Plum Point Park
About
Plum Point Park is a 114-acre park in New York, part of the Kowawese Unique Area and managed by the State Department of Conservation. It sits about a mile from New Windsor. The most comfortable visits tend to come in late spring and early fall. Typical averages from the nearby West Point weather station show May highs around 72°F and September highs near 76°F, with July the warmest month at about 85°F. Hikers can find plenty within a couple of miles. The Stillman Trail is about 1.8 miles away and the Bluebird Trail about 2 miles off. Storm King Mountain, a climbing area, lies roughly 2.2 miles from the park. Paddlers can head to Moodna Creek, about 5 miles away.
Park size
114 acres
Location
Plum Point Park
New York
Data source: USGS PAD-US 4.1 (Protected Areas Database, public domain)
Facts about this place
When to go
Best time to go: Apr–Oct. The mildest months here, with typical highs of 60–85°F and lows of 41–65°F.
Typical monthly averages (not a forecast) from the West Point, NY weather station, 5.6 mi away. High / low in °F, and days with snow.
- Jan36° high21° low3 days with snow
- Feb39° high22° low3 days with snow
- Mar47° high30° low2 days with snow
- Apr60° high41° low
- May72° high51° low
- Jun80° high60° low
- Jul85° high65° low
- Aug83° high64° low
- Sep76° high57° low
- Oct63° high46° low
- Nov51° high36° low
- Dec41° high27° low2 days with snow
Where it is
- Kowawese Unique Area · Public land
- Nearest town
- New Windsor, New York · 1.1 mi
- Managed by
- State Department of Conservation
Nearby
Stillman TrailHikingPhoto: MonikaMurren, CC BY 2.0 (via Flickr)1.8 mi
Bluebird TrailHikingPhoto: New York Public Library, No restrictions (via Wikimedia Commons)2 mi
Breakneck Bypass Trail (Red)HikingPhoto: alecperkins, CC BY 2.0 (via Flickr)2.1 mi
Notch Trail (Blue)HikingPhoto: alecperkins, CC BY 2.0 (via Flickr)2.2 mi
Storm King MountainRock climbingPhoto: Steven-L-Johnson, CC BY 2.0 (via Flickr)2.2 mi
Bypass TrailHikingPhoto: Rym, CC BY-SA 2.0 (via Wikimedia Commons)2.2 mi- Howell TrailHikingPhoto: New York Public Library, No restrictions (via Wikimedia Commons)2.2 mi
Moodna CreekCanoeingPhoto: Daniel Case, CC BY-SA 3.0 (via Wikimedia Commons)5.3 mi
Source: Roamze catalog (indexable pages within 10 miles, PostGIS distance)
Best time to visit Plum Point Park
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, 5.6 mi away at 320 ft. We don't have this place's elevation, so higher spots nearby can run cooler. Source: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals 1991–2020.
