Yellow Lake State Forest
Yellow Lake State Forest is a nature reserve in New York, at a modelled elevation of 162 m. Big Hill stands 388 m to the southeast, 21 miles off. The nearest named place is Yellow Lake Waterway Access, a park 2.2 miles away. Black River Trail passes 6.7 miles off. 175 named places lie within 25 miles, 36 of them named summits.
What to expect
- Access
- Yes
How to reach it
- 6.7 mi off the Black River Trail
- 11.3 mi off the Great Lakes Seaway Trail, National
- 17.1 mi off the Olympic Trail
175 named places within 25 miles
- Yellow Lake Waterway Access: 2.2 mi
- Oxbow Community Park: 2.2 mi
- Harry L. Mills Memorial Park: 6.0 mi
- Gouveneur Village Park: 6.8 mi
- Monument Park: 8.2 mi
- Pulpit Rock: 2.6 mi
- Honey Hill: 6.7 mi
- Reservoir Hill: 7.5 mi
- Hailes Hopyard: 7.8 mi
- Bean Hill: 8.4 mi
- Pulpit Rock State Forest: 3.1 mi
- Pleasant Lake State Forest: 3.7 mi
- South Hammond State Forest: 7.8 mi
- Lonesome Bay State Forest: 9.2 mi
- Hickory Lake State Forest: 10.5 mi
- Old Iron Works: 4.2 mi
- Rossie Mills: 5.2 mi
- Rossie Mills: 5.2 mi
- Veterans Monument: 11.7 mi
- The Soldiers and Sailors: 11.8 mi
- Uncle Sam boat tours: 15.7 mi
- Power House: 15.9 mi
- Gazebo: 16.0 mi
- Alster Tower: 16.0 mi
- Peristyle Archway: 16.0 mi
- Redwood Historical Society: 9.9 mi
- Hammond Historical Museum: 10.5 mi
- Philadelphia Historical Society: 11.9 mi
- Boldt Castle: 16.0 mi
- Town of Diana Historical Soc: 17.7 mi
- Hudson's Point: 17.1 mi
- Fulford Point: 17.3 mi
- Heathers Point: 18.6 mi
- Woodward Sidehill: 24.9 mi
- Murphy's Beach: 24.3 mi
- Canoe Beach: 24.5 mi
- Italian Garden: 15.9 mi
- Picnic Area: 16.0 mi
- Women's Memorial: 19.2 mi
- Jayville: 23.2 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Yellow Lake State Forest. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Big Hill | SE 127° | 388 m | 20.6 mi |
| Panther Mountain | SE 136° | 371 m | 24.8 mi |
| Grassy Hill | SE 135° | 347 m | 21.3 mi |
| Middle Hill | SSE 157° | 318 m | 22.8 mi |
| John Browns Mountain | SSE 148° | 315 m | 23.6 mi |
| Pine Hill | SSE 149° | 314 m | 24.4 mi |
| Cooper Hill | ESE 117° | 311 m | 16.5 mi |
| Baldface Hill | ESE 120° | 311 m | 17.9 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:07 | 18:37 | 19:15 |
| June solstice | 05:19 | 20:06 | 20:51 |
| September equinox | 06:50 | 18:24 | 19:02 |
| December solstice | 07:36 | 15:39 | 16:27 |
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 | 28 | 42 | 54 | 64 | 68 | 67 | 59 | 47 | 36 | 24 |
| Precip in | 2.8 | 2.1 | 2.3 | 3.2 | 3.3 | 3.9 | 3.8 | 3.4 | 3.8 | 4.7 | 3.6 | 2.9 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Gouverneur 3 NW, 5 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
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