Cottrell State Forest
Cottrell State Forest is a nature reserve in New York, at a modelled elevation of 454 m. Gomer Hill stands 643 m to the north, 15 miles off. The nearest named place is Lewis Forest Preserve Detached Parcel, a nature reserve 0.7 miles away. Black River Trail passes 7.6 miles off. 49 named summits stand within 25 miles.
What to expect
- Access
- Yes
How to reach it
- 7.6 mi off the Black River Trail
- 9.9 mi off the Revolutionary Trail
- 14.9 mi off the Central Adirondack Trail
- 27.2 mi off the Southern Adirondack Trail
Named places within 25 miles
- Town of Leyden Recreation Park: 3.3 mi
- Town of Taberg Park: 9.7 mi
- Lee Town Park: 9.9 mi
- Kortnear Park: 10.0 mi
- School Park: 10.0 mi
- Bowman Hill: 3.7 mi
- Finn Hill: 4.4 mi
- Webster Hill: 5.4 mi
- Haynes Hill: 6.0 mi
- Stace Hill: 6.5 mi
- Lewis Forest Preserve Detached Parcel: 0.7 mi
- Lewis Forest Preserve Detached Parcel: 1.1 mi
- Lewis Forest Preserve Detached Parcel: 3.0 mi
- West Branch State Forest: 4.4 mi
- Swancott Mill State Forest: 4.4 mi
- Walter D. Edmunds: 10.2 mi
- Village Christmas Tree: 10.2 mi
- Police Monument: 10.2 mi
- Santa's Reindeer Shack: 10.2 mi
- Little Village Park Band Stand: 10.2 mi
- Oneida County Fair Museum: 9.8 mi
- Fynmore Studios: 10.2 mi
- Hemlock Mercantile: 10.5 mi
- Replica of Full Size Canal Boat: 10.5 mi
- Warehouse: 10.5 mi
- Boonville Oneida County Fair Wall: 9.6 mi
- Boonville Mural: 10.6 mi
- St Mary's Statue: 10.6 mi
- Mother Mary: 20.2 mi
- Pixley Falls: 9.3 mi
- Lyons Fall: 15.4 mi
- Salmon River Falls: 22.3 mi
- Little Village Park Band Stand: 10.2 mi
- Verona Beach: 20.3 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Cottrell State Forest. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gomer Hill | N 7° | 643 m | 15.4 mi |
| Tug Hill | NNE 13° | 585 m | 13.5 mi |
| Wards Hill | NW 325° | 562 m | 15.7 mi |
| Penn Mountain | ESE 105° | 551 m | 13.8 mi |
| Stone Dam Mountain | E 79° | 549 m | 23.8 mi |
| Starr Hill | ESE 113° | 545 m | 15.0 mi |
| Finn Hill | E 80° | 545 m | 22.3 mi |
| Bowen Hill | ESE 109° | 538 m | 13.2 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:06 | 18:37 | 19:14 |
| June solstice | 05:22 | 20:03 | 20:47 |
| September equinox | 06:50 | 18:24 | 19:01 |
| December solstice | 07:32 | 15:43 | 16:29 |
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 | 18 | 27 | 40 | 53 | 61 | 66 | 64 | 57 | 45 | 34 | 23 |
| Precip in | 4.9 | 4.0 | 4.1 | 4.6 | 4.6 | 5.3 | 4.6 | 4.7 | 4.9 | 6.1 | 5.0 | 5.3 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Boonville 4 SSW, 8 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
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