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Spruce Mountain Preserve

Spruce Mountain Preserve from directly overhead

Spruce Mountain Preserve is a nature reserve in New York, at a modelled elevation of 477 m. Hadley Mountain stands 807 m to the north-northwest, 12 miles off. The nearest named place is Spruce Mountain, a peak 0.5 miles away. Dude Ranch Trail passes 7.3 miles off.

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Coordinates43.21098, -73.90003

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Nature reserves
Parks
  • Brookhaven Park: 2.0 mi
  • Porter Corners Town Park: 4.7 mi
  • Archer Vly NYS DEC Boat Launch: 5.1 mi
  • Hudson River Waterway Access: 5.9 mi
  • Dean Mountain Whitewhater Park: 7.5 mi
Historic sites
  • 9/11 Memorial: 10.5 mi
  • Spirit of Life & Spencer Trask Memorial: 10.8 mi
  • World War Memorial Pavilion: 10.9 mi
  • Saratoga Race Course Walk of Fame: 11.5 mi
  • Pioneer Mill: 11.7 mi
Museums: 33
Attractions: 24
  • Hyzer Creek Disc Golf Course: 10.4 mi
  • Beekman Street Arts District: 10.6 mi
  • Congress Park Carousel: 10.8 mi
  • Whitney Viewing Stand: 11.5 mi
  • Saratoga Race Course: Backstretch tour: 11.5 mi
Waterfalls: 17
  • Eggleston Falls: 4.7 mi
  • Palmer Falls: 4.8 mi
  • Snook Kill Falls: 7.6 mi
  • Rockwell Falls: 7.9 mi
  • Bear Slide: 13.4 mi
Springs: 13
  • Old Red Spring: 10.5 mi
  • Hathorn Spring: 10.8 mi
  • Columbian Spring: 10.8 mi
  • Congress Spring: 10.8 mi
  • Deer Park Spring: 10.9 mi
Artworks: 10
Beaches: 9
Gardens: 5
Cliffs: 5
  • Small Rocky overlook: 18.8 mi
  • Maclachan Ridge: 21.2 mi
  • Beaverview Wall: 23.4 mi
  • Wayout Wall: 24.4 mi
  • Stewarts Ledge: 24.6 mi
Picnic sites: 4
Rest areas: 1
  • Clifton Park Rest Area: 23.9 mi
On the horizon

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 12.6 miles of Spruce Mountain Preserve. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Hadley MountainNNW 344°807 m12.3 mi
West MountainNNW 344°759 m12.3 mi
Seneca MountainNNW 328°725 m12.6 mi
Perry MountainNW 323°708 m12.2 mi
Spruce MountainNW 323°612 m0.5 mi
Fitch HillNNW 338°605 m2.8 mi
Hedgehog MountainNNE 20°601 m1.3 mi
Pond MountainN 0°562 m8.6 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:0018:3019:08
June solstice05:1719:5620:40
September equinox06:4318:1718:55
December solstice07:2515:3716:24

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F202331445664696760493828
Precip in3.52.93.63.93.94.74.23.83.24.53.44.1

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Conklingville DAM, 8 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element way/1352169943

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