West Canada Mountain Primitive Area
West Canada Mountain Primitive Area is a nature reserve in New York, at a modelled elevation of 603 m. Pillsbury Mountain stands 1,094 m to the east-northeast, 12 miles off. The nearest named place is West Canada Mountain, a peak 1.5 miles away. Southern Adirondack Trail passes 7.5 miles off.
What to expect
- Operated by
- New York State Department of Environmental Conservation
How to reach it
- 7.5 mi off the Southern Adirondack Trail
- 16.1 mi off the Central Adirondack Trail
- 16.6 mi off the Adirondack Trail
Overlooks nearby
- River Overlook · 18 mi
- Rocky Mountain Overlook · 19 mi
- Viewpoint to East · 23 mi
- view east · 26 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- West Canada Mountain: 1.5 mi
- Twin Mountain: 2.1 mi
- Spruce Mountain: 2.4 mi
- Polack Mountain: 3.5 mi
- Spruce Lake Mountain: 3.6 mi
- Woodhull Detached Parcel: 19.2 mi
- Wakely Mountain Primitive Area: 19.2 mi
- Herkimer Forest Preserve Detached Parcel: 20.2 mi
- Dug Mountain Primitive Area: 20.4 mi
- Herkimer Forest Preserve Detached Parcel: 20.7 mi
- Dug Mountain Brook Waterfall: 17.8 mi
- Dug Mountain Brook Upper Waterfall: 18.0 mi
- Christine Falls: 20.8 mi
- Austin Falls: 22.2 mi
- Indian Lake Day Use Area: 23.9 mi
- Eagle Bluff: 6.2 mi
- Echo Cliff: 10.0 mi
- McMartin: 18.6 mi
- Choss Factory: 18.6 mi
- Lost Hunter's: 19.0 mi
- McCauley Mountain Ski Area: 18.0 mi
- Big Rock: 18.0 mi
- Mini Route 66: 18.3 mi
- Great Camp Sagamore Tours: 18.6 mi
- Raquette Lake Navigation Co.: 21.7 mi
- Poplar Point Day Use Area: 10.5 mi
- Fourth Lake Day Use Area: 18.2 mi
- shuffle board: 18.5 mi
- Parker's Corner Park: 23.1 mi
- Remsen Falls Picnic Area: 17.8 mi
- Jessup River Day Use Area: 17.8 mi
- Indian Lake Day Use Area: 20.0 mi
- Indian Lake Day Use Area: 23.2 mi
- Rt 30 Alien: 18.8 mi
- Paul Bunyan: 19.1 mi
- Iron Cross: 19.4 mi
- Silver Beach: 22.9 mi
- Indian Lake Day Use Area: 24.5 mi
- Long Beach: 24.5 mi
- Gate House Ruins: 19.1 mi
- Sugar Shack Ruins: 19.2 mi
- Speculator Historical Museum: 17.9 mi
- Snowy Mountain Trail Parking: 23.8 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 13.2 miles of West Canada Mountain Primitive Area. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pillsbury Mountain | ENE 63° | 1,094 m | 11.9 mi |
| Kitty Cobble | NNE 30° | 983 m | 10.1 mi |
| Spruce Lake Mountain | E 80° | 964 m | 3.6 mi |
| T Lake Mountain | ESE 118° | 932 m | 8.3 mi |
| West Canada Mountain | N 357° | 911 m | 1.5 mi |
| Wilmurt Mountain | S 173° | 908 m | 5.1 mi |
| Twin Lakes Mountain | SE 124° | 905 m | 8.1 mi |
| Grass Mountain | ESE 117° | 904 m | 3.9 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:03 | 18:34 | 19:11 |
| June solstice | 05:19 | 20:00 | 20:44 |
| September equinox | 06:47 | 18:20 | 18:58 |
| December solstice | 07:29 | 15:39 | 16:26 |
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 | 26 | 39 | 53 | 61 | 65 | 64 | 57 | 45 | 34 | 23 |
| Precip in | 4.3 | 3.2 | 3.2 | 3.6 | 4.5 | 4.7 | 4.4 | 4.3 | 4.2 | 5.1 | 4.2 | 4.1 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — OLD Forge, 19 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
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