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Cowee State Forest

Cowee State Forest from directly overhead

Cowee State Forest is a nature reserve in New York, at a modelled elevation of 502 m. Berlin Mountain stands 853 m to the east, 7.1 miles off. The nearest named place is Pineridge Cross Country Trails, a park 2.1 miles away. Mohawk Trail - MA passes 8.4 miles off.

Visiting

What to expect

Operated by
New York State Department of Environmental Conservation
Getting there

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Coordinates42.67477, -73.42440

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
  • Pineridge Cross Country Trails: 2.1 mi
  • Cherry Plain State Park: 4.0 mi
  • Barberville Falls Preserve: 6.0 mi
  • Grafton Lakes State Park: 6.9 mi
  • Butler Park: 7.7 mi
Peaks
Nature reserves
Historic sites
  • Ruins: 6.3 mi
  • Sand Lake Veteran's Memorial Park: 7.9 mi
  • Tenney Home: 8.5 mi
  • NY/VT/MA Tri-State Granite Marker: 9.5 mi
  • 1753 House: 11.2 mi
Museums: 51
Artworks: 35
  • Thomas Schütte Crystal: 10.6 mi
  • Jenny Holzer Benches: 10.9 mi
  • Jenny Holzer Benches: 10.9 mi
  • The Owl: 13.3 mi
  • The Wind Chimes: 13.4 mi
Attractions: 33
  • Sentinels: 3.6 mi
  • Grandfather Rock: 4.0 mi
  • Mountain Coaster: 10.7 mi
  • Uncle Sam's Grave: 13.8 mi
  • United Methodist Church bell: 14.4 mi
Waterfalls: 29
  • Barberville Falls: 5.9 mi
  • Wynants Kill Falls: 7.6 mi
  • Haley Falls: 7.9 mi
  • Hoags Corners Falls: 8.9 mi
  • Deer Hill Falls: 12.2 mi
Gardens: 27
  • Buxton Garden: 10.7 mi
  • Troy Botanical Garden: 11.1 mi
  • Troy Rocks: 13.7 mi
  • Tenth Street Community Garden: 13.8 mi
  • Ninth Street Community Garden: 13.8 mi
Cliffs: 7
Beaches: 4
Rest areas: 4
Springs: 2
  • Spring Avenue Spring: 13.2 mi
  • Pond off Chair Factory Road: 16.9 mi
Covered bridges: 2
Picnic sites: 1
On the horizon

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 12.3 miles of Cowee State Forest. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Berlin MountainE 80°853 m7.1 mi
Mount ProspectE 94°816 m12.3 mi
Misery MountainSE 126°793 m6.7 mi
Beoadic MountainSE 130°792 m10.0 mi
East MountainSE 124°791 m9.4 mi
Mount RaimerENE 68°784 m7.7 mi
Stony LedgeE 100°783 m11.9 mi
White RockNE 53°775 m9.1 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:5818:2919:06
June solstice05:1719:5320:36
September equinox06:4218:1618:53
December solstice07:2115:3816:24

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F222432455664686760493828
Precip in3.02.63.74.44.44.54.34.04.24.73.53.8

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Grafton, 8 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element node/11954626170

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