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Saratoga Forest Preserve Detached Parcel

Saratoga Forest Preserve Detached Parcel from directly overhead

Saratoga Forest Preserve Detached Parcel is a nature reserve in New York, at a modelled elevation of 490 m. Rice Mountain stands 749 m to the north-northwest, 15 miles off. The nearest named place is Archer Vly NYS DEC Boat Launch, a park 0.9 miles away. Adirondack Trail passes 12 miles off.

Visiting

What to expect

Operated by
New York State Department of Environmental Conservation
Getting there

How to reach it

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Coordinates43.14286, -73.96360

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
  • Archer Vly NYS DEC Boat Launch: 0.9 mi
  • Porter Corners Town Park: 4.2 mi
  • Brookhaven Park: 4.9 mi
  • Lester Park: 6.8 mi
  • Edinburg Town Park: 7.6 mi
Nature reserves
Peaks
Historic sites
  • Pioneer Mill: 7.3 mi
  • Spirit of Life & Spencer Trask Memorial: 10.0 mi
  • 9/11 Memorial: 10.0 mi
  • World War Memorial Pavilion: 10.1 mi
  • Saratoga Race Course Walk of Fame: 10.9 mi
Museums: 41
Attractions: 25
  • Hyzer Creek Disc Golf Course: 4.8 mi
  • Beekman Street Arts District: 9.7 mi
  • Congress Park Carousel: 10.1 mi
  • Saratoga Race Course: Backstretch tour: 10.8 mi
  • Whitney Viewing Stand: 10.9 mi
Waterfalls: 24
  • Eggleston Falls: 8.7 mi
  • Snook Kill Falls: 9.6 mi
  • Palmer Falls: 10.3 mi
  • Rockwell Falls: 13.5 mi
  • third falls: 17.2 mi
Artworks: 17
Gardens: 16
Springs: 13
  • State Seal Spring: 10.0 mi
  • Orenda Spring: 10.0 mi
  • Columbian Spring: 10.0 mi
  • Congress Spring: 10.0 mi
  • Hathorn Spring: 10.0 mi
Beaches: 8
Picnic sites: 4
  • Nature Center Pavillion: 14.0 mi
  • Northwoods Picnic Grove: 20.1 mi
  • Schoharie Crossing Launch: 21.6 mi
  • Usher Park: 23.3 mi
Cliffs: 2
  • Maclachan Ridge: 15.6 mi
  • Small Rocky overlook: 24.5 mi
Rest areas: 1
  • Clifton Park Rest Area: 20.7 mi
On the horizon

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 14.9 miles of Saratoga Forest Preserve Detached Parcel. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Rice MountainNNW 329°749 m14.6 mi
Sawyer MountainNNW 331°736 m14.6 mi
Cobble MountainNNW 329°700 m13.9 mi
Colson MountainNNW 327°646 m14.5 mi
Tyrrell HillW 280°645 m14.8 mi
Spruce MountainNNE 30°612 m5.9 mi
Fitch HillNNE 16°605 m7.6 mi
Hedgehog MountainNNE 32°601 m7.0 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:0018:3119:08
June solstice05:1719:5620:40
September equinox06:4418:1818:55
December solstice07:2515:3816:24

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F232635486068727163514029
Precip in3.42.73.43.83.94.85.04.13.84.13.53.9

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Saratoga Springs 4 SW, 10 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element way/492227058

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