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Erwin Hollow State Forest

Erwin Hollow State Forest from directly overhead

Erwin Hollow State Forest is a nature reserve in New York, at a modelled elevation of 374 m. Gobblers Knob stands 592 m to the south-southeast, 14 miles off. The nearest named place is Erwin Text Zone / Parking Area, a rest area 0.8 miles away.

What to expect

Access
Yes

Official site

How to reach it

Coordinates42.17694, -77.09801

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
  • Pioneer Park: 0.8 mi
  • Kinsella Park: 0.8 mi
  • Craig Park: 0.9 mi
  • Rand Avenue Park: 1.0 mi
  • Hodgeman Park: 1.2 mi
Peaks
Historic sites: 19
  • Phillip W. Scudder Bridge: 0.9 mi
  • Painted Post Monument: 1.3 mi
  • IEEE Milestone in Electrical Engineering and Computing: 1.8 mi
  • Preemption Line: 7.6 mi
  • Soaring Capital of America: 10.8 mi
Nature reserves: 17
Museums: 12
Artworks: 10
  • Glass Blower: 3.0 mi
  • The Critic: 3.0 mi
  • Artemus: 3.3 mi
  • Corning Ceremonial Sculpture: 3.4 mi
  • Metal Abstract: 9.2 mi
Waterfalls: 7
  • Shequaga Falls: 17.1 mi
  • Aunt Sarah's Falls: 17.3 mi
  • Rainbow Falls: 17.4 mi
  • Rainbow Falls: 17.4 mi
  • Central Cascade: 17.5 mi
Rest areas: 4
Attractions: 4
Cliffs: 2

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 16.8 miles of Erwin Hollow State Forest. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Gobblers KnobSSE 167°592 m14.0 mi
Quackenbush HillE 83°580 m6.0 mi
Martin HillENE 66°579 m9.4 mi
Mount WashingtonNNW 342°577 m14.8 mi
Huey HillNNE 17°576 m16.4 mi
Townley HillENE 66°574 m8.5 mi
Irish HillNW 326°574 m11.2 mi
Buck HillS 174°572 m14.9 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:1318:4419:21
June solstice05:3320:0620:49
September equinox06:5618:3119:08
December solstice07:3415:5516:40

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F212331435563676658473627
Precip in2.31.93.03.43.14.23.73.94.23.62.82.7

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Corning, 3 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapOfficial site

OpenStreetMap element way/429194236

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