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Upper Plotter Kill Falls

Upper Plotter Kill Falls, seen from above at true elevation

Upper Plotter Kill Falls is a waterfall in New York, at a modelled elevation of 230 m. Henry Hill stands 659 m to the south-southwest, 21 miles off. The nearest named place is Lower Plotter Kill Falls, a waterfall 0.2 miles away. Revolutionary Trail passes 2.8 miles off.

The record

What the record says

Height
18 m
Getting there

How to reach it

Driving directionsPlan a drive around it
Coordinates42.82833, -74.05056

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Nature reserves
  • Plotter Kill Nature Preserve: 0.6 mi
  • Rotterdam Preserve: 2.5 mi
  • Sanders Preserve: 4.6 mi
  • Duanesburg Town Forest: 5.4 mi
  • Schenectady County Forest Preserve: 5.7 mi
Parks
  • Moccasin Kill Sanctuary: 1.4 mi
  • Moccasin Kill Sanctuary: 1.6 mi
  • Kiwanis Park: 2.2 mi
  • Maalwyck Park: 3.1 mi
  • Woestina Park: 3.1 mi
Museums
Historic sites
Peaks
Gardens: 41
Artworks: 36
  • GE Wind Turbine Blade: 4.8 mi
  • Boy Scouts of America 40th Anniversary Crusade to Strengthen the Arms of Liberty Statue of Liberty: 5.3 mi
  • William Seward: 5.8 mi
  • Harriet Tubman: 5.8 mi
  • Chester Arthur: 6.2 mi
Attractions: 36
  • The Capital Region Entertainment Hall of Fame: 5.6 mi
  • Open Seating: 16.6 mi
  • Pine Hollow Arboretum: 16.7 mi
  • President Chester Arthur Grave: 18.1 mi
  • Stanford Mausoleum: 18.2 mi
Waterfalls: 32
Springs: 15
  • Bathtub Spring: 18.8 mi
  • Karista Spring: 19.7 mi
  • Hayes Spring: 19.8 mi
  • non-carbonated water: 19.8 mi
  • Island Spouter: 19.8 mi
Cliffs: 13
  • Maclachan Ridge: 8.5 mi
  • Cave Wall: 11.4 mi
  • Lower Misery Wall: 11.5 mi
  • Water Streak Wall: 11.5 mi
  • Mahican Wall: 11.5 mi
Beaches: 5
Rest areas: 5
  • Clifton Park Rest Area: 14.3 mi
  • I-90 Eastbound Parking/Rest Area: 19.1 mi
  • I-90 Westbound Parking/Rest Area: 19.3 mi
  • Mohawk Valley Welcome Center: 20.9 mi
  • Rest Area I-87 (South Bound): 21.0 mi
Picnic sites: 1
  • Schoharie Crossing Launch: 14.3 mi
On the horizon

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 23.3 miles of Upper Plotter Kill Falls. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Henry HillSSW 201°659 m20.7 mi
East Hill SSSW 209°654 m23.3 mi
Cannady HillSSW 212°645 m18.2 mi
Cotton HillSW 219°643 m17.6 mi
Garver HillSSW 205°629 m21.8 mi
North HillSSW 198°606 m20.8 mi
Cook HillSSW 205°604 m19.9 mi
Unchachogue CreekSSW 202°597 m18.1 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:0018:3119:09
June solstice05:1919:5620:39
September equinox06:4418:1818:55
December solstice07:2415:4016:26

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F222331455765706861483827
Precip in2.62.43.33.43.55.04.54.13.64.42.83.0

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Delanson 2NE, 7 mi away.

Streamflow

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

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Mean cfs7,3946,6219,78412,3266,8465,0103,7752,9022,9714,6605,9188,673

USGS monthly mean discharge at gauge Mohawk River AT Freeman's Bridge AT Schenectady NY, 6 mi away — the nearest gauge, which can sit on a different stream.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element node/2148464839

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