Skip to content
Byway
Nature reserve · New York

Orra Phelps Nature Preserve

Orra Phelps Nature Preserve from directly overhead

Orra Phelps Nature Preserve is a nature reserve in New York, at a modelled elevation of 128 m. Spruce Mountain stands 612 m to the west-northwest, 7.9 miles off. The nearest named place is Saratoga Forest Preserve Detached Parcel - Brodie Higley Lot, a nature reserve 1.4 miles away. Lakes to Locks Passage passes 9.1 miles off.

Visiting

What to expect

Operated by
Saratoga PLAN
Getting there

How to reach it

Driving directionsPlan a drive around it
Coordinates43.17402, -73.75935

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Nature reserves
Peaks
Parks
  • Gavin Park: 3.8 mi
  • Maple Avenue Recreational Fields: 4.8 mi
  • Daniels Road Soccer Fields: 5.3 mi
  • Hudson River Waterway Access: 5.4 mi
  • North Side Recreation Park: 5.8 mi
Historic sites
  • 9/11 Memorial: 6.1 mi
  • Spirit of Life & Spencer Trask Memorial: 6.7 mi
  • World War Memorial Pavilion: 6.8 mi
  • Saratoga Race Course Walk of Fame: 6.9 mi
  • Old Champlain Lock 13: 9.1 mi
Museums: 32
Attractions: 24
  • Congress Park Carousel: 6.7 mi
  • Whitney Viewing Stand: 6.7 mi
  • Beekman Street Arts District: 6.8 mi
  • Saratoga Race Course: Backstretch tour: 7.0 mi
  • Yaddo Gardens: 7.3 mi
Waterfalls: 19
  • Snook Kill Falls: 1.6 mi
  • Palmer Falls: 6.0 mi
  • Saratoga Falls: 9.4 mi
  • Rockwell Falls: 10.8 mi
  • Eggleston Falls: 11.7 mi
Springs: 13
  • Old Red Spring: 5.9 mi
  • Hathorn Spring: 6.6 mi
  • Congress Spring: 6.8 mi
  • Columbian Spring: 6.8 mi
  • Deer Park Spring: 6.8 mi
Beaches: 9
Gardens: 5
Artworks: 5
Cliffs: 5
  • Small Rocky overlook: 18.3 mi
  • Maclachan Ridge: 23.7 mi
  • New Buck: 23.9 mi
  • Stewarts Ledge: 23.9 mi
  • Eagle Cliff: 24.4 mi
Picnic sites: 4
Rest areas: 1
  • Clifton Park Rest Area: 20.6 mi
On the horizon

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 15.2 miles of Orra Phelps Nature Preserve. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Spruce MountainWNW 292°612 m7.9 mi
Fitch HillWNW 302°605 m9.6 mi
Hedgehog MountainWNW 300°601 m7.6 mi
Pond MountainNNW 328°562 m13.2 mi
Darling MountainN 2°561 m13.3 mi
Bucktail MountainN 353°555 m11.9 mi
Indian Cobble MountainNNW 327°550 m13.0 mi
Springer MountainNW 326°531 m13.8 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:5918:3019:07
June solstice05:1619:5620:39
September equinox06:4318:1718:54
December solstice07:2415:3716:23

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F232635486068727163514029
Precip in3.42.73.43.83.94.85.04.13.84.13.53.9

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Saratoga Springs 4 SW, 10 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element way/890262786

More nature reserves in New York

Day trips start here

Drive to it

Byway plans a real route around stops like this one.

Plan a driveMore nature reserves
Private beta · Free to join

Take the scenic way to Orra Phelps Nature Preserve.

Byway plans around your taste, verified places, real weather and opening hours — then opens every leg in Google Maps with one tap.

Private beta · Free to join · No card · Invite when a spot opens