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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
Historic sites
  • 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
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
Artworks
  • Power Teach: 6.8 mi
  • Eagles: 10.2 mi
  • Eagles: 10.2 mi
  • Diana: 10.2 mi
  • Swan Boy: 10.3 mi
Nature reserves
Cliffs: 56
  • Lemon Squeezer: 0.5 mi
  • Claudius Smith Den: 4.2 mi
  • Pulpit: 6.4 mi
  • Scenic Overlook: 7.4 mi
  • Jersey Volunteers: 7.6 mi
Museums: 52
Gardens: 46
  • 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: 34
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 MountainSSE 159°421 m1.0 mi
Fingerboard MountainENE 69°420 m2.1 mi
Hogencamp Mountain NorthE 88°417 m1.2 mi
Bradley MountainNE 50°416 m2.9 mi
South Stockbridge MountainNE 49°411 m3.6 mi
Hogencamp MountainESE 109°407 m1.1 mi
Stockbridge MountainNE 46°402 m4.6 mi
Island Pond MountainNE 48°398 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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