Punkeyville State Forest
Punkeyville State Forest is a nature reserve in New York, at a modelled elevation of 333 m. Ice Cave Mountain stands 817 m to the east-northeast, 20 miles off. The nearest named place is Forestport Forest Preserve Detached Parcel, a nature reserve 2.9 miles away. Central Adirondack Trail passes 0.8 miles off.
What to expect
- Access
- Yes
How to reach it
- 0.8 mi off the Central Adirondack Trail
- 5.5 mi off the Black River Trail
- 13.6 mi off the Southern Adirondack Trail
- 20.1 mi off the Revolutionary Trail
Named places within 25 miles
- Potato Hill: 4.5 mi
- Penn Mountain: 5.2 mi
- Sperry Hill: 5.8 mi
- Park Hill: 5.9 mi
- Meyers Hill: 6.1 mi
- Fountain Park: 6.0 mi
- South Field: 6.1 mi
- North Field: 6.1 mi
- Erwin Park: 6.2 mi
- Old Church Park: 6.4 mi
- Elks Lodge "Elk Monument": 5.1 mi
- Vintage Snow Plow: 5.7 mi
- Boonville Cemetery Gazebo: 5.9 mi
- Stone Bench: 6.0 mi
- Erwin Park Rock: 6.1 mi
- Forestport Forest Preserve Detached Parcel: 2.9 mi
- Forestport Forest Preserve Detached Parcel: 3.2 mi
- Hogsback State Forest: 3.3 mi
- Boonville Forest Preserve Detached Parcel: 4.5 mi
- Forestport Forest Preserve Detached Parcel: 5.2 mi
- Black River Canal Museum: 6.1 mi
- Warehouse: 6.1 mi
- Replica of Full Size Canal Boat: 6.2 mi
- Hemlock Mercantile: 6.2 mi
- Fynmore Studios: 6.5 mi
- Boonville Mural: 6.0 mi
- Boonville Oneida County Fair Wall: 7.0 mi
- St Mary's Statue: 13.5 mi
- Mother Mary: 19.1 mi
- Paul Bunyan: 22.3 mi
- Little Village Park Band Stand: 6.6 mi
- McCauley Mountain Ski Area: 21.4 mi
- Utica Tower: 22.8 mi
- Pixley Falls: 7.2 mi
- Lyons Fall: 13.9 mi
- Remsen Falls Picnic Area: 15.3 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 20.3 miles of Punkeyville State Forest. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ice Cave Mountain | ENE 60° | 817 m | 20.2 mi |
| Raymond Hills | ENE 75° | 793 m | 19.7 mi |
| Canachagala Mountain | ENE 58° | 791 m | 18.6 mi |
| Golden Stair Mountain | ENE 57° | 733 m | 16.4 mi |
| Trusty Mountain | NE 51° | 720 m | 17.0 mi |
| Woodhull Mountain | NE 46° | 719 m | 17.6 mi |
| Rose Mountain | NE 51° | 709 m | 18.6 mi |
| Fort Noble Mountain | E 97° | 704 m | 19.8 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:05 | 18:36 | 19:13 |
| June solstice | 05:21 | 20:02 | 20:46 |
| September equinox | 06:49 | 18:22 | 19:00 |
| December solstice | 07:31 | 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 | 16 | 18 | 27 | 40 | 53 | 61 | 66 | 64 | 57 | 45 | 34 | 23 |
| Precip in | 4.9 | 4.0 | 4.1 | 4.6 | 4.6 | 5.3 | 4.6 | 4.7 | 4.9 | 6.1 | 5.0 | 5.3 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Boonville 4 SSW, 8 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
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