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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.

From Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0.

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: 35
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: 12
  • 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: 6
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 12.0 miles of Woodchuck Hill. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Schultice MountainSSE1,001 m10.9 mi
Moresville Range HPSSE991 m6.4 mi
Narrow Notch MountainS985 m8.9 mi
Utsayantha MountainS978 m4.4 mi
McGregor MountainSSE973 m5.1 mi
Cowan MountainSSW935 m8.4 mi
Churchill MountainS934 m5.1 mi
Irish MountainSSE934 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 50–80 °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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