Nature reserve · New York
Ralph Road State Forest
Ralph Road State Forest is a nature reserve in New York, at a modelled elevation of 241 m. Black Spruce Mountain stands 716 m to the north, 9.2 miles off. The nearest named place is Bartlett Mountain, a peak 1.8 miles away. Dude Ranch Trail passes 3.0 miles off.
What to expect
- Access
- Yes
How to reach it
Coordinates43.28828, -73.77754
- 3.0 mi off the Dude Ranch Trail
- 5.9 mi off the Central Adirondack Trail
- 9.6 mi off the Lakes to Locks Passage, National
- 20.9 mi off the Adirondack Trail
Overlooks nearby
- Cobble lookout · 9 mi
- Fort George Ruins · 9 mi
- The Narrows · 9 mi
- Father Jogues Monument · 10 mi
Named places within 25 miles
Peaks
- Bartlett Mountain: 1.8 mi
- Twist Mountain: 2.1 mi
- Palmertown Mountain: 3.1 mi
- Constitution Mountain: 3.1 mi
- Bullhead Pond Mountain: 3.2 mi
Parks
- Hudson River Waterway Access: 2.9 mi
- Luzerne Beach Park: 3.5 mi
- Benjamin C. Butler Pavilion Park: 3.8 mi
- Wayside Beach Park: 3.8 mi
- Mill Park: 3.8 mi
Nature reserves
- Town of Moreau: 3.0 mi
- Saratoga Forest Preserve Detached Parcel: 3.4 mi
- Warren Forest Preserve Detached Parcel: 3.6 mi
- Leon M. Steves Big Bay Preserve: 3.9 mi
- Nicholson Preserve: 3.9 mi
Historic sites: 60
- Peace and Victory Monument: 6.3 mi
- Civil War Monument: 6.8 mi
- Colonel Williams Monument: 7.3 mi
- Frank Watkins: 8.5 mi
- Lake George Region Veterans Memorial: 8.8 mi
Museums: 25
- Grant Cottage State Historic Site: 6.2 mi
- Chapman Historical Museum: 6.7 mi
- World Awareness Children's Museum: 7.1 mi
- The Hyde Collection: 7.4 mi
- Rogers Island Visitors Center: 9.7 mi
Attractions: 24
- Blind Rock: 6.0 mi
- Thunder Alley: 6.1 mi
- Greezed Lightnin': 6.1 mi
- Spruce's Wilderness Bus Tour: 6.2 mi
- Sheldon's Speedway: 6.2 mi
Waterfalls: 14
- Palmer Falls: 3.4 mi
- Rockwell Falls: 3.9 mi
- Eggleston Falls: 8.9 mi
- Bear Slide: 9.3 mi
- Snook Kill Falls: 9.4 mi
Springs: 13
- Old Red Spring: 13.8 mi
- Hathorn Spring: 14.4 mi
- Congress Spring: 14.5 mi
- Columbian Spring: 14.5 mi
- Deer Park Spring: 14.6 mi
Picnic sites: 11
- Nature Center Pavillion: 5.0 mi
- Northwoods Picnic Grove: 6.3 mi
- Usher Park: 9.9 mi
- Diamond Island: 12.9 mi
- Huckleberry Island: 20.1 mi
Beaches: 9
- Luzerne Beach: 3.4 mi
- Wayside Beach: 3.8 mi
- Haviland's Cove Beach: 6.3 mi
- Haviland Cove Beach: 6.5 mi
- Sandbar Beach: 6.7 mi
Cliffs: 7
- Small Rocky overlook: 11.1 mi
- Stewarts Ledge: 16.8 mi
- New Buck: 17.1 mi
- Eagle Cliff: 17.4 mi
- Beaverview Wall: 20.3 mi
Gardens: 6
- Arboretum: 7.6 mi
- Alumni Memorial Garden: 13.3 mi
- Community Garden: 13.8 mi
- Mr.Haas's Garden: 14.9 mi
- Community Garden: 18.9 mi
Artworks: 5
- Standard Time: 14.2 mi
- Devils Armchair: 14.5 mi
- Welcome To Saratoga Springs: 14.5 mi
- Northville Placid Trail Southern Terminus Arch: 20.3 mi
- For Euler: 23.5 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 10.4 miles of Ralph Road State Forest. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Black Spruce Mountain | N 3° | 716 m | 9.2 mi |
| Prospect Mountain | N 10° | 615 m | 9.6 mi |
| Spruce Mountain | SW 232° | 612 m | 8.1 mi |
| Fitch Hill | WSW 249° | 605 m | 7.7 mi |
| Hedgehog Mountain | SW 234° | 601 m | 7.0 mi |
| Thomas Mountain | NNW 337° | 591 m | 8.3 mi |
| Patent Line Mountain | N 358° | 588 m | 8.0 mi |
| Pond Mountain | WNW 298° | 562 m | 6.9 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:59 | 18:30 | 19:07 |
| June solstice | 05:16 | 19:56 | 20:40 |
| September equinox | 06:43 | 18:17 | 18:54 |
| December solstice | 07:25 | 15:36 | 16:23 |
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 | 19 | 20 | 31 | 44 | 56 | 66 | 70 | 68 | 60 | 48 | 36 | 25 |
| Precip in | 3.3 | 3.0 | 3.5 | 4.0 | 3.6 | 4.5 | 4.7 | 3.7 | 4.1 | 4.1 | 3.9 | 4.2 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Glens Falls Farm, 6 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOfficial siteOpenStreetMap element way/429189132
Day trips start here
- Saratoga Springs · 15 mi
- Ballston Spa · 20 mi
- Capital District · 24 mi
- Lake George · 25 mi
- Cambridge · 26 mi
- Clifton Park · 29 mi
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