Nature reserve · New York
future preserve
future preserve is a nature reserve in New York, at a modelled elevation of 350 m. Black Mountain stands 805 m to the southwest, 3.8 miles off. The nearest named place is Hogback Mountain, a peak 0.9 miles away. Lakes to Locks Passage passes 1.6 miles off.
What to expect
- Operated by
- LGLC
How to reach it
Coordinates43.64600, -73.47723
- 1.6 mi off the Lakes to Locks Passage, National
- 15.3 mi off the Stone Valley Byway
- 17.6 mi off the Central Adirondack Trail
- 17.8 mi off the Dude Ranch Trail
Overlooks nearby
- Kane's Falls · 15 mi
- Flag View · 18 mi
- Summit View · 18 mi
- The Eagle's Eye · 19 mi
Named places within 25 miles
Peaks
- Hogback Mountain: 0.9 mi
- Spruce Mountain: 1.1 mi
- The Knob: 2.2 mi
- Sugarloaf Mountain: 2.4 mi
- Elephant Mountain: 2.6 mi
Parks
- Hazel Island: 6.5 mi
- Ward Marsh Wildlife Management Area: 6.5 mi
- Sarah Island: 6.6 mi
- Hague Town Beach Park: 6.8 mi
- Peggy's Point: 6.9 mi
Nature reserves: 28
- Leeming Jelliffe Preserve: 1.0 mi
- Terzian Woodlot: 3.0 mi
- East Bay Wildlife Management Area: 7.0 mi
- The Saddles State Forest: 7.6 mi
- LGLC Wing Pond: 8.2 mi
Historic sites: 28
- Lafayette's Tour: 7.4 mi
- Bolton Veterans' Memorial: 10.8 mi
- Bolton Time Capsule: 10.8 mi
- West Castleton Slate Co mill complex: 12.3 mi
- Old Champlain Canal Lock 19: 13.9 mi
Cliffs: 25
- Deer Leap: 2.8 mi
- Uncas Cliff: 3.1 mi
- Ark Wall: 8.3 mi
- Anthonys Nose: 8.8 mi
- The Great Ledge: 9.4 mi
Attractions: 21
- Star Trek Original Series Set Tours: 14.2 mi
- Leonelli's Playland Arcade: 19.3 mi
- Lake George Steamboat Company: 19.4 mi
- Doctor Morbid's Haunted House: 19.5 mi
- Natural Stone Bridge & Caves: 20.0 mi
Museums: 19
- Skenesborough Museum: 7.4 mi
- Benson Museum: 9.4 mi
- Bolton Historical Museum: 10.9 mi
- Mount Independence State Historic Site Museum: 12.8 mi
- Town of Horicon Museum: 13.6 mi
Picnic sites: 12
- Picnic Island: 3.9 mi
- Fishbrook Pond Picnic Site: 5.9 mi
- West Dollar Is Day Use Area: 6.1 mi
- West Dollar Island: 6.1 mi
- Alma Farm Park: 6.6 mi
Waterfalls: 8
- Uncas Falls: 3.3 mi
- Shelving Rock Falls: 8.9 mi
- Falls of Carrilon: 14.3 mi
- Buttermilk Falls: 16.4 mi
- Dunkley Falls: 21.0 mi
Gardens: 7
- Community Garden: 12.0 mi
- Colonial Revival King's Garden: 14.3 mi
- Colonial Revival King's Garden: 14.3 mi
- Japanese Garden: 17.0 mi
- Schroon Community Garden: 19.3 mi
Beaches: 5
- Hague Town Beach: 6.9 mi
- Black Point Public Beach: 11.0 mi
- Lake Hadlock Beach: 16.8 mi
- Morey Stein Beach: 18.9 mi
- Park beach: 19.2 mi
Artworks: 4
- Chiseled Slate monoliths: 15.1 mi
- Mandala II: 15.1 mi
- Oculus: 24.4 mi
- Queen Connie: 24.9 mi
Rest areas: 1
- Vermont Welcome Center: 10.2 mi
Covered bridges: 1
- Gorham Covered Bridge: 22.1 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 9.6 miles of future preserve. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Black Mountain | SW 225° | 805 m | 3.8 mi |
| Erebus Mountain | SW 218° | 765 m | 6.1 mi |
| Sleeping Beauty | SSW 211° | 715 m | 7.1 mi |
| Catamount Mountain | NW 305° | 702 m | 5.0 mi |
| Fivemile Mountain | W 265° | 688 m | 5.0 mi |
| Huckleberry Mountain | W 268° | 680 m | 4.8 mi |
| Beech Mountain | NW 321° | 630 m | 7.0 mi |
| Barton Mountain | NW 321° | 613 m | 9.0 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:58 | 18:28 | 19:06 |
| June solstice | 05:13 | 19:56 | 20:40 |
| September equinox | 06:42 | 18:15 | 18:53 |
| December solstice | 07:25 | 15:33 | 16:21 |
Local time (America/New_York).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Oct.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 21 | 23 | 33 | 47 | 59 | 68 | 72 | 71 | 63 | 51 | 39 | 28 |
| Precip in | 3.0 | 2.6 | 3.0 | 3.3 | 3.3 | 4.4 | 4.4 | 4.5 | 3.6 | 4.1 | 3.0 | 3.6 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Whitehall, 7 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOpenStreetMap element way/1482687754
Day trips start here
- Lake George · 5 mi
- Crown Point · 21 mi
- Middlebury · 30 mi
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