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Roosa Gap State Forest

Roosa Gap State Forest from directly overhead

Roosa Gap State Forest is a nature reserve in New York, at a modelled elevation of 395 m. Denman Mountain stands 929 m to the north-northwest, 20 miles off. The nearest named place is Jack Hennessey Memorial, a historic site 0.3 miles away. Shawangunk Mountains Scenic Byway passes 2.4 miles off.

Visiting

What to expect

Access
Yes

Official site

Getting there

How to reach it

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Coordinates41.62388, -74.42898

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Historic sites
  • Jack Hennessey Memorial: 0.3 mi
  • Heroes’ Monument: 3.8 mi
  • D&H Canal Snubbing Post: 4.5 mi
  • Berrypicker Shack: 5.0 mi
  • Crawford Wishing Well: 7.0 mi
Nature reserves
  • New York-New Jersey Trail Conference Lands: 1.0 mi
  • New York-New Jersey Trail Conference Lands: 1.1 mi
  • New York-New Jersey Trail Conference Lands: 1.3 mi
  • New York-New Jersey Trail Conference Lands: 1.4 mi
  • Mamakating Municipal Park Land: 1.6 mi
Parks
  • Sullivan County Parks & Recreation: 1.2 mi
  • Sullivan County Parks & Recreation: 1.3 mi
  • Sullivan County Parks & Recreation: 1.7 mi
  • Sullivan County Parks & Recreation: 1.8 mi
  • Sullivan County Parks & Recreation: 3.4 mi
Peaks
Artworks: 52
  • Gnome Chomsky: 14.4 mi
  • Large Hybrid, 1971: 19.6 mi
  • Power Teach: 22.8 mi
  • Gazebo for Two Arnarchists: 23.3 mi
  • Sea Change: 23.3 mi
Museums: 31
Cliffs: 29
Attractions: 27
Waterfalls: 25
Gardens: 12
  • Buddah Garden: 2.0 mi
  • The Meditation Garden: 13.0 mi
  • Butterfly Garden: 14.6 mi
  • East Coast: 17.9 mi
  • Middle America: 17.9 mi
Beaches: 9
Springs: 7
  • Rail-Trail Spring: 10.2 mi
  • Box Spring: 13.6 mi
  • Piped Spring: 20.5 mi
  • Keyhole Spring: 21.5 mi
  • Bear Wallow: 22.0 mi
Rest areas: 5
  • Wallkill Rest Area: 12.1 mi
  • Middletown Rest Area: 13.8 mi
  • Greenville Text Stop Westbound: 20.4 mi
  • Greenville Text Stop Eastbound: 20.6 mi
  • Pike Welcome Center: 23.4 mi
Ghost towns: 1
On the horizon

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 20.8 miles of Roosa Gap State Forest. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Denman MountainNNW 344°929 m20.1 mi
Southeast Little RockyNNE 15°922 m20.8 mi
Mombaccus MountainNNE 17°865 m20.7 mi
Samson MountainN 4°856 m19.8 mi
Bangle HillN 359°715 m19.5 mi
East MountainN 357°699 m15.9 mi
Thunder HillNNW 333°685 m16.4 mi
High PointNE 38°684 m7.1 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:0218:3319:10
June solstice05:2419:5420:36
September equinox06:4618:2018:57
December solstice07:2215:4616:31

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F232432445564696760483828
Precip in3.73.14.14.04.25.04.84.74.85.13.84.6

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Rock Hill 3 SW, 10 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapOfficial site

OpenStreetMap element way/428679835

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