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Cohotate Preserve

Cohotate Preserve from directly overhead

Cohotate Preserve is a nature reserve in New York, at a modelled elevation of 32 m. Black Dome stands 1,217 m to the west, 15 miles off. The nearest named place is Brandow Point Unique Area, a nature reserve 0.6 miles away. Shawangunk Mountains Scenic Byway passes 30 miles off.

Visiting

What to expect

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Greene County
Getting there

How to reach it

Driving directionsPlan a drive around it
Coordinates42.24505, -73.84039
Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Nature reserves
  • Brandow Point Unique Area: 0.6 mi
  • Middle Ground Flats Unique Area: 2.7 mi
  • Greenport Conservation Area: 4.1 mi
  • Athens Forest Preserve Detached Parcel: 4.5 mi
  • Seward's Island: 5.9 mi
Peaks
Parks
  • Henry Hudson Riverfront Park: 2.2 mi
  • Dutchman's Landing Park: 2.3 mi
  • Promenade Hill Park: 2.4 mi
  • Washington Park: 2.6 mi
  • Washington Park: 2.6 mi
Waterfalls: 55
  • Buttermilk Falls: 7.2 mi
  • Glen Falls: 9.6 mi
  • High Falls Waterfall: 9.7 mi
  • Gaia Cascade: 10.0 mi
  • Venus Bath: 10.2 mi
Historic sites: 45
  • Kiwanis Olympic Torch Memorial: 3.1 mi
  • Firemen's Memorial: 3.3 mi
  • Town of Cairo: 8.3 mi
  • Otis Railroad Trestle: 10.2 mi
  • Catskill Mountain House: 10.5 mi
Museums: 31
Artworks: 19
Gardens: 13
  • The Upper Garden: 11.6 mi
  • The Walled Garden: 11.7 mi
  • The Anna Jones Meditation Garden: 15.9 mi
  • Blithewood Garden: 16.0 mi
  • Bard Community Garden: 16.1 mi
Beaches: 10
  • Oakdale Beach: 3.2 mi
  • West Beach: 12.4 mi
  • East Beach: 12.7 mi
  • Saugerties Beach: 13.3 mi
  • West Landing: 14.6 mi
Cliffs: 9
  • High Rocks: 10.9 mi
  • Hurricane Ledge: 13.6 mi
  • Hawks Rocks: 14.1 mi
  • The "Great" Cliffs: 14.6 mi
  • Devils Kitchen: 14.7 mi
Attractions: 4
  • The Old Game Farm: 8.6 mi
  • trail parking: 23.6 mi
  • Hudson River Cruises: 23.7 mi
  • Orchard City Millage Sign: 23.8 mi
Springs: 3
Picnic sites: 3
Rest areas: 2
  • Rest Area I-90 (West Bound): 19.7 mi
  • Rest Area I-87 (South Bound): 24.3 mi
Lighthouses: 1
On the horizon

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 16.5 miles of Cohotate Preserve. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Black DomeW 277°1,217.37 m14.5 mi
Thomas Cole MountainW 277°1,204.87 m15.2 mi
BlackheadW 277°1,200.91 m13.6 mi
Kaaterskill High PeakWSW 245°1,113.13 m13.5 mi
Camel's HumpW 277°1,095.4 m15.9 mi
Windham High PeakWNW 287°1,077 m16.2 mi
Roundtop MountainWSW 248°1,056.13 m14.0 mi
Stoppel PointW 263°1,043 m11.6 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:0018:3119:08
June solstice05:2019:5320:36
September equinox06:4318:1818:55
December solstice07:2215:4116:27

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F272938506170747265534232
Precip in2.72.63.33.63.55.03.94.54.34.23.03.6

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Hudson Correctional Facility, 3 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element way/975083534

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