Cathead Mountain Primitive Area
Cathead Mountain Primitive Area is a nature reserve in New York, at a modelled elevation of 512 m. Swart Mountain stands 933 m to the north-northwest, 9.6 miles off. The nearest named place is Cathead Mountain, a peak 0.5 miles away. Adirondack Trail passes 2.5 miles off.
What to expect
- Operated by
- New York State Department of Environmental Conservation
How to reach it
- 2.5 mi off the Adirondack Trail
- 14.5 mi off the Southern Adirondack Trail
- 21.1 mi off the Dude Ranch Trail
- 22.1 mi off the Revolutionary Trail
Overlooks nearby
- view east · 6 mi
- River Overlook · 16 mi
- Viewpoint to East · 29 mi
- The Narrows · 29 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Cathead Mountain: 0.5 mi
- Little Cathead Mountain: 1.6 mi
- Jacksons Seat: 1.7 mi
- Groff Mountain: 2.6 mi
- Wallace Mountain: 2.8 mi
- Waterfront Park: 6.7 mi
- Parker's Corner Park: 7.8 mi
- Edinburg Town Park: 11.2 mi
- Nathan Littauer Park: 14.5 mi
- Veteran's Park: 14.7 mi
- Fenton Farm: 16.7 mi
- Fulton County Jail (historic): 19.4 mi
- World Trade Center Memorial: 20.4 mi
- Vietnam Veterans Memorial: 20.4 mi
- Civil War Monument: 22.3 mi
- Forks Mountain Primitive Area: 13.7 mi
- LeVine Nature Preserve: 16.8 mi
- Hennig Preserve: 17.1 mi
- Homestead County Forest: 17.4 mi
- Lake Desolation State Forest: 17.8 mi
- West Stoney Creek Falls: 4.3 mi
- first falls: 7.4 mi
- second falls: 8.0 mi
- third falls: 8.1 mi
- Auger Falls: 13.3 mi
- Nellie Tyrell Museum: 9.9 mi
- Edinburg Rural Museum: 10.0 mi
- Fulton County Museum: 14.8 mi
- Karpeles Museum: 15.6 mi
- Glove Theatre Museum: 15.9 mi
- Lost Hunter's: 11.8 mi
- Lost T: 12.0 mi
- McMartin: 12.3 mi
- Choss Factory: 13.9 mi
- Echo Cliff: 17.0 mi
- Northville Placid Trail Southern Terminus Arch: 6.7 mi
- Elisha Yale: 14.7 mi
- Soldier's Monument: 15.2 mi
- 1889: 15.9 mi
- DreamRiver: 24.0 mi
- Mini Route 66: 15.6 mi
- Hyzer Creek Disc Golf Course: 17.7 mi
- Caughnawaga Indian Village Site: 23.0 mi
- Fremont Street Garden: 16.2 mi
- Perrella Sculpture Garden: 20.4 mi
- Wayside Beach: 22.7 mi
- Luzerne Beach: 23.0 mi
- Jessup River Day Use Area: 22.7 mi
- Schoharie Crossing Launch: 23.3 mi
- I-90 Eastbound Parking/Rest Area: 23.7 mi
- I-90 Westbound Parking/Rest Area: 23.8 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 9.6 miles of Cathead Mountain Primitive Area. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Swart Mountain | NNW 329° | 933 m | 9.6 mi |
| Dugway Mountain | NW 325° | 904 m | 8.7 mi |
| Three Ponds Mountain | WNW 290° | 890 m | 4.6 mi |
| Sugarloaf Mountain | WNW 287° | 874 m | 6.3 mi |
| Blue Ridge Mountain | W 269° | 866 m | 6.0 mi |
| Pigeon Mountain | WSW 246° | 850 m | 7.6 mi |
| Wallace Mountain | NW 308° | 828 m | 2.8 mi |
| Silver Lake Mountain | WNW 281° | 828 m | 6.5 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:01 | 18:32 | 19:09 |
| June solstice | 05:18 | 19:58 | 20:42 |
| September equinox | 06:45 | 18:19 | 18:56 |
| December solstice | 07:27 | 15:38 | 16:25 |
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 | 17 | 26 | 39 | 53 | 62 | 66 | 64 | 57 | 44 | 33 | 23 |
| Precip in | 3.9 | 3.5 | 3.7 | 4.4 | 4.5 | 4.9 | 4.8 | 4.1 | 4.3 | 4.9 | 3.6 | 4.1 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Gloversville 7NW (peck Lake), 13 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOfficial siteOpenStreetMap element way/429418298
Day trips start here
- Ballston Spa · 29 mi
- Saratoga Springs · 29 mi
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