Crab Hollow State Forest
Crab Hollow State Forest is a nature reserve in New York, at a modelled elevation of 519 m. Alma Hill stands 777 m to the south-southeast, 21 miles off. The nearest named place is Hanging Bog Game Management Area, a park 1.0 miles away. Western New York Southtowns Scenic Byway passes 25 miles off.
What to expect
- Operated by
- New York State Department of Environmental Conservation
- Access
- Yes
How to reach it
- 25.4 mi off the Western New York Southtowns Scenic Byway
Named places within 25 miles
- Hanging Bog Game Management Area: 1.0 mi
- Village Park: 5.5 mi
- Genesee Park: 7.6 mi
- Chamberlain Park: 7.8 mi
- Willow Bank Park: 7.9 mi
- Jackson Hill: 5.3 mi
- Reservation Hill: 7.5 mi
- Cuba Hill: 7.8 mi
- Bush Hill: 8.0 mi
- Jacobs Hill: 8.2 mi
- Hanging Bog Wildlife Management Area - Showy Lady Slipper: 1.9 mi
- Genesee Valley Greenway State Park: 5.2 mi
- Genesee Valley Greenway State Park: 5.2 mi
- Moss Lake: 5.5 mi
- Bush Hill State Forest: 7.4 mi
- Soldiers' Monument: 5.5 mi
- Seneca Oil Spring Memorial: 7.7 mi
- Major Moses Van Campen: 8.1 mi
- Civil War Memorial: 11.3 mi
- Abandoned Dairy: 18.4 mi
- Mary Jemison: 20.4 mi
- The Sorrowful Mother: 21.3 mi
- Blessed Mother Mary Statue: 21.4 mi
- Father Joseph Butler: 21.5 mi
- Francis and Clare: 21.5 mi
- Pioneer Oil Museum: 17.7 mi
- Mather Homestead Museum: 18.9 mi
- William Pryor Letchworth Museum: 20.3 mi
- Humphrey Nature Center: 21.0 mi
- Terra Cotta: 22.2 mi
- hidden waterfall: 6.4 mi
- Arcade and Attica Railroad Depot: 18.3 mi
- Genesee Falls Balloon: 19.2 mi
- Balloons Over Letchworth Launch: 20.1 mi
- Griffis Sculpture Park: Rohr Hill site: 24.3 mi
- Fassett Greenspace: 19.4 mi
- Rock Garden: 22.2 mi
- Environmental Studies Garden: 22.2 mi
- Upper Falls: 19.8 mi
- Middle Falls: 20.2 mi
- Lower Falls: 20.9 mi
- Parade Grounds Picnic Area: 20.5 mi
- St Helena Picnic Area: 23.6 mi
- Friendship Rest Area: 8.8 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 23.4 miles of Crab Hollow State Forest. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Alma Hill | SSE 151° | 777 m | 21.3 mi |
| White Hill | SSE 158° | 765 m | 20.4 mi |
| Jericho Hill | ESE 106° | 717 m | 21.5 mi |
| Richburg Hill | SSE 165° | 709 m | 16.5 mi |
| Jordan Hill | S 173° | 708 m | 14.0 mi |
| Chapell Hill | WSW 239° | 708 m | 18.2 mi |
| Ben Socker Hill | ESE 106° | 705 m | 23.4 mi |
| Bliven Hill | ESE 121° | 702 m | 15.4 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:17 | 18:48 | 19:25 |
| June solstice | 05:37 | 20:11 | 20:54 |
| September equinox | 07:01 | 18:35 | 19:12 |
| December solstice | 07:39 | 15:59 | 16:44 |
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 | 23 | 24 | 32 | 44 | 55 | 64 | 67 | 66 | 59 | 48 | 38 | 29 |
| Precip in | 2.6 | 2.0 | 2.7 | 3.3 | 3.5 | 4.2 | 4.0 | 4.1 | 3.9 | 3.9 | 3.0 | 2.9 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Angelica, 10 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOpenStreetMap element way/32035761
Day trips start here
- Olean · 20 mi
- Cattaraugus County · 23 mi
- Ellicottville · 24 mi
- Salamanca · 28 mi
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