Bonaparte's Cave State Forest
Bonaparte's Cave State Forest is a nature reserve in New York, at a modelled elevation of 257 m. Sitz Mountain stands 655 m to the east-southeast, 21 miles off. The nearest named place is Diana Forest Preserve Detached Parcel, a nature reserve 1.1 miles away. Black River Trail passes 1.2 miles off.
What to expect
- Operated by
- New York State Department of Environmental Conservation
- Access
- Yes
How to reach it
- 1.2 mi off the Black River Trail
- 1.3 mi off the Olympic Trail
- 27.6 mi off the Great Lakes Seaway Trail, National
Named places within 25 miles
- Baldface Hill: 3.7 mi
- Cooper Hill: 4.0 mi
- Big Hill: 4.5 mi
- Grassy Hill: 5.2 mi
- Fullerville Sands: 7.8 mi
- Diana Forest Preserve Detached Parcel: 1.1 mi
- Sand Bay State Forest: 2.3 mi
- Pitcairn Forest Preserve Detached Parcel: 2.8 mi
- Diana Forest Preserve Detached Parcel: 3.1 mi
- Saint Lawrence Forest Preserve Detached Parcel: 3.5 mi
- Monument Park: 12.8 mi
- Gouveneur Village Park: 13.4 mi
- Harry L. Mills Memorial Park: 13.5 mi
- Oxbow Community Park: 16.1 mi
- Carthage Recreation Park: 17.1 mi
- Basford Falls: 19.2 mi
- Sinclair Falls: 19.5 mi
- Twin Falls: 20.1 mi
- Twin Falls: 20.1 mi
- Rainbow Falls: 20.2 mi
- Old Iron Works: 12.1 mi
- Grist Mill built in 1805: 17.7 mi
- Deer River Station: 19.1 mi
- Russell Vetrans Memeorial: 21.1 mi
- Rossie Mills: 21.2 mi
- Town of Diana Historical Soc: 1.5 mi
- Philadelphia Historical Society: 17.5 mi
- Lowville & Beaver River Railroad Depot & Railroad Museum: 18.5 mi
- American Maple Museum: 18.6 mi
- LeRay Mansion: 21.7 mi
- Jayville: 8.1 mi
- Fort Drum MWR: 23.5 mi
- Cranberry Lake Day Use Area on eastern Fred Island: 24.5 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 22.6 miles of Bonaparte's Cave State Forest. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sitz Mountain | ESE 123° | 655 m | 20.8 mi |
| Roundtop Mountain | ESE 102° | 646 m | 22.1 mi |
| Partlow Mountain | ESE 110° | 622 m | 22.3 mi |
| Alder Bed Mountain | ESE 122° | 620 m | 17.6 mi |
| Panther Mountain | ESE 112° | 611 m | 20.6 mi |
| Round Hill | ESE 112° | 585 m | 17.5 mi |
| Twin Mountain | E 82° | 574 m | 21.5 mi |
| Maple Mountain | E 91° | 569 m | 14.4 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:06 | 18:36 | 19:14 |
| June solstice | 05:19 | 20:05 | 20:49 |
| September equinox | 06:49 | 18:23 | 19:01 |
| December solstice | 07:34 | 15:39 | 16:26 |
Local time (America/New_York).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Sep.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 16 | 18 | 28 | 42 | 54 | 64 | 68 | 67 | 59 | 47 | 36 | 24 |
| Precip in | 2.8 | 2.1 | 2.3 | 3.2 | 3.3 | 3.9 | 3.8 | 3.4 | 3.8 | 4.7 | 3.6 | 2.9 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Gouverneur 3 NW, 16 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
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