Port Douglas Boat Launch
About
Port Douglas Boat Launch is a boat launch in New York, about 3.4 miles from the town of Keeseville. Summer is the most comfortable time to get on the water. Typical July highs reach about 80°F with lows near 61°F, and September still averages highs around 71°F, based on averages from a nearby weather station at Willsboro. Within a few miles, the Champlain Valley Trail (Keeseville to Plattsburgh) offers a hike close to Keeseville. Rattlesnake Mountain Trail and the climbing on Poke-O-Moonshine Main Face sit roughly 7 miles away. Paddlers with bigger ambitions can look to the Lake Champlain Circumnavigation, about 9 miles off.
Location
Keeseville
New York
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Facts about this place
When to go
Best time to go: May–Sep. The mildest months here, with typical highs of 66–80°F and lows of 46–61°F.
Typical monthly averages (not a forecast) from the Willsboro 1 N, NY weather station, 7.1 mi away. High / low in °F.
- Jan29° high11° low
- Feb31° high12° low
- Mar39° high22° low
- Apr54° high34° low
- May66° high46° low
- Jun76° high56° low
- Jul80° high61° low
- Aug79° high59° low
- Sep71° high52° low
- Oct58° high41° low
- Nov46° high31° low
- Dec35° high21° low
Nearby
- Champlain Valley Trail (Keeseville to Plattsburgh)Hiking3.4 mi
- Rattlesnake Mountain TrailHiking6.7 mi
- Poke-O-Moonshine Main FaceRock climbing6.8 mi
- Poke-O-Moonshine Second TierRock climbing6.9 mi
Observer's TrailHikingPhoto: andyarthur, CC BY 2.0 (via Flickr)7.5 mi- Poke-O SlabRock climbing7.5 mi
- Sugarloaf TrailHiking7.9 mi
- Lake Champlain CircumnavigationCanoeing8.8 mi
Source: Roamze catalog (indexable pages within 10 miles, PostGIS distance)
Best time to visit Port Douglas Boat Launch
Best months: May–October. Best months have typical highs of 55–85 °F, lows of 30 °F or warmer (32 °F where the station doesn't record snow), at most one snowy day and no more than 12 wet days.
Jan
29° / 11°
Feb
31° / 12°
Mar
39° / 22°
Apr
54° / 34°
May
66° / 46°
Jun
76° / 56°
Jul
80° / 61°
Aug
79° / 59°
Sep
71° / 52°
Oct
58° / 41°
Nov
46° / 31°
Dec
35° / 21°
Typical high / low (°F) and days with rain or snow, 1991–2020. Measured at Willsboro 1 N, NY, 7.1 mi away at 180 ft. This station doesn't record snowfall. Source: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals 1991–2020.
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