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Boquet River Primitive Area

Boquet River Primitive Area from directly overhead

Boquet River Primitive Area is a nature reserve in New York, at a modelled elevation of 280 m. Dix Mountain stands 1,473 m to the west-southwest, 6.6 miles off. The nearest named place is Split Rock Falls, a waterfall 0.4 miles away. High Peaks Scenic Byway (NYS Route 73) passes 1.7 miles off.

Visiting

What to expect

Operated by
New York State Department of Environmental Conservation

Official site

Getting there

How to reach it

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Coordinates44.11948, -73.66432

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Cliffs
  • Sunshine City: 3.0 mi
  • Birch Wall: 3.0 mi
  • Vanity Face: 3.0 mi
  • Nestle Wall: 3.1 mi
  • Jewels and Gems: 3.9 mi
Waterfalls: 34
Historic sites: 30
Parks: 28
  • Indian Head Trailhead: 5.5 mi
  • Moriah Miners Park: 6.7 mi
  • Thrall Dam Park: 11.1 mi
  • Thrall Dam Park: 11.7 mi
  • Milholland Park: 11.8 mi
Nature reserves: 28
Attractions: 18
  • Mountain Pass Lodge: 14.5 mi
  • Lake Placid Bobsled Experience at Mt. Van Hoevenberg: 14.5 mi
  • Cliffside Coaster: 14.6 mi
  • Nature preserve: 15.4 mi
  • Airplane Wreckage: 16.7 mi
Museums: 12
  • Adirondack History Museum: 7.5 mi
  • Adirondack history center museum: 7.6 mi
  • The Iron Center: 11.5 mi
  • Crown Point Historic Site: 13.3 mi
  • Chimney Point Museum: 13.4 mi
Beaches: 6
  • Port Henry Village Beach: 11.5 mi
  • Bulwagga Bay Beach: 11.8 mi
  • Westport Beach: 12.3 mi
  • Lake Placid Public Beach: 19.4 mi
  • Park beach: 20.3 mi
Picnic sites: 4
  • Footbridge Park: 7.5 mi
  • Witherbee Park and Bandstand: 11.5 mi
  • Powerhouse Park: 11.5 mi
  • Bulwagga Bay Pavillion: 11.8 mi
Gardens: 3
  • Schroon Community Garden: 20.2 mi
  • Colonial Revival King's Garden: 23.7 mi
  • Colonial Revival King's Garden: 23.7 mi
Rest areas: 1
  • High Peaks Welcome Center: 7.6 mi
Ghost towns: 1
Artworks: 1
  • Big Wooden Bear (8'): 20.4 mi
Covered bridges: 1
On the horizon

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 7.7 miles of Boquet River Primitive Area. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Dix MountainWSW 247°1,473 m6.6 mi
Beck-hornWSW 246°1,455 m6.6 mi
Giant MountainNW 316°1,410 m4.0 mi
Hough PeakWSW 239°1,341 m6.6 mi
Rocky Peak RidgeNW 320°1,338 m3.1 mi
Macomb MountainSW 231°1,336 m7.4 mi
South DixSW 233°1,242 m6.8 mi
Grace PeakSW 231°1,227 m6.0 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:5918:2919:07
June solstice05:1219:5820:42
September equinox06:4218:1618:54
December solstice07:2715:3216:20

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F151826395160646356443221
Precip in3.12.32.93.43.94.84.44.03.94.23.43.5

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Lake Placid 2 S, 20 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapOfficial site

OpenStreetMap element way/429546015

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