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Beals Pond State Forest

Beals Pond State Forest from directly overhead

Beals Pond State Forest is a nature reserve in New York, at a modelled elevation of 581 m. Houck Mountain stands 748 m to the east-southeast, 14 miles off. The nearest named place is Burnside Hill, a peak 3.1 miles away. Upper Delaware Scenic Byway (Route 97) passes 19 miles off.

What to expect

Access
Yes

Official site

How to reach it

Coordinates42.21343, -75.38704

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Parks: 54
  • Oquaga Creek State Park: 3.1 mi
  • Keith Clark Park: 6.9 mi
  • General Clinton Canoe Regatta Grounds: 7.1 mi
  • William S. Payne Memorial Park: 7.1 mi
  • Bainbridge Central Green: 7.2 mi
Attractions: 10
  • Home of Squire Zachariah Tarble: 6.9 mi
  • Site of the Prophet Trial: 7.2 mi
  • Joshia Stowell Home & Farm: 10.1 mi
  • Golf Driving Range: 10.5 mi
  • Colesville Branch: 11.3 mi
Museums: 8
Historic sites: 6
  • Sidney Veterans Memorial Park: 6.7 mi
  • Handen Covered Bridge: 20.4 mi
  • All Veterans Memorial: 21.1 mi
  • Restoration of the Aaronic Priesthood: 22.3 mi
  • ww1: 23.0 mi
Artworks: 3
  • 16-17 mile marker from possible priesthood site: 15.3 mi
  • statue of liberty replica: 23.5 mi
  • I Love NY Sculpture: 24.2 mi
Rest areas: 3
Cliffs: 2

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 17.9 miles of Beals Pond State Forest. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Houck MountainESE 120°748 m14.2 mi
Bear Spring MountainESE 109°746 m14.4 mi
South MountainESE 112°740 m13.6 mi
Rock Rift MountainSE 131°730 m14.6 mi
Crane HillESE 117°708 m11.3 mi
Tower MountainSE 131°707 m10.9 mi
Loomis MountainE 84°689 m9.7 mi
Mount HollyESE 106°686 m16.5 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:0618:3719:14
June solstice05:2620:0020:42
September equinox06:5018:2419:01
December solstice07:2815:4816:33

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F242635475866716962513930
Precip in3.12.53.64.04.44.24.54.24.74.33.23.3

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Deposit, 11 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapOfficial site

OpenStreetMap element way/428676885

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