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Dug Mountain Primitive Area

Dug Mountain Primitive Area from directly overhead

Dug Mountain Primitive Area is a nature reserve in New York, at a modelled elevation of 591 m. Snowy Mountain stands 1,166 m to the north-northwest, 6.3 miles off. The nearest named place is Belden Hill, a peak 0.7 miles away. Adirondack Trail passes 2.7 miles off.

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What to expect

Operated by
New York State Department of Environmental Conservation

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Coordinates43.61433, -74.34547

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Waterfalls: 15
Parks: 7
  • shuffle board: 8.5 mi
  • Byron Park: 12.4 mi
  • Parker's Corner Park: 15.7 mi
  • Poplar Point Day Use Area: 16.1 mi
  • Courtney Park: 23.4 mi
Nature reserves: 7
  • Forks Mountain Primitive Area: 11.0 mi
  • Wakely Mountain Primitive Area: 11.9 mi
  • Chatiemac Lake Primitive Area: 15.5 mi
  • Hudson Gorge Primitive Area: 16.5 mi
  • Mill Creek Parking Area: 18.5 mi
Attractions: 6
  • Chimney Mountain: 7.7 mi
  • Mini Route 66: 8.1 mi
  • Gore Mt. Mineral Shop: 15.2 mi
  • Great Camp Sagamore Tours: 17.6 mi
  • Tannery Pond Community Association: 18.9 mi
Cliffs: 6
Beaches: 5
  • Indian Lake Day Use Area: 5.8 mi
  • Long Beach: 5.8 mi
  • Blue Mountain Lake Beach: 17.2 mi
  • Grunblatt Memorial Beach: 18.6 mi
  • Silver Beach: 19.3 mi
Picnic sites: 4
  • Indian Lake Day Use Area: 2.0 mi
  • Jessup River Day Use Area: 2.6 mi
  • Indian Lake Day Use Area: 4.5 mi
  • Buttermilk Falls: 21.9 mi
Historic sites: 4
  • Sugar Shack Ruins: 17.4 mi
  • Gate House Ruins: 18.3 mi
  • paint mine: 19.3 mi
  • Old Crane Mt Fire Tower Location: 19.8 mi
Museums: 3
Artworks: 2
  • Rt 30 Alien: 2.8 mi
  • Iron Cross: 17.2 mi
Springs: 2
  • Rafting: 12.1 mi
  • Whitewater rafting: 17.2 mi
Rest areas: 1
  • Snowy Mountain Trail Parking: 6.0 mi
On the horizon

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 9.5 miles of Dug Mountain Primitive Area. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Snowy MountainNNW 341°1,166 m6.3 mi
Panther MountainNNW 345°1,146 m8.8 mi
Lewey MountainNW 306°1,117 m5.9 mi
Buell MountainNNW 337°1,114 m7.7 mi
Pillsbury MountainWSW 255°1,094 m8.7 mi
Puffer MountainENE 66°1,048 m8.0 mi
Bullhead MountainENE 57°1,042 m9.5 mi
Buck MountainNW 321°1,020 m7.2 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:0218:3219:10
June solstice05:1719:5920:43
September equinox06:4518:1918:57
December solstice07:2815:3716:24

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F161726395160646356443322
Precip in3.02.53.23.73.94.44.04.03.54.53.53.4

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Indian Lake 2SW, 10 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapOfficial site

OpenStreetMap element way/429787409

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