Nature reserve · New York
Malta Ecological Park
Malta Ecological Park is a nature reserve in New York, at a modelled elevation of 84 m. Spruce Mountain stands 612 m to the north-northwest, 15 miles off. The nearest named place is Abner Doubleday Baseball Field, a park 1.1 miles away. Lakes to Locks Passage passes 9.4 miles off.
What to expect
- Operated by
- Town of Malta
How to reach it
Coordinates43.01349, -73.81559
- 9.4 mi off the Lakes to Locks Passage, National
- 11.4 mi off the Mohawk Towpath Byway, National
- 14.5 mi off the Revolutionary Trail
- 20.1 mi off the Dude Ranch Trail
Overlooks nearby
- Saratoga Sword Surrender Site Hudson River Overlook · 13 mi
- Eagle Point · 14 mi
- Lock 7 Dam · 14 mi
- Mohawk River view · 15 mi
Named places within 25 miles
Parks
- Abner Doubleday Baseball Field: 1.1 mi
- Abner Doubleday Baseball Field: 1.2 mi
- William Kelley Memorial Park: 1.4 mi
- Ballston Area Recreation Commission: 1.5 mi
- Collamer Park: 1.8 mi
Peaks
- Pelton Hill: 1.5 mi
- Snake Hill: 4.0 mi
- Cornell Hill: 5.1 mi
- Hyspot: 7.1 mi
- Bear Hill: 7.6 mi
Nature reserves
- Saratoga Springs Open Space: 1.6 mi
- Woods Hollow Nature Preserve: 1.8 mi
- Malta Nature Preserve: 1.8 mi
- Saratoga Springs Open Space: 3.1 mi
- Ballston Creek Preserve: 3.3 mi
Historic sites
- New York State Submariners Memorial: 1.9 mi
- Soldiers and Sailors Monument: 1.9 mi
- Malta Veterans Memorial: 2.9 mi
- World War Memorial Pavilion: 4.7 mi
- Spirit of Life & Spencer Trask Memorial: 4.8 mi
Museums: 53
- National Bottle Museum: 1.8 mi
- Brookside Museum: 2.1 mi
- Saratoga Automobile Museum: 3.1 mi
- The Children's Museum at Saratoga: 3.7 mi
- Saratoga Historical Society Museum: 4.8 mi
Waterfalls: 35
- Snook Kill Falls: 9.8 mi
- Third Falls: 10.8 mi
- Second Falls: 10.9 mi
- First Falls: 11.0 mi
- Swatling Falls: 11.4 mi
Attractions: 34
- Saratoga Race Course: Backstretch tour: 4.6 mi
- Beekman Street Arts District: 4.7 mi
- Congress Park Carousel: 4.8 mi
- Yaddo Gardens: 4.9 mi
- Whitney Viewing Stand: 5.0 mi
Gardens: 31
- Malta Community Garden: 2.9 mi
- Mr.Haas's Garden: 4.2 mi
- Community Garden: 5.3 mi
- Alumni Memorial Garden: 6.0 mi
- Jackson's Garden: 14.6 mi
Artworks: 18
- Welcome To Saratoga Springs: 4.7 mi
- Devils Armchair: 4.8 mi
- Standard Time: 5.1 mi
- The U: 14.6 mi
- Chester Arthur: 14.7 mi
Springs: 14
- Karista Spring: 2.6 mi
- Tallulah Spring: 2.6 mi
- Polaris: 2.6 mi
- non-carbonated water: 2.6 mi
- Hayes Spring: 2.7 mi
Beaches: 9
- Brown's Beach: 4.1 mi
- Collins Park Beach: 14.8 mi
- Greenwich Town Bathing Beach: 18.0 mi
- Brunswick Vanderheyden Reservoir Park Beach: 19.4 mi
- Haviland's Cove Beach: 20.9 mi
Picnic sites: 3
- Nature Center Pavillion: 16.0 mi
- Northwoods Picnic Grove: 24.3 mi
- Schoharie Crossing Launch: 24.5 mi
Cliffs: 2
- Maclachan Ridge: 15.5 mi
- Cohoes Falls: 16.5 mi
Rest areas: 1
- Clifton Park Rest Area: 9.6 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 21.7 miles of Malta Ecological Park. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Spruce Mountain | NNW 342° | 612 m | 14.7 mi |
| Fitch Hill | NNW 342° | 605 m | 17.1 mi |
| Hedgehog Mountain | NNW 346° | 601 m | 15.4 mi |
| Miner Hill | NNW 330° | 526 m | 17.2 mi |
| Redmond Hill | NNW 347° | 507 m | 17.0 mi |
| Nick Mountain | NNW 337° | 501 m | 17.4 mi |
| Bald Bluff | NW 305° | 500 m | 17.2 mi |
| Mount Anthony | N 354° | 496 m | 19.5 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:00 | 18:30 | 19:08 |
| June solstice | 05:17 | 19:55 | 20:39 |
| September equinox | 06:43 | 18:17 | 18:55 |
| December solstice | 07:24 | 15:38 | 16:24 |
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 | 23 | 26 | 35 | 48 | 60 | 68 | 72 | 71 | 63 | 51 | 40 | 29 |
| Precip in | 3.4 | 2.7 | 3.4 | 3.8 | 3.9 | 4.8 | 5.0 | 4.1 | 3.8 | 4.1 | 3.5 | 3.9 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Saratoga Springs 4 SW, 2 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOpenStreetMap element way/1352182108
Day trips start here
- Ballston Spa · 2 mi
- Saratoga Springs · 5 mi
- Capital District · 6 mi
- Clifton Park · 10 mi
- Schenectady · 16 mi
- Cambridge · 18 mi
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