Silver Hill State Forest
Silver Hill State Forest is a nature reserve in New York, at a modelled elevation of 258 m. Bear Mountain stands 653 m to the southeast, 18 miles off. The nearest named place is Dana Hill, a peak 2.2 miles away. Olympic Trail passes 7.3 miles off.
What to expect
- Access
- Yes
How to reach it
- 7.3 mi off the Olympic Trail
- 13.7 mi off the Black River Trail
Named places within 25 miles
- Dana Hill: 2.2 mi
- Blanchard Hill: 3.9 mi
- Randall Hill: 4.1 mi
- Huftle Hill: 4.1 mi
- Backus Hill: 4.7 mi
- Orebed Creek State Forest: 2.8 mi
- Stammer Creek State Forest: 5.7 mi
- Trout Lake State Forest: 7.3 mi
- Bonner Lake State Forest: 7.8 mi
- Fire-Fall State Forest: 8.4 mi
- Taylor Park: 15.6 mi
- Crary Mills Playground: 16.1 mi
- Bend in the River Park: 16.7 mi
- Intramural Field: 16.7 mi
- Canton Park and Farmer's Market: 17.3 mi
- Russell Vetrans Memeorial: 5.9 mi
- Tannery Ruins: 16.9 mi
- Making a Difference Campaign St. Lawrence: 16.9 mi
- Douglas K. Mattice: 16.9 mi
- Sullivan Student Center Designation: 16.9 mi
- Basford Falls: 2.8 mi
- Sinclair Falls: 3.4 mi
- Twin Falls: 4.5 mi
- Twin Falls: 4.5 mi
- Lampson Falls: 4.5 mi
- Giant ADK Chair: 16.9 mi
- Giant ADK Chair: 16.9 mi
- The Tub: 17.0 mi
- The Narrows: 17.1 mi
- Lucy's Hole: 17.4 mi
- Cluster of Four Cubes: 16.9 mi
- Mill Stones: 17.0 mi
- Birth: 17.0 mi
- Minerva Statue: 22.9 mi
- Taylor Park Beach: 15.6 mi
- Cranberry Lake Day Use Area on eastern Fred Island: 18.2 mi
- Postwood Park: 19.0 mi
- Town of Diana Historical Soc: 17.0 mi
- Potsdam Museum: 23.2 mi
- Jayville: 13.9 mi
- Permaculture Garden: 16.9 mi
- Hawk Ledge: 19.2 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 19.5 miles of Silver Hill State Forest. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bear Mountain | SE 125° | 653 m | 18.3 mi |
| Marble Mountain | SE 130° | 587 m | 14.8 mi |
| Twin Mountain | SE 137° | 574 m | 13.8 mi |
| Baldface Mountain | ENE 79° | 571 m | 15.0 mi |
| Buck Mountain | SE 128° | 570 m | 13.4 mi |
| Maple Mountain | S 169° | 569 m | 13.5 mi |
| Wilson Mountain | ESE 102° | 563 m | 13.2 mi |
| Littl Blue Mountain | E 88° | 563 m | 14.6 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:05 | 18:35 | 19:13 |
| June solstice | 05:17 | 20:04 | 20:49 |
| September equinox | 06:48 | 18:22 | 19:00 |
| December solstice | 07:34 | 15:37 | 16:25 |
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 | 17 | 19 | 29 | 43 | 56 | 65 | 69 | 67 | 60 | 48 | 37 | 25 |
| Precip in | 2.2 | 2.0 | 2.3 | 3.0 | 3.1 | 3.8 | 3.9 | 3.4 | 3.9 | 4.8 | 2.9 | 2.6 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Canton 4 SE, 16 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
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