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Hart's Falls

Hart's Falls, seen from above at true elevation

Hart's Falls is a waterfall in New York, at a modelled elevation of 149 m. Baldface Mountain stands 571 m to the east-southeast, 19 miles off. The nearest named place is Kimball Hill, a peak 4.0 miles away. Black River Trail passes 8.4 miles off.

Popular scenic area in the village of Russell. Core of Hart's Falls Preserve.

How to reach it

Coordinates44.50253, -75.16878

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Parks: 50
  • Taylor Park: 4.7 mi
  • Bend in the River Park: 5.7 mi
  • Intramural Field: 5.9 mi
  • Willow Island Park: 6.4 mi
  • Canton Park and Farmer's Market: 6.4 mi
Nature reserves: 29
Waterfalls: 12
  • Harper Falls: 6.6 mi
  • Lampson Falls: 8.3 mi
  • Pelkys Falls: 8.9 mi
  • Basford Falls: 12.5 mi
  • Sinclair Falls: 12.9 mi
Attractions: 8
  • Giant ADK Chair: 6.0 mi
  • Giant ADK Chair: 6.0 mi
  • The Tub: 11.8 mi
  • Lucy's Hole: 11.9 mi
  • The Narrows: 12.0 mi
Museums: 7
Beaches: 5
Artworks: 4
Cliffs: 2
Gardens: 1
  • Permaculture Garden: 6.0 mi
Ghost towns: 1

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 23.2 miles of Hart's Falls. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Baldface MountainESE 114°571 m19.0 mi
Buck MountainSE 145°570 m23.2 mi
Littl Blue MountainESE 121°563 m20.1 mi
Wilson MountainSE 131°563 m20.6 mi
Catamount MountainESE 105°553 m21.0 mi
Tooley Pond MountainSE 144°543 m19.9 mi
Spruce MountainSSE 153°538 m20.6 mi
Hay Meadow MountainSE 138°533 m18.6 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:0518:3519:13
June solstice05:1720:0520:50
September equinox06:4818:2219:00
December solstice07:3515:3616:24

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F171929435665696760483725
Precip in2.22.02.33.03.13.83.93.43.94.82.92.6

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Canton 4 SE, 6 mi away.

Months at or above the year’s average flow: Mar–May — fullest in Apr, leanest in Aug.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Mean cfs5244839591,646888433284236259405586582

USGS monthly mean discharge at gauge Grass River AT Pyrites NY, 2 mi away — the nearest gauge, which can sit on a different stream.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element node/4141087465

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