Glenmeal State Forest
Glenmeal State Forest is a nature reserve in New York, at a modelled elevation of 258 m. Weller Mountain stands 596 m to the east, 20 miles off. The nearest named place is Waterman Hill, a peak 4.2 miles away. Black River Trail passes 16 miles off.
What to expect
- Access
- Yes
How to reach it
- 15.7 mi off the Black River Trail
- 19.7 mi off the Olympic Trail
- 24.6 mi off the Great Lakes Seaway Trail, National
- 28.7 mi off the Military Trail
Named places within 25 miles
- Waterman Hill: 4.2 mi
- Painter Mountain: 5.0 mi
- Chapp Hill: 5.5 mi
- Albert Marsh Hill: 6.6 mi
- Barbour Hill: 6.7 mi
- Crary Mills Playground: 4.9 mi
- Stone Valley Cooperative Recreational Area: 5.5 mi
- Postwood Park: 6.4 mi
- Taylor Park: 8.2 mi
- Intramural Field: 8.6 mi
- Snow Bowl State Forest: 8.8 mi
- Clarkson Forest: 10.0 mi
- Silver Hill State Forest: 12.6 mi
- Orebed Creek State Forest: 14.1 mi
- Dekalb Forest Preserve Detached Parcel: 16.0 mi
- Pelkys Falls: 6.0 mi
- Harper Falls: 6.3 mi
- Hart's Falls: 7.6 mi
- Lampson Falls: 8.1 mi
- Basford Falls: 12.3 mi
- Tannery Ruins: 4.7 mi
- Sullivan Student Center Designation: 8.8 mi
- Making a Difference Campaign St. Lawrence: 8.8 mi
- Douglas K. Mattice: 8.8 mi
- Maureen Collins Regan Baker: 8.8 mi
- The Tub: 4.8 mi
- The Narrows: 4.9 mi
- Lucy's Hole: 5.0 mi
- Cathedral Grove: 5.3 mi
- Giant ADK Chair: 8.8 mi
- Cluster of Four Cubes: 8.8 mi
- Mill Stones: 8.9 mi
- Birth: 8.9 mi
- Minerva Statue: 10.4 mi
- Postwood Park: 6.4 mi
- Taylor Park Beach: 8.2 mi
- Lisbon Beach: 24.8 mi
- Potsdam Museum: 10.7 mi
- Saint Lawrence Power and Equipment Museum: 16.4 mi
- Walker House Museum: 17.5 mi
- Hawk Ledge: 8.5 mi
- Permaculture Garden: 8.9 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 21.0 miles of Glenmeal State Forest. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Weller Mountain | E 89° | 596 m | 20.4 mi |
| Riverdale Mountain | E 89° | 577 m | 19.3 mi |
| Sharp Top Mountain | E 88° | 574 m | 21.0 mi |
| Baldface Mountain | SE 131° | 571 m | 13.1 mi |
| Buck Mountain | SSE 164° | 570 m | 20.8 mi |
| Littl Blue Mountain | SE 139° | 563 m | 14.8 mi |
| Wilson Mountain | SSE 151° | 563 m | 16.5 mi |
| Catamount Mountain | ESE 116° | 553 m | 14.2 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:04 | 18:34 | 19:12 |
| June solstice | 05:16 | 20:04 | 20:49 |
| September equinox | 06:48 | 18:21 | 18:59 |
| December solstice | 07:34 | 15:35 | 16:24 |
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 | 16 | 19 | 28 | 42 | 55 | 65 | 69 | 68 | 60 | 48 | 36 | 24 |
| Precip in | 2.7 | 2.3 | 2.8 | 3.6 | 3.6 | 4.0 | 4.3 | 3.7 | 4.1 | 4.6 | 3.4 | 3.1 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Colton 2 N, 6 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
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