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Bentley’s Karst Preserve

Bentley’s Karst Preserve from directly overhead

Bentley’s Karst Preserve is a nature reserve in New York, at a modelled elevation of 369 m. Saddle Ball Mountain stands 985 m to the east-southeast, 10 miles off. The nearest named place is Bentley's Cave Preserve, a nature reserve 0.2 miles away. Mohawk Trail - MA passes 5.7 miles off.

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Coordinates42.68224, -73.36991

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Nature reserves
Peaks
Parks
  • Pineridge Cross Country Trails: 4.6 mi
  • Cherry Plain State Park: 4.9 mi
  • Blair Hiking Area: 6.7 mi
  • Margaret Lindley Park: 7.0 mi
  • Grafton Lakes State Park: 7.7 mi
Historic sites
  • Tenney Home: 5.8 mi
  • NY/VT/MA Tri-State Granite Marker: 6.9 mi
  • 1753 House: 8.4 mi
  • Veterans' Memorial: 8.4 mi
  • Ruins: 8.5 mi
Museums: 51
Artworks: 34
  • Thomas Schütte Crystal: 7.8 mi
  • Jenny Holzer Benches: 8.1 mi
  • Jenny Holzer Benches: 8.1 mi
  • The Wind Chimes: 10.6 mi
  • The Owl: 12.2 mi
Attractions: 32
  • Sentinels: 4.5 mi
  • Grandfather Rock: 4.7 mi
  • Mountain Coaster: 9.7 mi
  • Uncle Sam's Grave: 16.1 mi
  • United Methodist Church bell: 17.0 mi
Waterfalls: 29
  • Haley Falls: 5.1 mi
  • Barberville Falls: 8.6 mi
  • Deer Hill Falls: 9.7 mi
  • March Cataract Falls: 10.2 mi
  • Wynants Kill Falls: 10.3 mi
Gardens: 26
  • Buxton Garden: 7.9 mi
  • Troy Botanical Garden: 13.4 mi
  • Tenth Street Community Garden: 16.2 mi
  • Ninth Street Community Garden: 16.3 mi
  • Troy Rocks: 16.3 mi
Cliffs: 7
Beaches: 4
Rest areas: 4
Springs: 2
  • Spring Avenue Spring: 15.8 mi
  • Pond off Chair Factory Road: 17.4 mi
Covered bridges: 2
Picnic sites: 1
On the horizon

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 10.7 miles of Bentley’s Karst Preserve. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Saddle Ball MountainESE 116°985 m10.2 mi
Berlin MountainE 81°853 m4.3 mi
Mount ProspectE 98°816 m9.6 mi
Misery MountainSSE 149°793 m5.1 mi
Beoadic MountainSE 145°792 m8.5 mi
East MountainSE 139°791 m7.7 mi
Prospect MountainE 96°787 m9.9 mi
Mount RaimerENE 62°784 m5.0 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:5818:2919:06
June solstice05:1619:5320:36
September equinox06:4118:1518:53
December solstice07:2115:3816:23

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F222432455664686760493828
Precip in3.02.63.74.44.44.54.34.04.24.73.53.8

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Grafton, 9 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element way/1457604130

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