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Montrose Point State Forest

Montrose Point State Forest from directly overhead

Montrose Point State Forest is a nature reserve in New York, at a modelled elevation of 12 m. Goshen Mountain stands 396 m to the west-northwest, 6.8 miles off. The nearest named place is Brick Beach, a beach 0.2 miles away. Bronx River Parkway passes 15 miles off.

Visiting

What to expect

Operated by
New York State Department of Environmental Conservation
Access
Yes

Official site

Getting there

How to reach it

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Coordinates41.24612, -73.94770

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
  • Sunset Park: 0.3 mi
  • Verplanck Waterfront Park: 0.7 mi
  • Lents Cove Park: 1.9 mi
  • Charles Point Park: 2.3 mi
  • Lowland Town Park: 2.3 mi
Museums
Nature reserves
Historic sites
  • Race Track Reservoir: 1.9 mi
  • Judges Stand: 1.9 mi
  • McAndrews Estate: 1.9 mi
  • Silo: 1.9 mi
  • Cow Barn: 1.9 mi
Peaks
Artworks
  • Arc: 2.7 mi
  • Brickhead Truth: 3.8 mi
  • River Arch: 7.3 mi
  • General Patton: 10.1 mi
  • General Dwight D. Eisenhower: 10.1 mi
Gardens
Cliffs: 59
  • Hell Hole: 5.9 mi
  • Scenic Overlook: 6.2 mi
  • Lemon Squeezer: 9.7 mi
  • Eagle Cliff: 10.6 mi
  • Claudius Smith Den: 11.9 mi
Attractions: 53
  • Timp-Torne Trail: 2.6 mi
  • Dunderberg Spiral Railway: 2.9 mi
  • Van Cortlandt Manor: 5.3 mi
  • Bowling Rocks: 9.4 mi
  • Headless Horseman Bridge Sign: 11.7 mi
Beaches: 24
Picnic sites: 16
  • Kakiat Park: 11.1 mi
  • Reservable Picnic Area: 16.6 mi
  • Bergfield Picnic Site: 18.8 mi
  • Pell Hill: 18.9 mi
  • Excelsior Picnic Area: 20.0 mi
Waterfalls: 6
  • MacMillan Brook Falls: 17.3 mi
  • Farms Falls: 19.2 mi
  • Mine Hole Falls: 20.0 mi
  • Buttermilk Falls: 23.3 mi
  • Bridal Veil Falls: 24.0 mi
Rest areas: 4
  • East Fishkill Rest Area: 23.8 mi
  • Stormville Rest Area: 23.9 mi
  • Wallkill Rest Area: 24.2 mi
  • Danbury Rest Area: 24.3 mi
Ghost towns: 3
Springs: 1
  • The Silver Spring: 23.1 mi
On the horizon

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 7.4 miles of Montrose Point State Forest. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Goshen MountainWNW 286°396 m6.8 mi
Bear MountainNNW 327°394 m5.5 mi
Jackie Jones MountainWSW 256°383 m6.6 mi
West MountainNW 309°382 m4.2 mi
Cranberry HillNW 307°374 m7.1 mi
Big HillWSW 253°374 m7.2 mi
Letterrock MountainWNW 285°371 m6.5 mi
Hasenclever MountainW 274°363 m7.3 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:0018:3219:08
June solstice05:2419:5120:33
September equinox06:4418:1818:55
December solstice07:1915:4616:30

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F262836485867727063524132
Precip in3.73.14.13.93.95.04.34.34.84.64.24.4

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Yorktown HTS 1W, 8 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapOfficial site

OpenStreetMap element way/429789105

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