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Yard Hill

Yard Hill, seen from above at true elevation

Yard Hill rises to 883 m in New York. Hurricane Mountain stands 1,121 m to the south-southwest, 3.0 miles off. The nearest named place is Spruce Hill, a peak 0.3 miles away. High Peaks Scenic Byway (NYS Route 73) passes 5.0 miles off.

The story

mountain in United States of America

Wikidata Q34822184, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
883 m

How to reach it

Coordinates44.27505, -73.68708

Named places within 25 miles

Cliffs
  • Great Wall: 7.9 mi
  • Aserisk: 9.3 mi
  • Nubble Cliff: 9.3 mi
  • Banana Belt: 9.4 mi
  • Solitude Wall: 9.4 mi
Parks: 47
  • East Branch Community Trails: 5.3 mi
  • Thrall Dam Park: 6.3 mi
  • Milholland Park: 6.4 mi
  • Thrall Dam Park: 6.4 mi
  • The Covered Bridge: 7.0 mi
Waterfalls: 34
Historic sites: 28
  • Bert Williams Farm: 7.4 mi
  • Canyon Bridge Memorial: 10.8 mi
  • J. & J. Rogers Company Pulp Mill: 11.5 mi
  • 10th Mountain Division Memorial: 12.2 mi
  • Randy Preston Memorial: 12.4 mi
Nature reserves: 25
Attractions: 21
  • Whirlpool Cove: 10.6 mi
  • Indian Head Rock: 10.6 mi
  • Potholes: 10.6 mi
  • Master Pothole: 10.6 mi
  • Porridge Potholes: 10.6 mi
Museums: 16
Beaches: 6
  • Westport Beach: 14.0 mi
  • Lake Placid Public Beach: 14.6 mi
  • Port Henry Village Beach: 19.4 mi
  • Bulwagga Bay Beach: 20.1 mi
  • Shelburne Beach: 21.6 mi
Picnic sites: 5
  • Footbridge Park: 5.9 mi
  • Powerhouse Park: 19.3 mi
  • Witherbee Park and Bandstand: 19.6 mi
  • Bulwagga Bay Pavillion: 20.1 mi
  • AuSable Chasm Picnic Area: 20.6 mi
Artworks: 2
Gardens: 2
Rest areas: 1
  • High Peaks Welcome Center: 18.1 mi
Ghost towns: 1

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 6.3 miles of Yard Hill. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Hurricane MountainSSW 203°1,121 m3.0 mi
Saddleback MountainNE 34°1,102 m1.7 mi
Jay BenchmarkNNE 22°1,097 m2.7 mi
Jay MountainN 2°1,028 m2.6 mi
MacDonough MountainNE 46°1,012 m3.0 mi
Tripod MountainSSW 205°1,001 m5.8 mi
Peaked MountainSW 223°982 m0.9 mi
Chase MountainSW 219°972 m3.0 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:5918:2919:07
June solstice05:1219:5820:43
September equinox06:4318:1618:54
December solstice07:2815:3116:19

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 5080 °F: May–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F151826395160646356443221
Precip in3.12.32.93.43.94.84.44.03.94.23.43.5

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Lake Placid 2 S, 15 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/357598029

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