Benedict Arnold Monument
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Benedict Arnold Monument is a historic site in New York, at a modelled elevation of 83 m. Grass Mountain stands 941 m to the east, 21 miles off. The nearest named place is Freemans Farm, a historic site 0.3 miles away. Lakes to Locks Passage passes 1.6 miles off.
The story
The Boot Monument is an American Revolutionary War memorial located in Saratoga National Historical Park, New York. Erected during 1887 by John Watts de Peyster and sculpted by George Edwin Bissell, it commemorates Major General Benedict Arnold's service at the Battles of Saratoga while in the Continental Army, but he is not named on the monument because Arnold later defected from the Americans to the British. Instead, the monument commemorates Arnold as the "most brilliant soldier of the Continental Army". While fighting at the Battle of Bemis Heights, the second of the Saratoga engagements, Arnold was shot and severely injured in his left leg. His horse was also hit by gunfire and fell on Arnold, crushing his already injured leg. After this, Arnold continued to grow ever more bitter towards the Continental Army when he was passed over for promotion and was court-martialed. He later attempted to help the British capture the fortification of West Point but was discovered and fled to the British army.
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Wikidata Q4943827, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
How to reach it
- 1.6 mi off the Lakes to Locks Passage, National
- 13.0 mi off the Mohawk Towpath Byway, National
- 20.3 mi off the Revolutionary Trail
- 20.5 mi off the Molly Stark Scenic Byway
Overlooks nearby
- Saratoga Sword Surrender Site Hudson River Overlook · 6 mi
- Eagle Point · 8 mi
- Mohawk River view · 15 mi
- Lock 7 Dam · 17 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Freemans Farm: 0.3 mi
- Bidwell: 0.3 mi
- Ten Broeck: 0.6 mi
- Fraser: 0.6 mi
- Pruyn: 0.7 mi
- Bear Hill: 2.2 mi
- Holmes Hill: 3.3 mi
- Snake Hill: 4.9 mi
- Cornell Hill: 5.6 mi
- Beadle Hill: 5.7 mi
- Saratoga National Historical Park: 1.0 mi
- Major Dickinson Playground: 4.6 mi
- Village Cannon Park: 5.0 mi
- Blockhouse Park: 5.0 mi
- Saratoga Lake State Boat Launch: 5.2 mi
- Stillwater Blockhouse: 5.0 mi
- Schuyler House: 6.7 mi
- Knickerbocker Mansion: 7.2 mi
- National Museum of Racing and Hall of Fame: 8.2 mi
- The Children's Museum at Saratoga: 8.6 mi
- Victory Mills Wildlife Management Area: 5.3 mi
- Arrowhead Casino Archaeological Preserve: 5.6 mi
- Meadowbrook Preserve: 6.0 mi
- Saratoga Siege Trail: 6.3 mi
- Saratoga Springs Open Space: 6.6 mi
- Schuylerville Corn Maize: 7.1 mi
- Yaddo Gardens: 7.2 mi
- Mohawk Maiden Cruises: 7.8 mi
- Whitney Viewing Stand: 8.0 mi
- Saratoga Race Course: Backstretch tour: 8.1 mi
- Malta Community Garden: 8.1 mi
- Mr.Haas's Garden: 9.2 mi
- Alumni Memorial Garden: 9.2 mi
- Meditation Gardens: 17.1 mi
- Troy Botanical Garden: 17.6 mi
- Buttermilk Lower Falls: 8.3 mi
- Dionondahowa Falls: 8.3 mi
- Buttermilk Middle Falls: 8.3 mi
- Buttermilk Falls: 8.4 mi
- Saratoga Falls: 8.4 mi
- Welcome To Saratoga Springs: 8.7 mi
- Devils Armchair: 8.7 mi
- Standard Time: 9.0 mi
- Water Turbine: 15.9 mi
- Clinton's Ditch: 16.0 mi
- Deer Park Spring: 8.8 mi
- Tallulah Spring: 8.8 mi
- Congress Spring: 8.8 mi
- Polaris: 8.8 mi
- Hathorn Spring: 8.8 mi
- Brown's Beach: 5.5 mi
- Greenwich Town Bathing Beach: 10.1 mi
- Brunswick Vanderheyden Reservoir Park Beach: 16.8 mi
- Sandbar Beach: 19.4 mi
- Haviland Cove Beach: 19.5 mi
- Clifton Park Rest Area: 11.4 mi
- James Jeffords Welcome Center Bennington: 23.2 mi
- Cohoes Falls: 15.7 mi
- Maclachan Ridge: 24.1 mi
- Nature Center Pavillion: 16.0 mi
- Northwoods Picnic Grove: 23.9 mi
- Burt Henry Covered Bridge;Henry Covered Bridge: 20.5 mi
- Paper Mill Village Bridge: 21.6 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 21.9 miles of Benedict Arnold Monument. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Grass Mountain | E 82° | 941 m | 21.2 mi |
| West Mountain | E 88° | 732 m | 21.2 mi |
| Big Spruce Mountain | ENE 77° | 713 m | 21.4 mi |
| Spruce Mountain | NW 317° | 612 m | 19.7 mi |
| Fitch Hill | NW 320° | 605 m | 21.8 mi |
| Hedgehog Mountain | NW 320° | 601 m | 19.8 mi |
| Dickinson Hill | SE 142° | 537 m | 18.7 mi |
| Two Tops | E 83° | 528 m | 16.9 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:59 | 18:29 | 19:07 |
| June solstice | 05:16 | 19:55 | 20:38 |
| September equinox | 06:42 | 18:16 | 18:54 |
| December solstice | 07:23 | 15:37 | 16:23 |
Local time (America/New_York).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Oct.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 23 | 26 | 35 | 48 | 60 | 68 | 72 | 71 | 63 | 51 | 40 | 29 |
| Precip in | 3.4 | 2.7 | 3.4 | 3.8 | 3.9 | 4.8 | 5.0 | 4.1 | 3.8 | 4.1 | 3.5 | 3.9 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Saratoga Springs 4 SW, 10 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
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Day trips start here
- Capital District · 8 mi
- Saratoga Springs · 9 mi
- Cambridge · 10 mi
- Ballston Spa · 11 mi
- Clifton Park · 13 mi
- Cohoes · 17 mi
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