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Tug Hill, sometimes referred to as the Tug Hill Plateau, [4] is an upland region in northern New York state, notable for heavy winter snows. [ 5 ] [ 6 ] The Tug Hill region is east of Lake Ontario , north of Oneida Lake , and west of the Adirondack Mountains .
English: New York State map showing greater Tug Hill region, and its forested "core" region. Core area based on The Nature Conservancy's delineation as displayed on page 56 of the Tug Hill Tomorrow Land Trust Strategic Land Conservation Plan (December 2006).
The Tug Hill Transition Eco-region encircles the Tug Hill Plateau in New York state, forming a distinctive doughnut-shaped area that serves as a bridge between the plateau and the surrounding lowlands. This region features sloping topography, a contrast to the adjacent areas it borders.
What determines which regions get pummeled by snow and which get off light?
Part of the Tug Hill Plateau is in the northern part of the county. Oneida County's highest point lies neither on the plateau nor in the Adirondack Park, but in the county's southern extremity. The peak's name is Tassel Hill. It is located slightly southeast of Hardscrabble Road (Tassel Hill Road), between the villages of Waterville and Cassville.
The snowiest portions of the Tug Hill, near the junction of the towns of Montague, Osceola, Redfield, and Worth, average over 300 inches (760 cm) of snow annually. [15] From February 3–12, 2007, a lake-effect snow event left 141 inches (358 cm) of snow in 10 days at North Redfield on the Tug Hill Plateau.
Whetstone Gulf State Park is a 515-acre (2.08 km 2) state park located in Lewis County, New York. [2] The park is on the edge of the Tug Hill Plateau, south of Lowville, on the border of the towns of Turin and Martinsburg.
Montague is on the northern end of the Tug Hill Plateau, which is well known for having some of the snowiest winters in New York. Hooker holds the state record for seasonal snowfall of 466.9 inches (11.86m) during the winter of 1976-1977. [6]