Otter Creek State Forest
Otter Creek State Forest is a nature reserve in New York, at a modelled elevation of 312 m. Canachagala Mountain stands 791 m to the east-southeast, 24 miles off. The nearest named place is Greig Forest Preserve Detached Parcel, a nature reserve 2.1 miles away. Black River Trail passes 3.3 miles off. 164 named places lie within 25 miles, 60 of them named summits.
What to expect
- Operated by
- New York State Department of Environmental Conservation
- Access
- Yes
How to reach it
- 3.3 mi off the Black River Trail
- 13.5 mi off the Central Adirondack Trail
- 24.9 mi off the Olympic Trail
Overlooks nearby
- Rocky Mountain Overlook · 27 mi
164 named places within 25 miles
- Buck Mountain: 6.9 mi
- Mount Tom: 8.7 mi
- Gomer Hill: 8.7 mi
- Beech Hill: 8.8 mi
- Tug Hill: 9.2 mi
- Greig Forest Preserve Detached Parcel: 2.1 mi
- Independence River State Forest: 2.4 mi
- Lyonsdale Forest Preserve Detached Parcel: 5.9 mi
- Turin Forest Preserve Detached Parcel: 8.1 mi
- Turin Forest Preserve Detached Parcel: 8.2 mi
- Singing Waters Park: 3.9 mi
- Whitaker Falls Park: 5.6 mi
- Whitaker Falls Park: 5.7 mi
- Martinsburg Town Park: 6.6 mi
- Martinsburg Town Park: 6.6 mi
- Lewis County Soldiers' and Sailors' Monument: 9.3 mi
- Black River Canal Site of Lock 71: 16.2 mi
- American Legion Memorial: 16.2 mi
- Erwin Parks "Rock": 16.2 mi
- Santa's Reindeer Shack: 16.2 mi
- American Maple Museum: 12.3 mi
- Lowville & Beaver River Railroad Depot & Railroad Museum: 12.4 mi
- Oneida County Fair Museum: 16.3 mi
- Fynmore Studios: 16.3 mi
- Hemlock Mercantile: 16.4 mi
- St Mary's Statue: 11.4 mi
- Boonville Oneida County Fair Wall: 16.4 mi
- Boonville Mural: 16.6 mi
- Paul Bunyan: 18.5 mi
- Little Village Park Band Stand: 16.2 mi
- McCauley Mountain Ski Area: 18.8 mi
- Big Rock: 24.4 mi
- Lyons Fall: 7.0 mi
- Pixley Falls: 21.9 mi
- Remsen Falls Picnic Area: 16.4 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Otter Creek State Forest. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Canachagala Mountain | ESE 112° | 791 m | 23.8 mi |
| Panther Mountain | E 99° | 734 m | 20.7 mi |
| Golden Stair Mountain | ESE 116° | 733 m | 22.3 mi |
| Bottle Mountain | E 83° | 723 m | 21.9 mi |
| Trusty Mountain | ESE 113° | 720 m | 21.2 mi |
| Woodhull Mountain | ESE 109° | 719 m | 20.0 mi |
| Twitchell Mountain | ENE 66° | 717 m | 24.0 mi |
| Little Moose Mountain | E 95° | 716 m | 19.4 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:06 | 18:36 | 19:14 |
| June solstice | 05:20 | 20:03 | 20:47 |
| September equinox | 06:49 | 18:23 | 19:01 |
| December solstice | 07:33 | 15:41 | 16:28 |
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 | 17 | 19 | 28 | 42 | 55 | 63 | 68 | 66 | 59 | 47 | 36 | 25 |
| Precip in | 3.5 | 2.6 | 2.7 | 3.1 | 3.4 | 3.7 | 3.5 | 3.8 | 3.5 | 4.6 | 3.8 | 3.8 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Lowville, 9 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
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