Chautauqua Gorge State Forest
Chautauqua Gorge State Forest is a nature reserve in New York, at a modelled elevation of 458 m. Arab Hill stands 640 m to the east-northeast, 21 miles off. The nearest named place is Mount Baldy, a peak 3.3 miles away. Great Lakes Seaway Trail passes 6.0 miles off. 17 named summits stand within 25 miles.
What to expect
- Access
- Yes
How to reach it
- 6.0 mi off the Great Lakes Seaway Trail, National
Named places within 25 miles
- Lakeside Park: 4.5 mi
- Welch Field Park: 5.5 mi
- Moore Park: 5.8 mi
- Grace Bedell and Abraham Lincoln Statue Park: 5.8 mi
- Wells St Pool & Field: 5.9 mi
- Mount Pleasant State Forest: 3.5 mi
- Chautauqua Fish Hatchery: 7.9 mi
- Chautauqua Lake Fish And Wildlife Management Area: 7.9 mi
- Whalen Memorial State Forest: 8.4 mi
- Chautauqua Lake Fish And Wildlife Management Area: 10.5 mi
- Mayville Station: 4.5 mi
- Grape Discovery Center: 5.1 mi
- McClurg Museum: 5.8 mi
- McClurg Museum: 5.8 mi
- Barcelona Harbor museum: 7.2 mi
- Minturn Cottage Foundation: 9.5 mi
- Bainbridge Colby Monument: 11.2 mi
- Veterans' Memorial: 11.2 mi
- Civil War Memorial: 13.0 mi
- Colt's Station: 14.8 mi
- Mount Baldy: 3.3 mi
- Sweet Hill: 12.1 mi
- Humphrey Hill: 18.1 mi
- Ingersol Hill: 18.7 mi
- Luce Hill: 19.0 mi
- Ripley Beach: 6.4 mi
- Barcelona Harbor beach: 7.2 mi
- Barcelona Beach and Dan Reed Pier: 7.2 mi
- Fishermans Beach: 10.5 mi
- Freeport Beach: 12.8 mi
- Lucille Ball: 17.7 mi
- Jon's Fish Statue: 17.8 mi
- Big Chair: 19.9 mi
- Robert H. Jackson: 20.1 mi
- Reuben E. Fenton: 20.3 mi
- Discovery Garden: 6.2 mi
- Palestine Park: 6.4 mi
- Tom's Garden: 20.8 mi
- Wesleyville Community Garden: 23.2 mi
- Crenshaw Community Garden: 24.0 mi
- Dunkirk Lighthouse & Veterans Park Museum: 21.2 mi
- South Buffalo North Side Light: 21.2 mi
- Veterans Museum & Light Keeper's House: 21.2 mi
- Oil House: 21.2 mi
- Dunkirk Light: 21.2 mi
- Panama Rocks: 12.4 mi
- Lake Shore Savings Clock Tower: 19.5 mi
- I Love Lucy Mural: 20.2 mi
- Dunkirk City Pier: 21.5 mi
- Chautauqua Lake Rest Area: 13.9 mi
- Sulfur Spring: 17.8 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Chautauqua Gorge State Forest. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Arab Hill | ENE 77° | 640 m | 21.2 mi |
| Boutwell Hill | ENE 76° | 635 m | 21.6 mi |
| Pickup Hill | E 83° | 630 m | 23.5 mi |
| Luce Hill | ENE 69° | 605 m | 19.0 mi |
| South Hill | ENE 74° | 591 m | 22.9 mi |
| Brooks Rocks | SSE 166° | 583 m | 24.1 mi |
| Dibble Hill | ENE 65° | 579 m | 21.2 mi |
| Baker Hill | S 174° | 572 m | 22.3 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:23 | 18:54 | 19:31 |
| June solstice | 05:43 | 20:16 | 20:59 |
| September equinox | 07:06 | 18:41 | 19:17 |
| December solstice | 07:45 | 16:04 | 16:50 |
Local time (America/New_York).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Oct.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 27 | 28 | 36 | 48 | 59 | 69 | 73 | 71 | 65 | 54 | 43 | 34 |
| Precip in | 2.6 | 2.4 | 2.9 | 3.4 | 3.8 | 3.6 | 4.4 | 3.8 | 4.6 | 4.9 | 3.8 | 3.2 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Westfield 2 SSE, 4 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOfficial siteOpenStreetMap element way/429192852
Day trips start here
- Jamestown · 20 mi
- Erie Region · 26 mi
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