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Herkimer Forest Preserve Detached Parcel

Herkimer Forest Preserve Detached Parcel from directly overhead

Herkimer Forest Preserve Detached Parcel is a nature reserve in New York, at a modelled elevation of 444 m. Morehouse Mountain stands 800 m to the north-northeast, 15 miles off. The nearest named place is The Pinnacle, a peak 0.7 miles away. Southern Adirondack Trail passes 2.0 miles off.

Visiting

What to expect

Operated by
New York State Department of Environmental Conservation

Official site

Getting there

How to reach it

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Coordinates43.17101, -74.78534

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Parks
  • Dolgeville Central School Recreation Fields: 4.6 mi
  • Dolgeville Park: 4.8 mi
  • Spofford Square: 5.2 mi
  • Moreland Park: 9.0 mi
  • Moreland Park: 9.0 mi
Historic sites: 30
  • Enlarged Erie Canal Lock 36: 9.7 mi
  • Little Falls Canal Aqueduct: 9.8 mi
  • Old Lock 38 Wall: 9.8 mi
  • Old Lock 39 Wall: 10.0 mi
  • Nicholas Herkimer Memorial: 10.1 mi
Nature reserves: 19
Museums: 12
  • Little Falls Historical Society & Museum: 9.6 mi
  • Herkimer Diamond Mine & Museum: 10.1 mi
  • Fort Plain Museum and Historical Park: 17.8 mi
  • Arkell Museum: 21.1 mi
  • Van Alstyne Homestead: 21.4 mi
Artworks: 10
Cliffs: 9
  • Moss Island Climbing: 9.6 mi
  • Rollaway: 10.0 mi
  • Choss Factory: 12.9 mi
  • Lost T: 14.6 mi
  • McMartin: 14.8 mi
Waterfalls: 3
  • West Stoney Creek Falls: 22.0 mi
  • Canajoharie Falls: 22.2 mi
  • Judds Falls: 24.3 mi
Attractions: 2
Gardens: 1
Rest areas: 1
  • Mohawk Valley Welcome Center: 24.5 mi
On the horizon

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 15.2 miles of Herkimer Forest Preserve Detached Parcel. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Morehouse MountainNNE 23°800 m15.1 mi
Ely MountainNE 51°794 m13.5 mi
Tomany MountainNE 54°789 m13.2 mi
State Brook MountainENE 60°773 m12.8 mi
Big Alderbed MountainNNE 26°758 m12.2 mi
Windfall MountainNNE 21°751 m10.4 mi
Dead Horse MountainNNE 30°732 m9.4 mi
Feullard MountainN 11°731 m13.6 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:0318:3419:11
June solstice05:2020:0020:43
September equinox06:4718:2118:58
December solstice07:2915:4116:27

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F202230435665706860493727

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Little Falls City Rsch, 9 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapOfficial site

OpenStreetMap element way/798605663

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