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Freund Preserve

Freund Preserve from directly overhead

Freund Preserve is a nature reserve in New York, at a modelled elevation of 163 m. Honwee Mountain stands 698 m to the east-northeast, 14 miles off. The nearest named place is Tony's Nose, a peak 1.0 miles away. Mount Greylock Scenic Byway passes 19 miles off.

Visiting

What to expect

Operated by
Nature Conservancy
Access
Yes
Getting there

How to reach it

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Coordinates42.44846, -73.56536

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Nature reserves
Parks
  • Wachoosik Park: 4.9 mi
  • Village Commons Park: 5.1 mi
  • Crellin Community Park: 5.7 mi
  • Creekside Park: 7.6 mi
  • Kinderhook Village Green: 7.7 mi
Historic sites
Museums: 53
Artworks: 46
  • Valatie Santa Claus: 6.4 mi
  • Martin Van Buren Statue: 7.7 mi
  • I ♥ NY: 12.2 mi
  • Copland Sculpture: 14.5 mi
  • Courtyard by Marriott: 15.6 mi
Attractions: 35
  • concrete bases: 14.6 mi
  • balanced rock: 14.7 mi
  • concrete bases: 15.3 mi
  • stone pillar: 15.4 mi
  • Mountain Coaster: 15.8 mi
Gardens: 33
Waterfalls: 27
  • Hoags Corners Falls: 8.3 mi
  • Wynants Kill Falls: 12.4 mi
  • High Falls Waterfall: 14.6 mi
  • Barberville Falls: 16.4 mi
  • Buttermilk Falls: 17.4 mi
Cliffs: 6
Beaches: 4
Springs: 3
  • Pond off Chair Factory Road: 8.7 mi
  • Spring Avenue Spring: 19.4 mi
  • Bathtub Spring: 21.8 mi
Rest areas: 2
  • Rest Area I-90 (West Bound): 7.3 mi
  • Rest Area I-87 (South Bound): 15.1 mi
Picnic sites: 1
  • Guilder Pond Picnic area: 24.5 mi
On the horizon

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 14.6 miles of Freund Preserve. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Honwee MountainENE 72°698 m13.9 mi
Rounds MountainNE 54°685 m14.3 mi
Rounds MountainNE 54°683 m14.3 mi
Pine MountainENE 76°680 m12.9 mi
Tower MountainENE 74°670 m12.4 mi
Berry MountainENE 73°668 m13.3 mi
Berry HillENE 71°666 m13.3 mi
Smith MountainENE 79°660 m12.0 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:5918:2919:07
June solstice05:1819:5320:36
September equinox06:4218:1618:53
December solstice07:2115:3916:25

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F252736485968737164524131
Precip in2.22.22.93.33.84.53.84.44.64.33.22.9

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Valatie 1 N, 6 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element way/1432355102

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