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Pine Hill State Forest

Pine Hill State Forest from directly overhead

Pine Hill State Forest is a nature reserve in New York, at a modelled elevation of 526 m. Houck Mountain stands 748 m to the southeast, 16 miles off. The nearest named place is Pine Hill, a peak 0.9 miles away. Upper Delaware Scenic Byway (Route 97) passes 23 miles off.

What to expect

Access
Yes

Official site

How to reach it

Coordinates42.27616, -75.36013

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Parks: 49
  • Keith Clark Park: 3.3 mi
  • Wattles Ferry Park: 4.6 mi
  • Greens Park: 5.0 mi
  • General Clinton Canoe Regatta Grounds: 5.4 mi
  • Bainbridge Central Green: 6.2 mi
Museums: 7
Attractions: 7
  • Home of Squire Zachariah Tarble: 9.1 mi
  • Site of the Prophet Trial: 9.1 mi
  • Golf Driving Range: 9.6 mi
  • Joshia Stowell Home & Farm: 12.3 mi
  • Colesville Branch: 13.9 mi
Historic sites: 4
  • Sidney Veterans Memorial Park: 3.3 mi
  • ww1: 19.5 mi
  • Handen Covered Bridge: 19.8 mi
  • All Veterans Memorial: 21.2 mi
Artworks: 2
  • 16-17 mile marker from possible priesthood site: 18.9 mi
  • statue of liberty replica: 19.6 mi
Cliffs: 2
Rest areas: 1
  • East Branch Rest Area: 22.0 mi

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 17.0 miles of Pine Hill State Forest. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Houck MountainSE 136°748 m15.8 mi
Bear Spring MountainSE 126°746 m15.2 mi
South MountainSE 130°740 m14.7 mi
Rock Rift MountainSE 145°730 m17.0 mi
Crane HillSE 137°708 m12.9 mi
Tower MountainSSE 149°707 m13.4 mi
Loomis MountainESE 112°689 m8.9 mi
Mount HollyESE 121°686 m17.0 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:0618:3719:14
June solstice05:2620:0020:42
September equinox06:4918:2419:01
December solstice07:2815:4716:33

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F222331445664696760493728
Precip in2.92.43.33.93.94.94.54.83.94.33.33.3

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — E Sidney, 8 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapOfficial site

OpenStreetMap element way/428677171

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