Nature reserve · New York
Saratoga County Forest
Saratoga County Forest is a nature reserve in New York, at a modelled elevation of 86 m. Spruce Mountain stands 612 m to the west-northwest, 13 miles off. Lakes to Locks Passage passes 4.2 miles off.
What to expect
- Operated by
- Saratoga County
How to reach it
Coordinates43.14824, -73.66597
- 4.2 mi off the Lakes to Locks Passage, National
- 11.2 mi off the Central Adirondack Trail
- 13.7 mi off the Dude Ranch Trail
- 22.2 mi off the Mohawk Towpath Byway, National
Overlooks nearby
- Eagle Point · 4 mi
- Saratoga Sword Surrender Site Hudson River Overlook · 6 mi
- Fort George Ruins · 19 mi
- Father Jogues Monument · 19 mi
Named places within 25 miles
Nature reserves
- Saratoga County Forest: 0.5 mi
- Coldbrook Preserve: 1.3 mi
- Blanding's Turtle Habitat: 1.4 mi
- Neilmann Parcel - Wilton Wildlife Preserve: 1.6 mi
- Fire Pond County Forest: 2.0 mi
Parks
- Schuyler Park: 3.3 mi
- Saratoga Falls Park: 4.3 mi
- Stark's Knob Scientific Reservation: 4.5 mi
- Gavin Park: 4.5 mi
- Knox Trail Pocket Park: 4.5 mi
Historic sites
- Old Champlain Lock 13: 4.5 mi
- Saratoga Monument: 5.0 mi
- Schuylerville Junction Lock: 5.0 mi
- Saratoga Sword Surrender Site: 5.9 mi
- 9/11 Memorial: 7.2 mi
Peaks
- Devils Den: 6.1 mi
- Grant Mountain: 6.8 mi
- Gavettes Mountain: 7.4 mi
- Bald Mountain: 7.5 mi
- Bear Hill: 7.9 mi
Museums: 32
- X-Files Preservation Collection: 2.6 mi
- Grant Cottage State Historic Site: 5.4 mi
- Schuyler House: 5.6 mi
- Tang Museum: 7.1 mi
- National Museum of Racing and Hall of Fame: 7.4 mi
Attractions: 24
- Schuylerville Corn Maize: 4.4 mi
- Mohawk Maiden Cruises: 5.1 mi
- Whitney Viewing Stand: 7.1 mi
- Yaddo Gardens: 7.1 mi
- Saratoga Race Course: Backstretch tour: 7.5 mi
Waterfalls: 17
- Saratoga Falls: 4.4 mi
- Snook Kill Falls: 5.4 mi
- Dionondahowa Falls: 7.2 mi
- Middle Falls: 7.9 mi
- Palmer Falls: 10.4 mi
Springs: 13
- Old Red Spring: 6.9 mi
- Hathorn Spring: 7.6 mi
- Congress Spring: 7.7 mi
- Columbian Spring: 7.7 mi
- Deer Park Spring: 7.8 mi
Beaches: 9
- Sandbar Beach: 9.8 mi
- Haviland Cove Beach: 9.9 mi
- Haviland's Cove Beach: 9.9 mi
- Greenwich Town Bathing Beach: 10.4 mi
- Brown's Beach: 11.8 mi
Gardens: 6
- Alumni Memorial Garden: 6.7 mi
- Community Garden: 7.6 mi
- Mr.Haas's Garden: 8.5 mi
- Malta Community Garden: 13.5 mi
- Arboretum: 14.3 mi
Picnic sites: 4
- Nature Center Pavillion: 6.4 mi
- Northwoods Picnic Grove: 14.2 mi
- Usher Park: 18.8 mi
- Diamond Island: 21.5 mi
Artworks: 4
- Standard Time: 7.5 mi
- Devils Armchair: 7.6 mi
- Welcome To Saratoga Springs: 7.6 mi
- For Euler: 16.6 mi
Cliffs: 3
- Small Rocky overlook: 19.8 mi
- New Buck: 24.5 mi
- Stewarts Ledge: 24.8 mi
Rest areas: 1
- Clifton Park Rest Area: 19.6 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 17.3 miles of Saratoga County Forest. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Spruce Mountain | WNW 291° | 612 m | 13.0 mi |
| Fitch Hill | WNW 298° | 605 m | 14.6 mi |
| Hedgehog Mountain | WNW 296° | 601 m | 12.6 mi |
| Darling Mountain | NNW 344° | 561 m | 15.7 mi |
| Bucktail Mountain | NNW 336° | 555 m | 14.9 mi |
| Miner Hill | WNW 289° | 526 m | 17.2 mi |
| Redmond Hill | WNW 302° | 507 m | 13.6 mi |
| Nick Mountain | WNW 295° | 501 m | 15.8 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:59 | 18:29 | 19:07 |
| June solstice | 05:16 | 19:55 | 20:39 |
| September equinox | 06:43 | 18:16 | 18:54 |
| December solstice | 07:24 | 15:37 | 16:23 |
Local time (America/New_York).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Oct.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 23 | 26 | 35 | 48 | 60 | 68 | 72 | 71 | 63 | 51 | 40 | 29 |
| Precip in | 3.4 | 2.7 | 3.4 | 3.8 | 3.9 | 4.8 | 5.0 | 4.1 | 3.8 | 4.1 | 3.5 | 3.9 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Saratoga Springs 4 SW, 11 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOpenStreetMap element way/891238921
Day trips start here
- Saratoga Springs · 8 mi
- Ballston Spa · 13 mi
- Cambridge · 15 mi
- Capital District · 15 mi
- Clifton Park · 21 mi
- Cohoes · 26 mi
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