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Valley View State Forest

Valley View State Forest from directly overhead

Valley View State Forest is a nature reserve in New York, at a modelled elevation of 378 m. Lyon Mountain stands 1,167 m to the south-southeast, 16 miles off. The nearest named place is Chateaugay Fish Hatchery, a nature reserve 1.7 miles away. Military Trail passes 1.4 miles off.

Visiting

What to expect

Access
Yes

Official site

Getting there

How to reach it

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Coordinates44.91014, -74.02980
Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Nature reserves: 20
  • Chateaugay Fish Hatchery: 1.7 mi
  • Clinton Forest Preserve Detached Parcel: 4.0 mi
  • Clinton Forest Preserve Detached Parcel: 5.9 mi
  • Clinton Forest Preserve Detached Parcel: 6.4 mi
  • Clinton Forest Preserve Detached Parcel: 7.4 mi
Parks: 11
Waterfalls: 2
  • High Falls: 2.8 mi
  • High Falls: 15.5 mi
Beaches: 1
  • Camp Chateaugay Beach: 10.2 mi
Museums: 1
  • Mooers Train Station: 22.1 mi
Cliffs: 1
  • Pointe McPherson: 24.6 mi
On the horizon

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 21.5 miles of Valley View State Forest. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Lyon MountainSSE 150°1,167 m16.4 mi
Averill PeakSSE 154°1,159 m16.7 mi
Brushy KnobSSE 151°885 m17.6 mi
Haystack MountainS 176°881 m18.8 mi
Norton PeakS 169°876 m18.7 mi
Baldface MountainSSW 200°858 m21.5 mi
Ragged Lake MountainS 183°832 m14.0 mi
Mount TomSSW 196°831 m18.6 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:0018:3019:09
June solstice05:1120:0220:47
September equinox06:4418:1718:56
December solstice07:3215:2916:18

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F161928415564686659473524
Precip in1.91.62.12.83.34.13.93.83.33.72.52.4

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Ellenburg Depot, 10 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapOfficial site

OpenStreetMap element way/429546724

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