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Horn Hill Loop
- 0.2 mi
- round trip
- 27 ft
- climb
- 577 ft
- high point
- Out and back
- route
- Apr–Oct
- best months
Horn Hill Loop is a short, low-elevation cross-country ski route in Harriman State Park in New York, managed by State Park and Recreation. The loop is about half a mile long, with a total climb of about 27 feet, and it makes an out-and-back from a starting point near 575 feet. The route is short enough to fit easily into a longer day on the park's trails. Winter is the natural season for this ski loop. Typical averages from a nearby weather station at West Point show January highs around 36°F with lows near 21°F and a few snow days each month from December through February. That station sits well below the park, so temperatures on the loop run cooler. Several other routes lie close by. Fawn and the 1777 W Trail are both within a mile, and the Suffern-Bear Mountain Trail is about a mile away. For climbing, Blue Mountain Park is roughly 6 miles off.
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If it rainsDaniel Case, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Wikimedia CommonsAmerican Revolutionary War fort near West Point on the Hudson River
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More in New WindsorBest time to go · Apr–Oct
Best time to visit Horn Hill Loop
Best months: April–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
36° / 21°
10 wet · 3 snow
Feb
39° / 22°
8 wet · 3 snow
Mar
47° / 30°
10 wet · 2 snow
Apr
60° / 41°
10 wet
May
72° / 51°
12 wet
Jun
80° / 60°
11 wet
Jul
85° / 65°
10 wet
Aug
83° / 64°
9 wet
Sep
76° / 57°
8 wet
Oct
63° / 46°
10 wet
Nov
51° / 36°
9 wet
Dec
41° / 27°
10 wet · 2 snow
Typical high / low (°F) and days with rain or snow, 1991–2020. Measured at West Point, NY, 7.6 mi away at 320 ft. Source: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals 1991–2020.
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