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Ranger Cabin

Ranger Cabin from directly overhead

Ranger Cabin is a historic site in New York, at a modelled elevation of 296 m. Black Rock Mountain stands 421 m to the south-southeast, 1.0 miles off. The nearest named place is West Island Pond Mountain, a peak 0.4 miles away. Western Highlands Scenic Byway passes 15 miles off.

The record

What the record says

Built
~1927
Inscription
Burned January 1, 1962
Visiting

What to expect

Access
Yes
Getting there

How to reach it

Driving directionsPlan a drive around it
Coordinates41.25457, -74.14097

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
  • West Island Pond Mountain: 0.4 mi
  • Surebridge Mountain: 0.6 mi
  • Island Pond Mountain: 0.7 mi
  • Black Rock Mountain: 1.0 mi
  • Stahahe High Peak: 1.1 mi
Attractions
Parks
  • Quary Field: 3.4 mi
  • Harriman Bicentennial Capsule: 3.8 mi
  • Mary Harriman Park: 3.9 mi
  • Mary H Harriman Memorial Park: 3.9 mi
  • Powerhouse Park: 4.5 mi
Nature reserves
Historic sites: 57
  • Southfields Furnace: 2.1 mi
  • Camp buildings: 2.5 mi
  • First Train Telegraph: 3.8 mi
  • First MIA Flag: 3.8 mi
  • Harriman: 3.8 mi
Cliffs: 53
  • Lemon Squeezer: 0.5 mi
  • Claudius Smith Den: 4.2 mi
  • Pulpit: 6.4 mi
  • Jersey Volunteers: 7.6 mi
  • Crumbling Under Pressure: 7.6 mi
Artworks
  • Power Teach: 6.8 mi
  • Eagles: 10.2 mi
  • Diana: 10.2 mi
  • Swan Boy: 10.3 mi
  • Brickhead Truth: 10.3 mi
Museums: 52
Gardens: 42
  • 9/11 Memorial Garden: 8.8 mi
  • Herbert Kurz Peace Garden: 8.8 mi
  • Daffodil Hill: 10.1 mi
  • Barberry Collection: 10.2 mi
  • Winter Garden: 10.2 mi
Beaches: 32
Picnic sites: 11
  • Kakiat Park: 7.6 mi
  • Reservable Picnic Area: 9.4 mi
  • Duck Pond Picnic Area: 20.1 mi
  • Rea House Picnic Area: 20.6 mi
  • Area C: 21.2 mi
Waterfalls: 7
  • Mine Hole Falls: 11.5 mi
  • MacMillan Brook Falls: 12.4 mi
  • Chikahoki Falls: 17.6 mi
  • Otter Hole: 18.0 mi
  • Buttermilk Falls: 19.4 mi
Ghost towns: 4
Rest areas: 2
  • Wallkill Rest Area: 17.5 mi
  • Middletown Rest Area: 17.7 mi
On the horizon

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 5.2 miles of Ranger Cabin. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Black Rock MountainSSE421 m1.0 mi
Fingerboard MountainENE420 m2.1 mi
Hogencamp Mountain NorthE417 m1.2 mi
Bradley MountainNE416 m2.9 mi
South Stockbridge MountainNE411 m3.6 mi
Hogencamp MountainESE407 m1.1 mi
Stockbridge MountainNE402 m4.6 mi
Island Pond MountainNE398 m0.7 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:0118:3219:09
June solstice05:2419:5220:34
September equinox06:4518:1918:56
December solstice07:2015:4716:31

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F283139506170757466554434
Precip in3.82.94.04.03.84.64.65.04.65.34.24.6

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — W PT, 13 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element way/292354792

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