Taghkanic Community Forest
Taghkanic Community Forest is a nature reserve in New York, at a modelled elevation of 218 m. Mount Frissell stands 747 m to the southeast, 11 miles off. The nearest named place is New Forge State Forest, a nature reserve 2.0 miles away. Jacob's Ladder Trail (Route 20) passes 24 miles off.
What to expect
- Operated by
- Columbia Land Conservancy
How to reach it
- 23.8 mi off the Jacob's Ladder Trail (Route 20)
- 29.5 mi off the Shawangunk Mountains Scenic Byway
Overlooks nearby
Named places within 25 miles
- New Forge State Forest: 2.0 mi
- Greenport Conservation Area: 10.9 mi
- Middle Ground Flats Unique Area: 11.1 mi
- Plaintain Pond: 11.2 mi
- Brandow Point Unique Area: 11.7 mi
- Pond Hill: 2.3 mi
- Bloody Hill: 3.4 mi
- Center Hill: 4.7 mi
- Pine Hill: 4.7 mi
- The Hill: 5.2 mi
- Livingston Recreation Park: 5.6 mi
- Copake Town Park: 6.0 mi
- Wortman Square: 9.1 mi
- Hettling Park at Clermont: 9.4 mi
- Clermont town park: 9.5 mi
- Buttermilk Falls: 5.7 mi
- High Falls Waterfall: 7.2 mi
- Bash Bish Falls: 8.7 mi
- Sages Ravine Falls: 12.6 mi
- Upper Falls: 12.6 mi
- Copake Iron Furnace: 7.6 mi
- Kiwanis Olympic Torch Memorial: 9.6 mi
- Firemen's Memorial: 10.0 mi
- Tri-State Marker: 10.9 mi
- War Memorial: 11.2 mi
- Fireman's Association of the State of New York Museum of Firefighting: 10.0 mi
- Olana: 10.1 mi
- Thomas Cole National Historic Site: 11.9 mi
- Circle Museum: 12.8 mi
- Gallery: 12.8 mi
- Diving Lady: 2.7 mi
- Liebowitz Letter: 14.7 mi
- Parliament of Reality: 14.7 mi
- Stargon: 14.8 mi
- Newsboy Statue: 15.0 mi
- The Upper Garden: 13.8 mi
- The Walled Garden: 13.9 mi
- Old Dutch Village Garden Club: 14.8 mi
- Community Garden: 14.8 mi
- The Anna Jones Meditation Garden: 15.3 mi
- trail parking: 12.7 mi
- Orchard City Millage Sign: 14.9 mi
- Sheffield Covered Bridge: 15.6 mi
- Giant's Thumb: 17.7 mi
- Town Hill Farm: 18.4 mi
- East Beach: 4.2 mi
- West Beach: 4.7 mi
- Oakdale Beach: 9.7 mi
- South Landing: 15.3 mi
- West Landing: 15.4 mi
- Trap Cliff: 16.4 mi
- Devil’s Pulpit: 17.9 mi
- High Rocks: 20.0 mi
- Hawks Rocks: 20.7 mi
- The "Great" Cliffs: 21.1 mi
- Guilder Pond Picnic area: 11.7 mi
- Picnic Area: 22.1 mi
- Saugerties Lighthouse: 14.7 mi
- Questing: 20.9 mi
- Pond off Chair Factory Road: 24.0 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 11.7 miles of Taghkanic Community Forest. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mount Frissell | SE 125° | 747 m | 11.0 mi |
| Mount Ashley | ESE 120° | 725 m | 10.9 mi |
| Brace Mountain | SE 128° | 706 m | 10.9 mi |
| South Brace Mountain | SE 130° | 702 m | 11.2 mi |
| Round Mountain | SE 125° | 695 m | 11.4 mi |
| Alander Mountain | ESE 115° | 680 m | 8.8 mi |
| Mount Undine | E 99° | 669 m | 11.6 mi |
| Mount Darby | E 94° | 619 m | 10.3 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:59 | 18:30 | 19:07 |
| June solstice | 05:19 | 19:52 | 20:35 |
| September equinox | 06:43 | 18:17 | 18:54 |
| December solstice | 07:21 | 15:41 | 16:26 |
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 | 24 | 26 | 34 | 47 | 57 | 66 | 71 | 70 | 62 | 50 | 40 | 30 |
| Precip in | 3.1 | 2.3 | 3.3 | 3.3 | 4.6 | 4.3 | 3.8 | 3.8 | 4.5 | 4.2 | 2.9 | 3.4 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Copake, 6 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOfficial siteOpenStreetMap element way/1527617510
Day trips start here
- Great Barrington · 16 mi
- Kinderhook · 19 mi
- Stockbridge · 20 mi
- Monterey · 23 mi
- Lee · 24 mi
- Lenox · 24 mi
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