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Pleasant Lake State Forest

Pleasant Lake State Forest from directly overhead

Pleasant Lake State Forest is a nature reserve in New York, at a modelled elevation of 132 m. Big Hill stands 388 m to the southeast, 23 miles off. The nearest named place is Yellow Lake Waterway Access, a park 1.8 miles away. Black River Trail passes 7.2 miles off. 190 named places lie within 25 miles, 28 of them named summits.

What to expect

Access
Yes

Official site

How to reach it

Coordinates44.36746, -75.60863

190 named places within 25 miles

Historic sites: 46
Parks: 45
  • Yellow Lake Waterway Access: 1.8 mi
  • Oxbow Community Park: 5.6 mi
  • Black Lake Waterway Access: 6.7 mi
  • Harry L. Mills Memorial Park: 6.7 mi
  • Gouveneur Village Park: 7.3 mi
Peaks: 28
Attractions: 15
  • Uncle Sam boat tours: 15.4 mi
  • Power House: 15.5 mi
  • Gazebo: 15.6 mi
  • Alster Tower: 15.6 mi
  • Peristyle Archway: 15.6 mi
Museums: 14
Cliffs: 3
  • Hudson's Point: 13.7 mi
  • Fulford Point: 13.8 mi
  • Heathers Point: 14.9 mi
Beaches: 2
  • Murphy's Beach: 24.2 mi
  • Canoe Beach: 24.4 mi
Gardens: 1
  • Italian Garden: 15.5 mi
Artworks: 1
  • Women's Memorial: 15.5 mi
Picnic sites: 1
  • Picnic Area: 15.6 mi
Waterfalls: 1

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 25 miles of Pleasant Lake State Forest. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Big HillSE 134°388 m23.3 mi
Grassy HillSE 140°347 m24.2 mi
Cooper HillSE 126°311 m18.7 mi
Baldface HillSE 128°311 m20.3 mi
Dana HillE 89°308 m23.0 mi
Blanchard HillE 84°294 m23.6 mi
Kimball HillENE 76°291 m23.6 mi
Barr HillS 178°262 m23.6 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:0718:3719:15
June solstice05:1920:0620:51
September equinox06:5018:2419:02
December solstice07:3615:3916:26

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F161828425464686759473624
Precip in2.82.12.33.23.33.93.83.43.84.73.62.9

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Gouverneur 3 NW, 5 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapOfficial site

OpenStreetMap element way/428825354

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