- Elevation, modelled
- 197 m
- Tallest summit within 10.5 miles
- Black Spruce Mountain716 m · 5.6 mi
- Nearest byway
- Central Adirondack Trail1.2 mi off
- Sunset, June solstice
- 20:40local time
- Coordinates
- 43.3479, -73.7207
Van Dusen Preserve is a nature reserve in New York, at a modelled 197 m. Black Spruce Mountain stands 716 m to the north-northwest, 5.6 miles off. The nearest named place is Gurney Lane Recreation Area, a park 1.3 miles away. Central Adirondack Trail passes 1.2 miles off.
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 10.5 miles of Van Dusen Preserve. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Black Spruce Mountain | NNW 335° | 716 m | 5.6 mi |
| Phoebe Mountain | NNW 336° | 618 m | 7.1 mi |
| Prospect Mountain | NNW 347° | 615 m | 5.5 mi |
| Bald Mountain | NW 323° | 602 m | 9.5 mi |
| Shingle Mountain | NNW 343° | 595 m | 6.7 mi |
| Thomas Mountain | WNW 300° | 591 m | 7.0 mi |
| Patent Line Mountain | NW 321° | 588 m | 5.0 mi |
| Pond Mountain | W 265° | 562 m | 9.0 mi |
- 1.2 mi off the Central Adirondack Trail
- 2.9 mi off the Dude Ranch Trail
- 7.5 mi off the Lakes to Locks PassageNational
- 24.8 mi off the Adirondack Trail
Overlooks nearby
- Fort George Ruins · 5 mi
- Father Jogues Monument · 5 mi
- Cobble lookout · 5 mi
- The Narrows · 5 mi
Named places within 25 miles
Parks
- Gurney Lane Recreation Area: 1.3 mi
- Glen Lake Boat Launch: 2.4 mi
- Hovey Pond Park: 3.1 mi
- Crandall Park: 3.5 mi
- West End Park: 3.8 mi
Peaks
- Darling Mountain: 2.0 mi
- Beech Mountain: 2.8 mi
- Cobble Mountain: 2.9 mi
- Bucktail Mountain: 3.3 mi
- Kenyon Mountain: 3.8 mi
Nature reserves
- Sullivan Preserve: 2.4 mi
- Nicholson Preserve: 3.2 mi
- Elk's Preserve: 3.7 mi
- Leon M. Steves Big Bay Preserve: 4.3 mi
- Ralph Road State Forest: 5.0 mi
Historic sites: 57
- Colonel Williams Monument: 2.3 mi
- Peace and Victory Monument: 3.4 mi
- Lake George Region Veterans Memorial: 4.0 mi
- pump house: 4.5 mi
- Civil War Monument: 4.5 mi
Museums: 29
- Chapman Historical Museum: 4.4 mi
- World Awareness Children's Museum: 4.8 mi
- Fort William Henry: 5.0 mi
- The Hyde Collection: 5.1 mi
- House of Frankenstein Wax Museum: 5.3 mi
Attractions: 24
- Thunder Alley: 1.5 mi
- Greezed Lightnin': 1.5 mi
- Sheldon's Speedway: 1.6 mi
- Rocky's Ranger Planes: 1.6 mi
- Spruce's Wilderness Bus Tour: 1.6 mi
Waterfalls: 14
- Rockwell Falls: 6.5 mi
- Buttermilk Falls: 8.4 mi
- Palmer Falls: 8.5 mi
- Bear Slide: 8.6 mi
- Eggleston Falls: 12.9 mi
Picnic sites: 13
- Northwoods Picnic Grove: 1.7 mi
- Usher Park: 5.1 mi
- Nature Center Pavillion: 7.9 mi
- Diamond Island: 8.0 mi
- Huckleberry Island: 15.2 mi
Springs: 13
- Old Red Spring: 18.1 mi
- Hathorn Spring: 18.8 mi
- Congress Spring: 18.9 mi
- Columbian Spring: 18.9 mi
- Deer Park Spring: 19.0 mi
Beaches: 8
- Haviland's Cove Beach: 5.2 mi
- Haviland Cove Beach: 5.4 mi
- Sandbar Beach: 5.6 mi
- Luzerne Beach: 5.8 mi
- Wayside Beach: 6.1 mi
Cliffs: 8
- Small Rocky overlook: 6.2 mi
- Stewarts Ledge: 11.9 mi
- New Buck: 12.1 mi
- Eagle Cliff: 12.4 mi
- Ark Wall: 16.0 mi
Gardens: 5
- Arboretum: 3.3 mi
- Community Garden: 14.3 mi
- Alumni Memorial Garden: 17.6 mi
- Community Garden: 18.3 mi
- Mr.Haas's Garden: 19.4 mi
Artworks: 5
- Standard Time: 18.6 mi
- Devils Armchair: 18.8 mi
- Welcome To Saratoga Springs: 18.9 mi
- For Euler: 22.7 mi
- Northville Placid Trail Southern Terminus Arch: 24.2 mi
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:59 | 18:30 | 19:07 |
| June solstice | 05:15 | 19:56 | 20:40 |
| September equinox | 06:43 | 18:17 | 18:54 |
| December solstice | 07:25 | 15:36 | 16:23 |
Local time (America/New_York).
Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Sep.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 19 | 20 | 31 | 44 | 56 | 66 | 70 | 68 | 60 | 48 | 36 | 25 |
| Precip in | 3.3 | 3.0 | 3.5 | 4.0 | 3.6 | 4.5 | 4.7 | 3.7 | 4.1 | 4.1 | 3.9 | 4.2 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Glens Falls Farm, 3 mi away.
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