Arctic China State Forest
Arctic China State Forest is a nature reserve in New York, at a modelled elevation of 540 m. Houck Mountain stands 748 m to the east-southeast, 13 miles off. The nearest named place is Burnside Hill, a peak 0.4 miles away. Upper Delaware Scenic Byway (Route 97) passes 16 miles off.
What to expect
- Access
- Yes
How to reach it
- 15.5 mi off the Upper Delaware Scenic Byway (Route 97)
- 17.2 mi off the Viaduct Valley Way Scenic Byway
Named places within 25 miles
- Burnside Hill: 0.4 mi
- Michigan Hill: 2.2 mi
- Carroll Hill: 4.7 mi
- Red Hill: 5.0 mi
- Page Pond Hill: 5.8 mi
- Wagon Wheel Unit: 2.8 mi
- Beals Pond State Forest: 3.4 mi
- Tompkins Forest Preserve Detached Parcel: 5.6 mi
- Tompkins Forest Preserve Detached Parcel: 5.9 mi
- Beaver Pond State Forest: 6.6 mi
- Oquaga Creek State Park: 2.5 mi
- Warner Field: 6.7 mi
- Willis Smith Riverside Memorial Park: 7.5 mi
- Firemen's Park: 7.7 mi
- Kamp's Mohawk Field: 7.9 mi
- Home of Squire Zachariah Tarble: 8.0 mi
- Site of the Prophet Trial: 8.5 mi
- Joshia Stowell Home & Farm: 10.7 mi
- Colesville Branch: 11.4 mi
- Golf Driving Range: 13.0 mi
- Sidney Veterans Memorial Park: 10.1 mi
- Restoration of the Aaronic Priesthood: 19.7 mi
- Handen Covered Bridge: 20.4 mi
- All Veterans Memorial: 22.7 mi
- Cat Hollow Legend: 23.6 mi
- Deposit Historical Museum: 7.2 mi
- Bainbridge Museum: 10.1 mi
- Hancock-Chehocton Historical Society: 15.4 mi
- Chenango School House Museums: 24.1 mi
- East Branch Rest Area: 16.5 mi
- Pennsylvania Welcome Center: 22.4 mi
- Broome Gateway Rest Area: 22.6 mi
- Overlook Cliff: 14.1 mi
- Money Point: 20.5 mi
- 16-17 mile marker from possible priesthood site: 14.1 mi
- I Love NY Sculpture: 22.6 mi
- Spencer Spring: 22.0 mi
- Jensen Cascade: 23.1 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 17.1 miles of Arctic China State Forest. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Houck Mountain | ESE 107° | 748 m | 12.8 mi |
| Bear Spring Mountain | E 96° | 746 m | 13.6 mi |
| Fork Mountain | ESE 105° | 741 m | 16.7 mi |
| South Mountain | E 98° | 740 m | 12.6 mi |
| Rock Rift Mountain | ESE 120° | 730 m | 12.6 mi |
| Crane Hill | E 100° | 708 m | 10.2 mi |
| Tower Mountain | ESE 115° | 707 m | 9.0 mi |
| Loomis Mountain | ENE 65° | 689 m | 10.5 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:06 | 18:37 | 19:14 |
| June solstice | 05:26 | 19:59 | 20:42 |
| September equinox | 06:50 | 18:24 | 19:01 |
| December solstice | 07:28 | 15:48 | 16:33 |
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 | 24 | 26 | 35 | 47 | 58 | 66 | 71 | 69 | 62 | 51 | 39 | 30 |
| Precip in | 3.1 | 2.5 | 3.6 | 4.0 | 4.4 | 4.2 | 4.5 | 4.2 | 4.7 | 4.3 | 3.2 | 3.3 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Deposit, 7 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
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