New Forge State Forest
New Forge State Forest is a nature reserve in New York, at a modelled elevation of 161 m. Mount Frissell stands 747 m to the east-southeast, 11 miles off. The nearest named place is Taghkanic Community Forest, a nature reserve 2.0 miles away. Jacob's Ladder Trail (Route 20) passes 25 miles off.
What to expect
- Access
- Yes
How to reach it
- 25.2 mi off the Jacob's Ladder Trail (Route 20)
- 27.8 mi off the Shawangunk Mountains Scenic Byway
Overlooks nearby
- Dam Overlook Observation Platform · 29 mi
- White Dot · 29 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Taghkanic Community Forest: 2.0 mi
- FOSL: 10.1 mi
- FOSL: 10.5 mi
- Stissing Mountain: 10.6 mi
- Plaintain Pond: 11.1 mi
- Pond Hill: 3.5 mi
- Pine Hill: 4.2 mi
- Signal Rock: 5.1 mi
- Green Hill: 5.1 mi
- Bloody Hill: 5.2 mi
- Livingston Recreation Park: 5.4 mi
- Copake Town Park: 6.1 mi
- Roeliff Jansenkill Multiple Use Area: 8.1 mi
- Hettling Park at Clermont: 8.3 mi
- Clermont town park: 8.5 mi
- Buttermilk Falls: 7.4 mi
- Bash Bish Falls: 9.0 mi
- High Falls Waterfall: 9.1 mi
- Sages Ravine Falls: 12.2 mi
- Sages Ravine Falls: 12.4 mi
- Copake Iron Furnace: 7.9 mi
- War Memorial: 9.3 mi
- Tri-State Marker: 10.3 mi
- Kiwanis Olympic Torch Memorial: 10.8 mi
- Firemen's Memorial: 11.3 mi
- Olana: 10.9 mi
- Fireman's Association of the State of New York Museum of Firefighting: 11.3 mi
- Thomas Cole National Historic Site: 12.5 mi
- The Story Studio: 13.3 mi
- Old Rhinebeck Aerodrome Museum: 14.2 mi
- Diving Lady: 2.4 mi
- Parliament of Reality: 13.4 mi
- Stargon: 13.5 mi
- America: 14.0 mi
- Wishbone: 14.2 mi
- The Upper Garden: 12.9 mi
- The Walled Garden: 13.0 mi
- Old Dutch Village Garden Club: 13.2 mi
- The Anna Jones Meditation Garden: 13.9 mi
- Bard Community Garden: 14.1 mi
- East Beach: 2.4 mi
- West Beach: 3.1 mi
- Oakdale Beach: 11.0 mi
- South Landing: 14.1 mi
- West Landing: 14.1 mi
- trail parking: 13.1 mi
- Orchard City Millage Sign: 16.0 mi
- Sheffield Covered Bridge: 16.1 mi
- Giant's Thumb: 17.0 mi
- Town Hill Farm: 17.3 mi
- Trap Cliff: 15.0 mi
- Devil’s Pulpit: 19.2 mi
- Hawks Rocks: 20.2 mi
- The "Great" Cliffs: 20.6 mi
- Devils Kitchen: 21.3 mi
- Guilder Pond Picnic area: 12.0 mi
- Picnic Area: 22.5 mi
- Saugerties Lighthouse: 13.7 mi
- Questing: 21.4 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 11.6 miles of New Forge State Forest. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mount Frissell | ESE 115° | 747 m | 10.5 mi |
| Mount Ashley | ESE 110° | 725 m | 10.6 mi |
| Brace Mountain | ESE 118° | 706 m | 10.2 mi |
| South Brace Mountain | ESE 120° | 702 m | 10.5 mi |
| Round Mountain | ESE 115° | 695 m | 10.9 mi |
| Alander Mountain | ESE 102° | 680 m | 8.6 mi |
| Gridley Mountain | ESE 117° | 668 m | 11.6 mi |
| Mount Plantain | ESE 107° | 626 m | 11.6 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:59 | 18:30 | 19:07 |
| June solstice | 05:20 | 19:52 | 20:35 |
| September equinox | 06:43 | 18:17 | 18:54 |
| December solstice | 07:21 | 15:41 | 16:27 |
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 | 24 | 26 | 34 | 47 | 57 | 66 | 71 | 70 | 62 | 50 | 40 | 30 |
| Precip in | 3.1 | 2.3 | 3.3 | 3.3 | 4.6 | 4.3 | 3.8 | 3.8 | 4.5 | 4.2 | 2.9 | 3.4 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Copake, 6 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOfficial siteOpenStreetMap element way/429104597
Day trips start here
- Great Barrington · 17 mi
- Kinderhook · 21 mi
- Stockbridge · 21 mi
- Monterey · 24 mi
- Lee · 25 mi
- Lenox · 26 mi
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