Elkdale State Forest
Elkdale State Forest is a nature reserve in New York, at a modelled elevation of 487 m. Shutts Hill stands 733 m to the west-southwest, 2.7 miles off. The nearest named place is Cattaraugus County Fair, a attraction 2.3 miles away. Western New York Southtowns Scenic Byway passes 20 miles off.
What to expect
- Operated by
- New York State Department of Environmental Conservation
- Access
- Yes
How to reach it
- 19.9 mi off the Western New York Southtowns Scenic Byway
- 25.3 mi off the Longhouse Scenic Byway
- 28.7 mi off the Great Lakes Seaway Trail, National
Overlooks nearby
- Overlook · 27 mi
- Rimrock Overlook · 28 mi
- Overlook · 28 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Bucktooth Hill: 2.3 mi
- Shutts Hill: 2.7 mi
- Murder Hill: 3.2 mi
- Lindell Lookout: 3.9 mi
- Oyer Mountain: 4.0 mi
- Veterans Memorial Park: 5.3 mi
- Conewango Creek Waterway Access: 8.3 mi
- Weeden Park: 10.5 mi
- Legion Park: 11.0 mi
- Jacob's Park: 12.4 mi
- Salamanca Railyard: 5.7 mi
- Old Salamanca Train Station: 5.8 mi
- BR&P East Salamanca roundhouse: 6.4 mi
- Stone Tower: 7.5 mi
- Vietnam Veterans Memorial: 17.1 mi
- Allenberg Bog Audubon Nature Preserve: 5.3 mi
- Allenberg Bog Audubon Nature Preserve: 5.6 mi
- Cattaraugus State Forest: 6.6 mi
- Raecher Hill State Forest: 9.6 mi
- Randolph Fish Hatchery: 9.7 mi
- The Bathers: 10.8 mi
- Mosquito: 10.9 mi
- Reclining amazon: 11.0 mi
- Amazon: 11.0 mi
- Yoga amazon: 11.0 mi
- Seneca Iroquois National Museum: 5.2 mi
- Salamanca Rail Museum: 5.8 mi
- Ellicottville Historical Museum: 6.4 mi
- South Dayton Depot Movie and Rail Museum: 16.5 mi
- Marilyn Horne Museum and Exhibit Center: 20.0 mi
- Cattaraugus County Fair: 2.3 mi
- Griffis Sculpture Park: Mill Valley Road site: 10.9 mi
- Griffis Sculpture Park: Rohr Hill site: 12.0 mi
- Boundary: 14.1 mi
- Bridal falls: 10.3 mi
- Ensminger Falls: 14.0 mi
- Zoar Valley Naturist Area: 15.7 mi
- Zoar Valley Beach: 16.9 mi
- Witchs Walk: 9.2 mi
- Melissa's Spring: 14.1 mi
- Tom's Garden: 24.8 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 19.5 miles of Elkdale State Forest. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Shutts Hill | WSW 246° | 733 m | 2.7 mi |
| McCarty Hill | ENE 68° | 710 m | 4.7 mi |
| Parker Hill | SW 222° | 708 m | 6.4 mi |
| Mount Irvine | SSE 153° | 708 m | 12.8 mi |
| Chapell Hill | ESE 103° | 708 m | 13.6 mi |
| Mount Moriah | SE 134° | 708 m | 15.5 mi |
| Blacksnake Mountain | SSE 169° | 708 m | 17.0 mi |
| Lindell Lookout | ESE 119° | 707 m | 3.9 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:19 | 18:50 | 19:27 |
| June solstice | 05:40 | 20:13 | 20:56 |
| September equinox | 07:03 | 18:37 | 19:14 |
| December solstice | 07:41 | 16:01 | 16:47 |
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 | 22 | 23 | 30 | 43 | 54 | 63 | 67 | 65 | 59 | 48 | 38 | 28 |
| Precip in | 4.3 | 2.5 | 3.5 | 3.8 | 3.9 | 4.6 | 5.2 | 4.3 | 4.4 | 4.7 | 4.0 | 3.8 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Little Valley, 2 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOfficial siteOpenStreetMap element way/429206292
Day trips start here
- Little Valley · 2 mi
- Ellicottville · 6 mi
- Salamanca · 6 mi
- Cattaraugus County · 7 mi
- Cattaraugus · 8 mi
- Randolph · 11 mi
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