West Branch State Forest
West Branch State Forest is a nature reserve in New York, at a modelled elevation of 336 m. Gomer Hill stands 643 m to the north, 20 miles off. The nearest named place is Canada Creek State Forest, a nature reserve 2.4 miles away. Revolutionary Trail passes 6.3 miles off. 57 named summits stand within 25 miles.
What to expect
- Access
- Yes
How to reach it
- 6.3 mi off the Revolutionary Trail
- 7.0 mi off the Black River Trail
- 11.5 mi off the Central Adirondack Trail
- 25.4 mi off the Southern Adirondack Trail
Named places within 25 miles
- Lee Town Park: 5.8 mi
- Town of Taberg Park: 6.0 mi
- Town of Leyden Recreation Park: 7.0 mi
- North Glenview Park: 8.6 mi
- Hollis Hewitt Park: 9.6 mi
- Stace Hill: 3.5 mi
- Bowman Hill: 4.3 mi
- Haynes Hill: 4.8 mi
- Quaker Hill: 5.4 mi
- Finn Hill: 5.9 mi
- Fort Bull: 10.0 mi
- B-52 Memorial: 11.0 mi
- New London Junction Lock: 11.4 mi
- Fort Stanwix: 11.4 mi
- Walter D. Edmunds: 12.6 mi
- Canada Creek State Forest: 2.4 mi
- Cottrell State Forest: 4.4 mi
- Lewis Forest Preserve Detached Parcel: 4.8 mi
- Lewis Forest Preserve Detached Parcel: 5.1 mi
- Lewis Forest Preserve Detached Parcel: 7.2 mi
- Rome Sports Hall of Fame & Museum: 9.8 mi
- Engine House Number 2: 11.3 mi
- Rome Historical Society: 11.3 mi
- Willett Center: 11.4 mi
- Oneida County Fair Museum: 12.3 mi
- Boonville Oneida County Fair Wall: 12.1 mi
- Boonville Mural: 12.8 mi
- St Mary's Statue: 14.7 mi
- Mother Mary: 16.8 mi
- Saint Marianne Cope: 23.2 mi
- Pixley Falls: 9.6 mi
- Lyons Fall: 19.4 mi
- Salmon River Falls: 24.1 mi
- Little Village Park Band Stand: 12.6 mi
- Clinton Cider Mill: 23.0 mi
- Utica Tower: 23.1 mi
- Hamilton Community Garden: 22.5 mi
- Root Glen: 22.8 mi
- Verona Beach: 16.6 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of West Branch State Forest. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gomer Hill | N 6° | 643 m | 19.8 mi |
| Tug Hill | N 11° | 585 m | 17.9 mi |
| Wards Hill | NNW 333° | 562 m | 19.3 mi |
| Penn Mountain | E 86° | 551 m | 13.5 mi |
| Starr Hill | E 96° | 545 m | 14.1 mi |
| Finn Hill | ENE 69° | 545 m | 23.6 mi |
| Bowen Hill | E 90° | 538 m | 12.7 mi |
| Meyers Hill | ENE 70° | 536 m | 22.8 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:06 | 18:37 | 19:14 |
| June solstice | 05:22 | 20:03 | 20:47 |
| September equinox | 06:50 | 18:24 | 19:01 |
| December solstice | 07:32 | 15:43 | 16:30 |
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 | 16 | 18 | 27 | 40 | 53 | 61 | 66 | 64 | 57 | 45 | 34 | 23 |
| Precip in | 4.9 | 4.0 | 4.1 | 4.6 | 4.6 | 5.3 | 4.6 | 4.7 | 4.9 | 6.1 | 5.0 | 5.3 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Boonville 4 SSW, 9 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOfficial siteOpenStreetMap element way/429192435
Day trips start here
- Rome · 11 mi
- Clinton · 23 mi
- Utica · 24 mi
- Central New York · 29 mi
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