Murphy Hill State Forest
Murphy Hill State Forest is a nature reserve in New York, at a modelled elevation of 631 m. Mount Pisgah stands 1,018 m to the northeast, 9.6 miles off. The nearest named place is Shaver Hollow Unit, a nature reserve 0.9 miles away. Upper Delaware Scenic Byway (Route 97) passes 20 miles off.
What to expect
- Access
- Yes
How to reach it
- 20.2 mi off the Upper Delaware Scenic Byway (Route 97)
Named places within 25 miles
- Shaver Hollow Unit: 0.9 mi
- Andes Forest Preserve Detached Parcel: 1.0 mi
- Flynn Brook Unit: 1.7 mi
- Fall Clove South Unit: 2.1 mi
- Huntley Hollow Unit: 2.3 mi
- Murphy Hill: 0.9 mi
- Perch Lake Mountain: 2.8 mi
- Conklin Hill: 3.2 mi
- Bryden Hill: 3.4 mi
- Hunt Hill: 4.3 mi
- Covered Bridge Park: 7.2 mi
- Bear Spring Mountain Game Management Area: 10.6 mi
- Delhi Community Park: 11.5 mi
- Upper Basset Park: 13.8 mi
- Bassett Park: 13.9 mi
- Cat Hollow Legend: 5.5 mi
- Handen Covered Bridge: 8.4 mi
- Coykendall Lodge (Ruin): 10.4 mi
- ETS Relay (Ruin): 17.0 mi
- Pine Hill Honor Roll: 19.6 mi
- Tompkins Falls: 5.8 mi
- Russell Brook Falls: 9.3 mi
- Wildcat Falls: 12.1 mi
- Stratton Falls: 16.8 mi
- High Falls: 19.8 mi
- Roscoe O&W Museum: 13.1 mi
- Hanford Mills Museum: 21.1 mi
- Red Hill Observer's Cabin & Museum: 22.2 mi
- Liberty Museum and Arts Center: 22.9 mi
- Hancock-Chehocton Historical Society: 24.3 mi
- Money Point: 6.9 mi
- Giant Ledge: 24.6 mi
- Piped Spring: 10.9 mi
- Piped Spring: 23.4 mi
- Beamoc Trout: 13.1 mi
- Winnisook: 21.4 mi
- Roscoe: 13.3 mi
- East Branch Rest Area: 17.6 mi
- White Rock: 13.6 mi
- VanTran Covered Bridge: 14.1 mi
- Belleayre Beach: 20.0 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 11.7 miles of Murphy Hill State Forest. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mount Pisgah | NE 42° | 1,018 m | 9.6 mi |
| Cradle Rock Ridge | ESE 119° | 963 m | 11.7 mi |
| Barkaboom Mountain | ESE 115° | 945 m | 9.1 mi |
| Little Pisgah Mountain | NE 52° | 924 m | 9.1 mi |
| Barkaboom Mountain | ESE 114° | 916 m | 8.0 mi |
| Hodge Pond Hill | SE 145° | 909 m | 11.6 mi |
| Middle Mountain | SSE 147° | 906 m | 6.4 mi |
| Cabot Mountain | SE 131° | 905 m | 6.9 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:04 | 18:35 | 19:12 |
| June solstice | 05:24 | 19:57 | 20:40 |
| September equinox | 06:47 | 18:22 | 18:59 |
| December solstice | 07:25 | 15:46 | 16:31 |
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 | 22 | 24 | 32 | 44 | 56 | 64 | 69 | 67 | 61 | 49 | 38 | 28 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Downsville DAM, 7 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
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