Protected Land (No Access)
Marked no entry. Do not count on getting in.
Protected Land (No Access) is a nature reserve in New York, at a modelled elevation of 157 m. Black Mountain stands 805 m to the north-northeast, 9.7 miles off. The nearest named place is Pilot Knob, a peak 0.9 miles away. Central Adirondack Trail passes 5.7 miles off.
What to expect
- Operated by
- LGLC
How to reach it
- 5.7 mi off the Central Adirondack Trail
- 5.7 mi off the Dude Ranch Trail
- 8.2 mi off the Lakes to Locks Passage, National
- 19.9 mi off the Stone Valley Byway
Overlooks nearby
- Father Jogues Monument · 6 mi
- Fort George Ruins · 6 mi
- The Eagle's Eye · 6 mi
- Lake George Panorama · 6 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Pilot Knob: 0.9 mi
- Burnt Hill: 2.6 mi
- Buck Mountain: 2.9 mi
- Joshua Rock: 3.4 mi
- Little Buck Mountain: 4.1 mi
- Dicks Island: 3.1 mi
- Recluse Island: 4.3 mi
- Log Bay Island: 4.9 mi
- Huckleberry Island: 4.9 mi
- Rogers Memorial Park: 5.1 mi
- Pilot Knob Ridge Preserve: 1.0 mi
- The Pinnacle: 5.8 mi
- Trout Lake: 6.0 mi
- Sullivan Preserve: 8.5 mi
- LGLC Wing Pond: 8.7 mi
- Bolton Time Capsule: 5.3 mi
- Bolton Veterans' Memorial: 5.4 mi
- Father Jogues Monument: 6.3 mi
- Fort George Ruins: 6.3 mi
- Lake George Region Veterans Memorial: 6.9 mi
- Stewarts Ledge: 1.5 mi
- New Buck: 1.6 mi
- Eagle Cliff: 1.9 mi
- Small Rocky overlook: 4.7 mi
- Ark Wall: 5.5 mi
- Leonelli's Playland Arcade: 6.1 mi
- Lake George Steamboat Company: 6.1 mi
- Doctor Morbid's Haunted House: 6.2 mi
- Wildwest Ranch & Western Town: 7.4 mi
- Rocky's Ranger Planes: 9.7 mi
- Bolton Historical Museum: 5.2 mi
- Lake George Historical Association: 5.9 mi
- House of Frankenstein Wax Museum: 6.1 mi
- Fort William Henry: 6.2 mi
- Chapman Historical Museum: 12.0 mi
- Diamond Island: 3.1 mi
- Huckleberry Island: 4.9 mi
- Log Bay Island: 4.9 mi
- Usher Park: 5.8 mi
- Commission Point Picnic Area: 6.6 mi
- Buttermilk Falls: 4.6 mi
- Shelving Rock Falls: 4.9 mi
- Bear Slide: 13.7 mi
- Uncas Falls: 14.8 mi
- Rockwell Falls: 15.9 mi
- Lake Hadlock Beach: 5.3 mi
- Morey Stein Beach: 8.5 mi
- Haviland's Cove Beach: 13.3 mi
- Haviland Cove Beach: 13.4 mi
- Sandbar Beach: 13.4 mi
- Community Garden: 5.5 mi
- Arboretum: 9.1 mi
- Chiseled Slate monoliths: 19.7 mi
- Mandala II: 23.8 mi
- Vermont Welcome Center: 18.1 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 11.0 miles of Protected Land (No Access). Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Black Mountain | NNE 29° | 805 m | 9.7 mi |
| Erebus Mountain | NNE 30° | 765 m | 7.3 mi |
| Black Spruce Mountain | WSW 239° | 716 m | 8.4 mi |
| Sleeping Beauty | NE 36° | 715 m | 6.3 mi |
| Buck Mountain | NNE 29° | 711 m | 2.9 mi |
| Fivemile Mountain | NNE 12° | 688 m | 11.0 mi |
| Pilot Knob | ENE 68° | 658 m | 0.9 mi |
| Thomas Mountain | NNW 332° | 619 m | 8.9 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:59 | 18:29 | 19:07 |
| June solstice | 05:14 | 19:56 | 20:40 |
| September equinox | 06:42 | 18:16 | 18:54 |
| December solstice | 07:25 | 15:35 | 16:22 |
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 | 20 | 22 | 32 | 45 | 57 | 65 | 70 | 68 | 60 | 48 | 37 | 27 |
| Precip in | 2.6 | 1.9 | 2.8 | 3.1 | 3.4 | 3.7 | 4.3 | 3.5 | 3.3 | 3.7 | 3.0 | 3.0 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Glens Falls AP, 10 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOpenStreetMap element way/1420065006
Day trips start here
- Lake George · 9 mi
- Saratoga Springs · 29 mi
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