Upper Lead Mines

Upper Lead Mines: crowds and conditions

Typical pattern: usually quiet; mostly local visitors. Been there recently? Post today’s status and it shows here for the next traveller.

Status options for this fort: Open, good conditions · Very crowded · Approach road bad · Closed / not accessible.

Best time to visit Upper Lead Mines

Season: October to February; carry water in summer.

Crowd: Usually quiet; mostly local visitors.

Typical week: Mon quiet · Tue quiet · Wed quiet · Thu quiet · Fri light · Sat light · Sun light.

How to reach Upper Lead Mines — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 41.59400, -74.44356. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Upper Lead Mines

• Blue Cliff Monastery · Buddhist site · Sullivan · ~8 km · Must-see
• Shawangunk Ridge · viewpoint · Ulster · ~9 km · Must-see
• Bear Hill Preserve (Cragsmoor Free Library) · sanctuary · Ulster · ~12 km · Must-see
• Hopewell Presbyterian Church · church · Orange · ~12 km · Must-see
• Sams Point · viewpoint · Ulster · ~14 km · Must-see
• Wolf Lake · lake · Sullivan · ~15 km · Must-see
• Lake Maratanza · lake · Ulster · ~15 km · Must-see
• Christ Evangelical Lutheran Church · church · Ulster · ~18 km · Must-see
• Silver Lake Dam · lake · Sullivan · ~19 km · Must-see
• Highland Lakes State Park · sanctuary · Orange · ~19 km · Must-see
• Silver Lake · lake · Sullivan · ~19 km · Must-see
• Silver Lake · lake · Orange · ~20 km · Must-see
• Winding Hills County Park · park · Orange · ~20 km · Must-see
• Minnewaska State Park Preserve · sanctuary · Ulster · ~23 km · Must-see
• Shawangunk Grasslands National Wildlife Refuge · sanctuary · Ulster · ~25 km · Must-see
• Dragon Springs · attraction · Orange · ~25 km · Must-see
• Millbrook · viewpoint · Ulster · ~28 km · Must-see
• Neversink Preserve · sanctuary · Orange · ~29 km · Must-see

See everything within a day’s drive of Upper Lead Mines

Other forts & heritage near Upper Lead Mines

• Fort Decker · fort · Orange · ~40 km · Must-see
• Bannerman Castle · fort · Dutchess · ~51 km · Must-see
• Kosciuszko Monument · fort · Orange · ~58 km · Must-see
• Fort Montgomery · fort · Bergen · ~60 km · Must-see
• Jacob Sloat House · fort · Rockland · ~66 km · Must-see
• Ringwood Manor Historic District · fort · Passaic · ~66 km · Must-see
• Skylands Manor · fort · Passaic · ~69 km · Must-see
• Van Campen Inn · fort · Sussex · ~76 km · Must-see
• Devils Tombstone · fort · Greene · ~82 km · Must-see
• Saugerties Lighthouse · fort · Ulster · ~85 km · Must-see

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