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Pulpit Rock State Forest

Pulpit Rock State Forest from directly overhead

Pulpit Rock State Forest is a nature reserve in New York, at a modelled elevation of 157 m. Big Hill stands 388 m to the east-southeast, 22 miles off. The nearest named place is Pulpit Rock, a peak 1.7 miles away. Black River Trail passes 9.6 miles off. 172 named places lie within 25 miles, 32 of them named summits.

What to expect

Access
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How to reach it

Coordinates44.29446, -75.65825

172 named places within 25 miles

Parks: 41
  • Oxbow Community Park: 1.8 mi
  • Yellow Lake Waterway Access: 4.8 mi
  • Monument Park: 7.3 mi
  • Gilman Park: 8.6 mi
  • Harry L. Mills Memorial Park: 9.1 mi
Nature reserves: 33
Peaks: 32
Historic sites: 32
  • Rossie Mills: 5.9 mi
  • Rossie Mills: 5.9 mi
  • Old Iron Works: 6.2 mi
  • Veterans Monument: 8.7 mi
  • The Soldiers and Sailors: 8.8 mi
Attractions: 14
  • Uncle Sam boat tours: 13.2 mi
  • Power House: 13.5 mi
  • Gazebo: 13.5 mi
  • Alster Tower: 13.5 mi
  • Peristyle Archway: 13.5 mi
Museums: 11
Cliffs: 4
  • Hudson's Point: 17.4 mi
  • Fulford Point: 17.6 mi
  • Heathers Point: 19.3 mi
  • Woodward Sidehill: 22.5 mi
Beaches: 2
  • Murphy's Beach: 21.6 mi
  • Canoe Beach: 21.8 mi
Gardens: 1
  • Italian Garden: 13.5 mi
Picnic sites: 1
  • Picnic Area: 13.5 mi
Artworks: 1
  • Women's Memorial: 20.2 mi

Summits around it

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

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Big HillESE 120°388 m22.2 mi
Grassy HillSE 127°347 m22.5 mi
Middle HillSSE 149°318 m22.9 mi
John Browns MountainSE 141°315 m24.1 mi
Pine HillSE 141°314 m24.9 mi
Cooper HillESE 109°311 m18.5 mi
Baldface HillESE 112°311 m19.9 mi
Orvis HillSSW 192°299 m22.5 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 solstice07:3615:3916:27

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, 8 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapOfficial site

OpenStreetMap element way/428636625

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