Cattaraugus State Forest
Cattaraugus State Forest is a nature reserve in New York, at a modelled elevation of 519 m. Shutts Hill stands 733 m to the south, 7.4 miles off. The nearest named place is Carroll Hill, a peak 3.3 miles away. Western New York Southtowns Scenic Byway passes 14 miles off.
What to expect
- Operated by
- New York State Department of Environmental Conservation
- Access
- Yes
How to reach it
- 14.5 mi off the Western New York Southtowns Scenic Byway
- 22.6 mi off the Great Lakes Seaway Trail, National
Overlooks nearby
- Pipeline Confluence · 27 mi
- Cliff top · 28 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Carroll Hill: 3.3 mi
- Painter's Summit: 3.7 mi
- Watson Hill: 4.6 mi
- Armstrong Hill: 5.5 mi
- Crumb Hill: 5.7 mi
- Conewango Creek Waterway Access: 5.1 mi
- Cattaraugus Creek Waterway Access: 9.4 mi
- Gateway Park: 10.9 mi
- Chang Hu Park: 11.7 mi
- Creekside Park: 11.8 mi
- Salamanca Railyard: 12.1 mi
- Old Salamanca Train Station: 12.2 mi
- BR&P East Salamanca roundhouse: 12.5 mi
- Stone Tower: 14.1 mi
- Vietnam Veterans Memorial: 16.8 mi
- Allenberg Bog Audubon Nature Preserve: 4.6 mi
- Allenberg Bog Audubon Nature Preserve: 5.2 mi
- Elkdale State Forest: 6.6 mi
- Deer Lick Conservation Area: 7.8 mi
- Bryant Hill State Forest: 12.5 mi
- The Bathers: 7.1 mi
- Mosquito: 7.2 mi
- Yoga amazon: 7.3 mi
- Reclining amazon: 7.3 mi
- Amazon: 7.3 mi
- Ellicottville Historical Museum: 8.0 mi
- Seneca Iroquois National Museum: 11.8 mi
- South Dayton Depot Movie and Rail Museum: 12.2 mi
- Salamanca Rail Museum: 12.2 mi
- Warner Museum: 15.2 mi
- Cattaraugus County Fair: 4.5 mi
- Griffis Sculpture Park: Mill Valley Road site: 7.2 mi
- Griffis Sculpture Park: Rohr Hill site: 8.2 mi
- Boundary: 8.9 mi
- Arcade and Attica Railroad Depot: 24.9 mi
- Ensminger Falls: 7.5 mi
- Bridal falls: 16.8 mi
- Cromer's Mill: 22.2 mi
- Zoar Valley Naturist Area: 9.1 mi
- Zoar Valley Beach: 11.0 mi
- Hanover Town Beach: 23.7 mi
- Melissa's Spring: 7.6 mi
- Witchs Walk: 15.1 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 20.8 miles of Cattaraugus State Forest. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Shutts Hill | S 185° | 733 m | 7.4 mi |
| McCarty Hill | SE 126° | 710 m | 7.7 mi |
| Parker Hill | SSW 192° | 708 m | 11.3 mi |
| Chapell Hill | ESE 122° | 708 m | 17.8 mi |
| Mount Irvine | SSE 157° | 708 m | 19.3 mi |
| Lindell Lookout | SSE 148° | 707 m | 9.8 mi |
| Poverty Hill | E 97° | 706 m | 6.1 mi |
| Watson Hill | ESE 116° | 697 m | 4.6 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:20 | 18:51 | 19:28 |
| June solstice | 05:39 | 20:14 | 20:56 |
| September equinox | 07:03 | 18:37 | 19:14 |
| December solstice | 07:42 | 16:01 | 16:46 |
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 | 22 | 23 | 30 | 43 | 54 | 63 | 67 | 65 | 59 | 48 | 38 | 28 |
| Precip in | 4.3 | 2.5 | 3.5 | 3.8 | 3.9 | 4.6 | 5.2 | 4.3 | 4.4 | 4.7 | 4.0 | 3.8 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Little Valley, 5 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOfficial siteOpenStreetMap element way/428681232
Day trips start here
- Cattaraugus · 3 mi
- Little Valley · 5 mi
- Cattaraugus County · 8 mi
- Ellicottville · 8 mi
- Salamanca · 12 mi
- Randolph · 14 mi
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