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Copake Iron Furnace

Copake Iron Furnace from directly overhead

Copake Iron Furnace is a historic site in New York, at a modelled elevation of 212 m. Mount Everett stands 793 m to the east-southeast, 4.3 miles off. The nearest named place is Bash Bish Falls, a waterfall 1.1 miles away. Jacob's Ladder Trail (Route 20) passes 19 miles off.

What to expect

Access
Yes

How to reach it

Coordinates42.11902, -73.51413

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Parks
  • Copake Town Park: 1.9 mi
  • Garrett Garden and Green: 3.4 mi
  • Town Park: 5.8 mi
  • French Park: 6.1 mi
  • Barnard Memorial Park: 8.3 mi
Nature reserves
Museums: 40
Historic sites: 35
Artworks: 31
  • Newsboy Statue: 8.5 mi
  • Liebowitz Letter: 9.0 mi
  • Naked Lady: 9.4 mi
  • Diving Lady: 10.0 mi
  • Divine Mercy: 15.6 mi
Waterfalls: 26
Gardens: 17
Attractions: 12
  • trail parking: 5.2 mi
  • Sheffield Covered Bridge: 8.2 mi
  • Orchard City Millage Sign: 9.0 mi
  • Giant's Thumb: 11.6 mi
  • Town Hill Farm: 13.3 mi
Cliffs: 12
  • Devil’s Pulpit: 12.5 mi
  • Kennedy Cliffs: 19.9 mi
  • Trap Cliff: 22.3 mi
  • The Beech: 23.1 mi
  • Space Invaders: 23.1 mi
Beaches: 9
  • East Beach: 9.9 mi
  • West Beach: 10.7 mi
  • Oakdale Beach: 16.4 mi
  • Adams Point Beach: 20.9 mi
  • South Landing: 21.8 mi
Picnic sites: 2
  • Guilder Pond Picnic area: 4.1 mi
  • Picnic Area: 14.6 mi
Ghost towns: 2
Lighthouses: 1
Springs: 1
  • Pond off Chair Factory Road: 22.4 mi

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 9.7 miles of Copake Iron Furnace. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Mount EverettESE 106°793 m4.3 mi
Mount FrissellSSE 161°747 m5.0 mi
Mount AshleySSE 153°725 m4.4 mi
Mount RaceESE 121°723 m4.9 mi
Bear MountainSSE 149°708 m6.0 mi
Brace MountainSSE 168°706 m5.3 mi
South Brace MountainSSE 168°702 m5.6 mi
Round MountainSSE 158°695 m5.2 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:5818:2919:06
June solstice05:1919:5220:34
September equinox06:4218:1618:53
December solstice07:2015:4116:26

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 5080 °F: May–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F242634475766717062504030
Precip in3.12.33.33.34.64.33.83.84.54.22.93.4

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Copake, 2 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element way/311625049

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