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Windfall Hill

Windfall Hill, seen from above at true elevation

Windfall Hill rises to 693 m in New York. Snowy Mountain stands 1,166 m to the north-northwest, 5.9 miles off. The nearest named place is Hemlock Cobble, a peak 0.6 miles away. Adirondack Trail passes 3.3 miles off.

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The story

Windfall Hill is a mountain located in the Adirondack Mountains of New York located in the Town of Indian Lake, south-southwest of Indian Lake.

From Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Wikidata Q34821412, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

The record

What the record says

Elevation
693 m
Getting there

How to reach it

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Coordinates43.62590, -74.32709

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Waterfalls: 14
Attractions: 9
  • Chimney Mountain: 6.5 mi
  • Mini Route 66: 9.1 mi
  • Gore Mt. Mineral Shop: 14.1 mi
  • Tannery Pond Community Association: 17.8 mi
  • Great Camp Sagamore Tours: 17.9 mi
Nature reserves: 8
Parks: 8
  • shuffle board: 9.4 mi
  • Byron Park: 11.4 mi
  • Parker's Corner Park: 16.4 mi
  • Poplar Point Day Use Area: 17.3 mi
  • Courtney Park: 22.2 mi
Cliffs: 6
Beaches: 5
  • Indian Lake Day Use Area: 4.8 mi
  • Long Beach: 4.9 mi
  • Blue Mountain Lake Beach: 16.7 mi
  • Grunblatt Memorial Beach: 17.5 mi
  • Silver Beach: 19.3 mi
Historic sites: 5
  • Sugar Shack Ruins: 17.7 mi
  • paint mine: 18.5 mi
  • Gate House Ruins: 18.5 mi
  • Old Crane Mt Fire Tower Location: 19.1 mi
  • Pendleton: 24.4 mi
Picnic sites: 4
  • Indian Lake Day Use Area: 2.3 mi
  • Indian Lake Day Use Area: 3.6 mi
  • Jessup River Day Use Area: 3.8 mi
  • Buttermilk Falls: 21.4 mi
Museums: 3
Artworks: 2
  • Rt 30 Alien: 3.4 mi
  • Iron Cross: 17.5 mi
Springs: 2
  • Rafting: 11.1 mi
  • Whitewater rafting: 16.0 mi
Rest areas: 1
  • Snowy Mountain Trail Parking: 5.2 mi
On the horizon

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 9.4 miles of Windfall Hill. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Snowy MountainNNW 330°1,166 m5.9 mi
Panther MountainNNW 337°1,146 m8.3 mi
Lewey MountainWNW 295°1,117 m6.3 mi
Buell MountainNNW 328°1,114 m7.4 mi
Puffer MountainENE 69°1,048 m6.9 mi
Bullhead MountainENE 58°1,042 m8.3 mi
Buck MountainNW 311°1,020 m7.3 mi
Cellar MountainW 280°1,001 m6.0 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:0218:3219:10
June solstice05:1719:5920:43
September equinox06:4518:1918:57
December solstice07:2815:3716:24

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F161726395160646356443322
Precip in3.02.53.23.73.94.44.04.03.54.53.53.4

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Indian Lake 2SW, 9 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/357597543

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