Pixley Falls
Pixley Falls is a waterfall in New York, at a modelled elevation of 263 m. Lawson Top stands 701 m to the east, 23 miles off. The nearest named place is Jackson Hill State Forest, a nature reserve 1.5 miles away. Black River Trail runs past it.
The story
State park in New York, United States.
Wikidata Q7199750, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
How to reach it
- On the Black River Trail
- 6.0 mi off the Central Adirondack Trail
- 13.9 mi off the Revolutionary Trail
- 18.6 mi off the Southern Adirondack Trail
Named places within 25 miles
- Clark Hill: 1.5 mi
- Jackson Hill: 2.2 mi
- Buck Hill: 2.8 mi
- Meszler Hill: 3.4 mi
- Potato Hill: 3.5 mi
- Kortnear Park: 5.4 mi
- Fountain Park: 5.5 mi
- School Park: 5.5 mi
- South Field: 5.5 mi
- Old Church Park: 5.6 mi
- Elks Lodge "Elk Monument": 5.2 mi
- Vintage Snow Plow: 5.3 mi
- VFW Machine Gun Nest: 5.4 mi
- Stone Bench: 5.5 mi
- Black River Canal Gazebo: 5.5 mi
- Jackson Hill State Forest: 1.5 mi
- Buck Hill State Forest: 1.6 mi
- Punkeyville State Forest: 7.2 mi
- South Hill State Forest: 7.8 mi
- Hogsback State Forest: 8.4 mi
- Black River Canal Museum: 5.5 mi
- Warehouse: 5.5 mi
- Replica of Full Size Canal Boat: 5.5 mi
- Hemlock Mercantile: 5.5 mi
- Oneida County Fair Museum: 5.6 mi
- Boonville Mural: 5.4 mi
- Boonville Oneida County Fair Wall: 5.5 mi
- St Mary's Statue: 12.1 mi
- Mother Mary: 15.4 mi
- When I Was Hungry and Thirsty: 21.2 mi
- Little Village Park Band Stand: 5.7 mi
- Utica Tower: 20.7 mi
- Clinton Cider Mill: 24.3 mi
- Hamilton Community Garden: 24.2 mi
- Root Glen: 24.6 mi
- Lyons Fall: 14.9 mi
- Remsen Falls Picnic Area: 21.8 mi
- Verona Beach: 24.9 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 23.4 miles of Pixley Falls. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lawson Top | E 85° | 701 m | 23.2 mi |
| Sugarloaf Mountain | ENE 64° | 694 m | 23.2 mi |
| Cool Mountain | ENE 68° | 687 m | 22.0 mi |
| Gomer Hill | NNW 338° | 643 m | 18.6 mi |
| Jones Mountain | NE 39° | 640 m | 22.8 mi |
| Flatrock Mountain | NE 38° | 625 m | 23.3 mi |
| Little Roundtop | NE 40° | 618 m | 23.4 mi |
| Tooker Mountain | NE 42° | 617 m | 22.3 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:06 | 18:36 | 19:14 |
| June solstice | 05:22 | 20:03 | 20:46 |
| September equinox | 06:49 | 18:23 | 19:01 |
| December solstice | 07:32 | 15:42 | 16:29 |
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, 3 mi away.
Months at or above the year’s average flow: Mar–May, Nov–Dec — fullest in Apr, leanest in Aug.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mean cfs | 682 | 593 | 1,051 | 1,857 | 971 | 553 | 389 | 323 | 382 | 596 | 779 | 783 |
USGS monthly mean discharge at gauge Black River Near Boonville NY, 8 mi away — the nearest gauge, which can sit on a different stream.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikipediaWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/1661583527
Day trips start here
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