Moon Pond State Forest
Moon Pond State Forest is a nature reserve in New York, at a modelled elevation of 402 m. Lyon Mountain stands 1,167 m to the south, 11 miles off. The nearest named place is Clinton Forest Preserve Detached Parcel, a nature reserve 3.6 miles away. Military Trail passes 2.2 miles off.
What to expect
- Access
- Yes
How to reach it
- 2.2 mi off the Military Trail
- 11.0 mi off the Circuit du Paysan, National
- 21.4 mi off the Lakes to Locks Passage, National
- 22.2 mi off the Adirondack Trail
Overlooks nearby
- Whirlpool Basin Overlook · 29 mi
- Sentry Box Overlook · 29 mi
- Hemlock Heights Overlook · 30 mi
- Pulpit Rock Overlook · 30 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Ellenburg Mountain: 5.3 mi
- Hazeltine Hill: 6.1 mi
- West Hill: 6.3 mi
- Topknot Mountain: 6.5 mi
- Panther Hill: 6.5 mi
- Miner Lake State Park: 8.3 mi
- Feinburg Park: 9.3 mi
- Chateaugay Park: 11.7 mi
- Picketts Corner Park: 14.9 mi
- Parc Gordon Hills: 15.0 mi
- Clinton Forest Preserve Detached Parcel: 3.6 mi
- Clinton Forest Preserve Detached Parcel: 3.9 mi
- Clinton Forest Preserve Detached Parcel: 4.7 mi
- Clinton Forest Preserve Detached Parcel: 5.1 mi
- Clinton Mooers Forest Preserve Detached Parcel: 6.1 mi
- Mooers Train Station: 14.8 mi
- Rockwell Kent Collection: 21.8 mi
- Plattsburgh State Art Museum: 21.9 mi
- Nina Winkel Sculpture Gallery: 21.9 mi
- Kent-Delord House Museum: 22.4 mi
- Trinity Episcopal Church - 1830: 22.3 mi
- MacDonough Monument: 22.3 mi
- MacDonough Monument: 22.3 mi
- Champlain Monument: 22.5 mi
- First Building: 22.5 mi
- Potter Mountain Cliff: 23.8 mi
- summit fliff: 23.8 mi
- Tsunami Wall: 23.9 mi
- Center of Progress Cliff: 24.0 mi
- Camp Chateaugay Beach: 9.1 mi
- Plattsburgh City Beach: 22.5 mi
- High Falls: 12.3 mi
- High Falls: 19.0 mi
- Airplane: 23.1 mi
- Goodsell Ridge Fossil Preserve: 24.9 mi
- Amite Sculpture: 21.9 mi
- Dock Street Landing and Waterfront Park: 22.8 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 21.3 miles of Moon Pond State Forest. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lyon Mountain | S 185° | 1,167 m | 10.8 mi |
| Averill Peak | S 188° | 1,159 m | 11.6 mi |
| Brushy Knob | S 183° | 885 m | 11.9 mi |
| Haystack Mountain | SSW 206° | 881 m | 17.0 mi |
| Norton Peak | SSW 201° | 876 m | 15.9 mi |
| Ragged Lake Mountain | SW 222° | 832 m | 14.3 mi |
| Mount Tom | SW 224° | 831 m | 20.1 mi |
| W Mountain | SW 221° | 825 m | 15.9 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:00 | 18:29 | 19:08 |
| June solstice | 05:10 | 20:01 | 20:46 |
| September equinox | 06:43 | 18:16 | 18:55 |
| December solstice | 07:31 | 15:29 | 16:18 |
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 | 16 | 19 | 28 | 41 | 55 | 64 | 68 | 66 | 59 | 47 | 35 | 24 |
| Precip in | 1.9 | 1.6 | 2.1 | 2.8 | 3.3 | 4.1 | 3.9 | 3.8 | 3.3 | 3.7 | 2.5 | 2.4 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Ellenburg Depot, 4 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
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