quackenbush HillN580 m12.2 mi
Saxtons KnobSSE576 m8.2 mi
Townley HillN574 m14.8 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:1218:4319:20
June solstice05:3320:0520:48
September equinox06:5618:3019:07
December solstice07:3315:5516:40

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F252634465867717062503931
Precip in2.11.92.73.33.14.24.13.84.13.52.72.6

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Elmira, 9 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata
  • USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 971223 — Widger Hill, Chemung County, New York.

OpenStreetMap element node/357597272

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