West Mountain State Forest
West Mountain State Forest is a nature reserve in New York, at a modelled elevation of 315 m. Preston Hill stands 442 m to the northeast, 8.2 miles off. The nearest named place is West Mountain, a peak 1.0 miles away. Shawangunk Mountains Scenic Byway passes 24 miles off.
What to expect
- Access
- Yes
How to reach it
- 24.2 mi off the Shawangunk Mountains Scenic Byway
Overlooks nearby
- White Dot · 28 mi
- Pinnacle Rock · 29 mi
- Hayes Lookout · 29 mi
- Sentinel Rock · 29 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- West Mountain: 1.0 mi
- West Mountain: 1.7 mi
- Waldo Hill: 1.7 mi
- Dennis Hill: 2.1 mi
- Corbin Hill: 2.5 mi
- Friends of Great Swamp: 2.3 mi
- Pawling Nature Reserve: 3.4 mi
- Pawling Nature Reserve: 4.0 mi
- Leather Hill Preserve: 4.3 mi
- Spring Lake Road: 6.2 mi
- Towne Center Park: 3.2 mi
- Edward R Murrow Park: 4.0 mi
- Tymor Park: 4.2 mi
- Town of Dover: 4.2 mi
- Depot Hill Multiple Use Area: 4.6 mi
- Charcoal Hearth: 7.0 mi
- Lois Batchelder: 7.4 mi
- Jim Hulton: 8.5 mi
- Sybil Ludington Statue: 14.2 mi
- Mill Ruins: 14.5 mi
- Northrop House: 7.5 mi
- Sloane-Stanley Museum: 11.4 mi
- New Milford Historical Society Museum: 11.6 mi
- HarryBrooke Park Museum: 12.6 mi
- Great Buddha Hall: 12.9 mi
- Sherman Town Beach: 7.9 mi
- Holiday Point Community Beach: 8.3 mi
- Pine Ledge: 9.8 mi
- North Beach: 13.1 mi
- South Beach: 13.4 mi
- Personal Gardens: 8.7 mi
- Innisfree Garden: 11.3 mi
- Vassar College Community Gardens: 14.3 mi
- Shakespeare Garden: 14.4 mi
- Judea Garden: 15.7 mi
- Dutchess County Map: 17.0 mi
- Evelyn Rimai Fisher Sculpture: 17.1 mi
- greek letter pi: 17.2 mi
- Sojourner Truth Statue: 17.9 mi
- Mitchell Gate: 17.9 mi
- Cascades: 7.8 mi
- Quaker Brook Falls: 8.8 mi
- Upper Falls: 9.4 mi
- Lower Falls: 9.5 mi
- New Preston Falls: 14.5 mi
- Dover Stone Church: 8.1 mi
- Watchtower Educational Center: 9.3 mi
- New Milford Tank: 11.7 mi
- wings castle: 15.2 mi
- Indian village: 15.7 mi
- Pine Ledge: 9.6 mi
- Kelly Slide: 9.6 mi
- Grand Staircase: 10.1 mi
- Lovers Leap: 12.9 mi
- Kaal Rock: 17.0 mi
- Stormville Rest Area: 7.2 mi
- East Fishkill Rest Area: 7.3 mi
- Danbury Rest Area: 17.3 mi
- Dicktown: 12.8 mi
- Dudley Town: 19.0 mi
- Bulls Bridge Road: 7.1 mi
- Princess circle picnic site: 14.5 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 9.3 miles of West Mountain State Forest. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Preston Hill | NE 44° | 442 m | 8.2 mi |
| North Preston Hill | NE 42° | 441 m | 8.9 mi |
| Clove Mountain | NW 323° | 426 m | 5.5 mi |
| Chapel Pond Hill | NE 46° | 426 m | 9.0 mi |
| Dennis Hill | N 3° | 416 m | 2.1 mi |
| East Mountain | NE 36° | 406 m | 8.5 mi |
| Observatory Hill | ESE 120° | 405 m | 5.2 mi |
| Mount Egbert | SW 219° | 405 m | 5.4 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:59 | 18:30 | 19:07 |
| June solstice | 05:21 | 19:51 | 20:33 |
| September equinox | 06:43 | 18:17 | 18:54 |
| December solstice | 07:19 | 15:43 | 16:28 |
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 | 26 | 29 | 38 | 50 | 60 | 67 | 73 | 72 | 64 | 53 | 41 | 32 |
| Precip in | 3.7 | 3.4 | 4.0 | 3.8 | 3.6 | 4.5 | 4.4 | 3.8 | 5.1 | 4.7 | 3.9 | 4.1 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Stormville, 8 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOfficial siteOpenStreetMap element way/429074015
Day trips start here
- Putnam County · 15 mi
- Cold Spring · 22 mi
- Highlands · 26 mi
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