Burnt Hill State Forest
Burnt Hill State Forest is a nature reserve in New York, at a modelled elevation of 453 m. Lyon Mountain stands 1,167 m to the northwest, 10 miles off. The nearest named place is Burnt Hill, a peak 0.3 miles away. Olympic Trail passes 11 miles off.
What to expect
- Access
- Yes
How to reach it
- 11.2 mi off the Olympic Trail
- 12.8 mi off the Lakes to Locks Passage, National
- 19.3 mi off the Lake Champlain Byway - Vermont
- 20.4 mi off the Military Trail
Overlooks nearby
- Whirlpool Basin Overlook · 13 mi
- Sentry Box Overlook · 13 mi
- Hemlock Heights Overlook · 13 mi
- Pulpit Rock Overlook · 13 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Burnt Hill: 0.3 mi
- Russia Mountain: 2.4 mi
- Terry Mountain: 3.0 mi
- Sugar Hill: 3.5 mi
- Columbe Mountain: 4.3 mi
- Picketts Corner Park: 3.6 mi
- Cadyville Recreation Park: 7.7 mi
- Jefferson Dukette Memorial Field: 8.3 mi
- Little Ausable Park: 9.2 mi
- M. J. Sullivan Park: 9.3 mi
- Cadyville State Forest: 8.0 mi
- Imperial Mills Dam: 12.5 mi
- Garden Island: 14.6 mi
- Chazy Highlands Wildlife Management Area: 14.6 mi
- Wickham Marsh Wildlife Management Area: 14.8 mi
- Rockwell Kent Collection: 13.1 mi
- Plattsburgh State Art Museum: 13.2 mi
- Nina Winkel Sculpture Gallery: 13.2 mi
- North Star Underground Railroad Museum: 13.5 mi
- Anderson Falls Heritage Society Museum: 13.5 mi
- J. & J. Rogers Company Pulp Mill: 11.8 mi
- Clintonville: 11.9 mi
- Double Cantilever Hangar Foundation: 12.6 mi
- Trinity Episcopal Church - 1830: 13.9 mi
- Fort Scott Memorial: 14.0 mi
- Horseshoe Falls: 13.5 mi
- Alice Falls: 13.6 mi
- Rainbow Falls: 13.6 mi
- Flume Falls: 18.1 mi
- The Flume Fall: 18.1 mi
- Ausable Chasm: 13.5 mi
- Airplane: 13.7 mi
- Potholes: 19.9 mi
- Indian Head Rock: 19.9 mi
- Whirlpool Cove: 19.9 mi
- Plattsburgh City Beach: 15.5 mi
- Port Kent Public Beach Park: 16.0 mi
- Camp Chateaugay Beach: 17.2 mi
- Thayer Beach: 22.4 mi
- Thayer Beach: 22.8 mi
- Potter Mountain Cliff: 7.9 mi
- Tsunami Wall: 8.2 mi
- summit fliff: 8.3 mi
- Center of Progress Cliff: 8.5 mi
- Great Wall: 16.5 mi
- Amite Sculpture: 13.2 mi
- Big Wooden Bear (8'): 19.4 mi
- AuSable Chasm Picnic Area: 13.6 mi
- Dock Street Landing and Waterfront Park: 14.4 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 10.5 miles of Burnt Hill State Forest. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lyon Mountain | NW 310° | 1,167 m | 10.0 mi |
| Averill Peak | WNW 304° | 1,159 m | 10.2 mi |
| Brushy Knob | NW 306° | 885 m | 9.0 mi |
| Johnson Mountain | NNW 333° | 755 m | 7.6 mi |
| Silver Lake Mountain | SW 226° | 723 m | 9.1 mi |
| Tolman Mountain | SW 233° | 722 m | 6.5 mi |
| Dannemora Mountain | N 353° | 683 m | 8.7 mi |
| Larry Ryan Mountain | S 174° | 659 m | 6.0 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:59 | 18:29 | 19:07 |
| June solstice | 05:10 | 19:59 | 20:44 |
| September equinox | 06:43 | 18:16 | 18:54 |
| December solstice | 07:29 | 15:30 | 16:18 |
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 | 19 | 22 | 32 | 45 | 58 | 66 | 71 | 69 | 61 | 49 | 38 | 26 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Peru 2 WSW, 7 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
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Day trips start here
- Burlington · 26 mi
- Colchester · 26 mi
- Essex · 27 mi
- Winooski · 27 mi
- Shelburne · 28 mi
- South Burlington · 28 mi
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