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Woodchuck Hill

Woodchuck Hill, seen from above at true elevation

Woodchuck Hill rises to 817 m in New York. Schultice Mountain stands 1,001 m to the south-southeast, 11 miles off. The nearest named place is Mount Jefferson, a peak 0.9 miles away. Route 20 Scenic Byway passes 21 miles off.

The story

Woodchuck Hill is a mountain in Jefferson, Schoharie County, New York. It is located northwest of South Gilboa. Mount Jefferson is located west-southwest of Woodchuck Hill. The headwaters of the West Branch Delaware River are on its southeastern flank, between itself and Mine Hill.

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Wikidata Q34821832, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
817 m

How to reach it

Coordinates42.46230, -74.60321

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Nature reserves
Parks: 36
Museums: 22
  • Maple Museum: 1.4 mi
  • Lansing Manor House: 7.1 mi
  • New York Power Authority Blenheim-Gilboa Visitors Center: 7.2 mi
  • Gilboa Museum: 8.9 mi
  • Pratt Museum: 13.4 mi
Historic sites: 13
  • Richmondville Service Memorial: 12.1 mi
  • Memorial Park: 16.7 mi
  • David Pethic Memorial Plaque: 18.3 mi
  • Post WWII Memorial: 18.9 mi
  • Donald Sutton Memorial Plaque: 21.6 mi
Waterfalls: 10
  • Mine Kill Falls: 7.1 mi
  • Creamery Falls: 7.3 mi
  • Boucks Falls: 10.5 mi
  • Manor Kill Falls: 10.5 mi
  • Hardenburg Falls: 11.6 mi
Attractions: 7
  • Old Blenheim Covered Bridge: 8.3 mi
  • Pratt Rock: 14.0 mi
  • Gobbler's Knob Family Fun Park: 17.6 mi
  • Howe Caverns: 19.2 mi
  • Howe Caverns: 19.2 mi
Cliffs: 3
Artworks: 2
  • statue of liberty replica: 23.2 mi
  • The Hunter: 23.2 mi
Beaches: 2
Rest areas: 1
  • East Worcester Rest Area: 11.0 mi
Springs: 1
  • Elm Ridge piped spring: 24.6 mi

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 11.9 miles of Woodchuck Hill. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Schultice MountainSSE 156°1,001 m10.9 mi
Moresville Range HPSSE 162°991 m6.4 mi
Narrow Notch MountainS 184°985 m8.9 mi
Utsayantha MountainS 171°978 m4.4 mi
McGregor MountainSSE 166°973 m5.1 mi
Cowan MountainSSW 196°935 m8.4 mi
Churchill MountainS 184°934 m5.1 mi
Irish MountainSSE 156°934 m9.6 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:0318:3419:11
June solstice05:2219:5720:40
September equinox06:4618:2118:58
December solstice07:2515:4316:29

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 5080 °F: May–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F222431435564696760483829
Precip in2.82.43.33.83.64.74.84.44.14.43.13.4

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

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/357597713

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