Herkimer Forest Preserve Detached Parcel
Herkimer Forest Preserve Detached Parcel is a nature reserve in New York, at a modelled elevation of 460 m. Signal Mountain stands 859 m to the north-northeast, 15 miles off. Southern Adirondack Trail passes 5.2 miles off.
What to expect
- Operated by
- New York State Department of Environmental Conservation
How to reach it
- 5.2 mi off the Southern Adirondack Trail
- 11.8 mi off the Revolutionary Trail
- 18.6 mi off the Central Adirondack Trail
- 26.8 mi off the Adirondack Trail
Overlooks nearby
- view east · 22 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Hedgehog Mountain: 3.4 mi
- Poplar Knoll: 3.6 mi
- Diamond Hill: 3.7 mi
- Dairy Hill: 3.9 mi
- The Pinnacle: 4.2 mi
- Dolgeville Central School Recreation Fields: 7.8 mi
- Dolgeville Park: 8.1 mi
- Spofford Square: 8.5 mi
- Kuyahoora Valley Town Park: 11.4 mi
- Moreland Park: 11.4 mi
- Little Falls Canal Aqueduct: 12.0 mi
- Old Lock 38 Wall: 12.1 mi
- Enlarged Erie Canal Lock 36: 12.2 mi
- Old Lock 39 Wall: 12.2 mi
- Nicholas Herkimer Memorial: 12.9 mi
- Herkimer Forest Preserve Detached Parcel: 0.5 mi
- Herkimer Forest Preserve Detached Parcel: 2.8 mi
- Herkimer Forest Preserve Detached Parcel: 3.6 mi
- Former Dairy Hill Firetower Site: 4.0 mi
- Herkimer Forest Preserve Detached Parcel: 4.4 mi
- Moss Island Climbing: 12.0 mi
- Rollaway: 12.3 mi
- Choss Factory: 13.8 mi
- McMartin: 15.6 mi
- Lost T: 15.6 mi
- Franklin Square Alley: 21.7 mi
- Utica Mural: 21.7 mi
- When I Was Hungry and Thirsty: 22.2 mi
- Saint Marianne Cope: 22.2 mi
- Statue of Liberty Replica: 23.0 mi
- Herkimer Diamond Mine & Museum: 9.6 mi
- Little Falls Historical Society & Museum: 11.9 mi
- Fort Plain Museum and Historical Park: 21.3 mi
- Childrens Museum: 21.4 mi
- Munson: 22.3 mi
- Utica Tower: 21.2 mi
- West Stoney Creek Falls: 23.3 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 15.7 miles of Herkimer Forest Preserve Detached Parcel. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Signal Mountain | NNE 24° | 859 m | 15.2 mi |
| Round Top | NNE 17° | 806 m | 14.8 mi |
| Morehouse Mountain | NE 36° | 800 m | 13.6 mi |
| Ely Mountain | ENE 66° | 794 m | 13.8 mi |
| Tomany Mountain | ENE 69° | 789 m | 13.6 mi |
| State Brook Mountain | ENE 75° | 773 m | 13.5 mi |
| Bethune Mountain | N 8° | 762 m | 14.6 mi |
| Big Alderbed Mountain | NE 42° | 758 m | 11.0 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:04 | 18:34 | 19:12 |
| June solstice | 05:20 | 20:00 | 20:43 |
| September equinox | 06:47 | 18:21 | 18:59 |
| December solstice | 07:29 | 15:41 | 16:27 |
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 | 20 | 22 | 30 | 43 | 56 | 65 | 70 | 68 | 60 | 49 | 37 | 27 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Little Falls City Rsch, 11 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOfficial siteOpenStreetMap element way/798605622
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- Utica · 22 mi
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