High Banks Preserve
High Banks Preserve is a nature reserve in New York, at a modelled elevation of 58 m. Hilltop stands 862 m to the south, 7.6 miles off. The nearest named place is Prospect Hill, a peak 0.5 miles away. Shawangunk Mountains Scenic Byway passes 6.0 miles off.
What to expect
- Operated by
- Scenic Hudson
How to reach it
- 6.0 mi off the Shawangunk Mountains Scenic Byway
Overlooks nearby
- White Dot · 7 mi
- High Falls · 9 mi
- Pinnacle Rock · 12 mi
- Sentinel Rock · 12 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Prospect Hill: 0.5 mi
- Hussey Hill: 1.3 mi
- Shaupeneak Mountain: 3.0 mi
- Golden Hill: 3.6 mi
- Fly Mountain: 3.7 mi
- Lighthouse Park: 1.2 mi
- Esopus Meadows Preserve: 1.4 mi
- Ross Park: 1.6 mi
- George Freer Town Park: 2.0 mi
- James Reiker Memorial Park: 2.4 mi
- Fountain: 2.5 mi
- Rondout Lighthouse: 2.7 mi
- Veterans' Monument: 2.8 mi
- M. E. Church: 2.9 mi
- Veterans Memorial: 4.1 mi
- Northeastern Cave Conservancy: 2.7 mi
- Northeastern Cave Conservancy: 2.7 mi
- Walter Williams Preserve: 5.1 mi
- Ulster Forest Preserve Detached Parcel: 5.3 mi
- John Burroughs: 5.5 mi
- Coward's Falls: 6.4 mi
- High Falls Waterfall: 9.2 mi
- Glenerie Falls: 9.6 mi
- Glenerie Falls: 9.6 mi
- Glenerie Falls: 9.6 mi
- Indian Rock: 3.4 mi
- Bard Rock: 5.4 mi
- Gnome Mountain: 8.9 mi
- Trap Cliff: 9.2 mi
- Outback Slab: 11.5 mi
- Klyne Esopus Museum: 1.9 mi
- Hudson River Maritime Museum: 2.7 mi
- Riverport Wooden Boat School: 2.7 mi
- Trolley Museum of New York: 2.8 mi
- Reher Center for Immigrant Culture and History: 2.8 mi
- Rondout Community Garden: 3.0 mi
- Clinton Avenue U.M.C. Community Garden: 4.0 mi
- Vanderbilt Gardens: 6.2 mi
- The Wild Garden: 7.9 mi
- Roosevelt Home Garden: 7.9 mi
- Frankiln Delano Roosevelt: 8.0 mi
- Franlin Delano Roosevelt: 8.0 mi
- Winston Chruchill: 8.0 mi
- Mitchell Gate: 9.4 mi
- Wishbone: 10.0 mi
- Flint Beach: 1.5 mi
- Esopus Meadows Beach: 1.7 mi
- Walnut Beach: 1.9 mi
- Private Beach: 2.7 mi
- Kingston Point Beach: 3.4 mi
- Headless Horseman Hayrides and Haunted Houses: 2.1 mi
- Hudson River Cruises: 2.6 mi
- Historic Huguenot District: 10.8 mi
- Huguenot Street Historic District: 10.8 mi
- Pompey’s Cave: 11.4 mi
- Bear Wallow: 16.7 mi
- Bear Wallow: 16.8 mi
- Keyhole Spring: 18.0 mi
- Table Mountain Spring: 23.3 mi
- Devil's Acre spring: 23.8 mi
- Princess circle picnic site: 20.1 mi
- Notch Lake Picnic Area: 22.7 mi
- Saugerties Lighthouse: 13.3 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 15.3 miles of High Banks Preserve. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hilltop | S 182° | 862 m | 7.6 mi |
| Ticetonyk Mountain | WNW 303° | 765 m | 15.3 mi |
| Tonshi Mountain | NW 306° | 607 m | 14.2 mi |
| Little Tonshi Mountain | NW 304° | 553 m | 14.5 mi |
| Stissing Mountain | ENE 70° | 425 m | 15.1 mi |
| Ohayo Mountain | NW 314° | 423 m | 13.0 mi |
| Acorn Hill | NW 314° | 398 m | 14.7 mi |
| Guyot Hill | SW 231° | 383 m | 10.5 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:00 | 18:31 | 19:08 |
| June solstice | 05:22 | 19:53 | 20:35 |
| September equinox | 06:44 | 18:18 | 18:55 |
| December solstice | 07:21 | 15:44 | 16:28 |
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 | 24 | 26 | 34 | 46 | 58 | 66 | 71 | 70 | 62 | 50 | 39 | 30 |
| Precip in | 4.1 | 3.1 | 4.1 | 3.9 | 3.8 | 4.1 | 4.6 | 4.9 | 4.3 | 5.3 | 3.6 | 4.8 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Rhinebeck 4SE, 5 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
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