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1,500–2,400 ft · NY🚗 Directions
Allegany State Park and the surrounding Allegheny Plateau in southwestern NY — bridges the empty area between the Catskills and the PA Allegheny NF. Northern hardwoods (sugar maple, beech, hemlock) on the plateau, with mixed mesophytic species (tulip poplar, basswood, white ash) in the deeper coves. Glaciated terrain with kettle bogs and small lakes. Spring morels in disturbed flats; chanterelles abundant under hemlock-hardwood; lobster, hedgehog, and black trumpets in summer; hen and chicken on hardwoods in fall.
Updated May 29, 4:23 AM MT
**Western NY / Allegany SP – Tier A Assessment** You're sitting right on the thermal threshold—soil just barely cracked 55°F and only holding it 4–6 days of the week. Moisture is *technically* sustained at 0.27 VWC (7-day avg), but that's razor-thin margin with desiccation risk flagged as high. The A-tier rating hinges on Spring King Bolete, Red-Belted Conk, and False Morel all hitting their thresholds simultaneously—this window won't last. Spring Kings and Red-Belted Conks are your money targets; the thermal consistency finally supports them. Twenty-plus additional species (Wine Cap, Turkey Tail, Dryad's Saddle, jelly fungi) are viable but marginal—they'll fruit if conditions hold another 48–72 hours. Witch's Butter and Wood Ear are your backup plays if soil temps dip. The limiting factor is desiccation risk. You're in that dangerous zone where one warm, dry day with wind will collapse the moisture window and kill most ephemeral fruitings. Watch the next 72 hours closely: if you don't see pins on Spring Kings by tomorrow, the window is closing. **Hot tip:** Hit north-facing hardwood slopes where microclimate moisture lingers; skip the exposed ridges entirely until soil temps stabilize above 58°F.
Generated by Claude (Anthropic) from the structured weather, soil, and phenology data on this page. The LLM can misread edge cases — treat this as a starting hypothesis, not a guarantee. Always verify conditions on the ground before committing to a long drive.
Precip 7d
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1.30"
PRISM 4km · thru 05-27
Precip 14d
Observed precipitation from PRISM 4km gridded analysis, sampled at the region centroid through 2026-05-27. Used when no SNOTEL/SCAN station is mapped to this region.1.74"
PRISM 4km · thru 05-27
Soil Temp
55°F
SWE
Snow Water Equivalent — how much water is in the snowpack vs. normal. Declining SWE means snowmelt is adding moisture to the soil.0%
Drought
None
Snowmelt
complete
soil temp marginal (55°F vs 55°F min, 4/7 days above), today 0.24 VWC, 7d avg 0.27 — moisture sustained
soil temp marginal (55°F vs 55°F min, 4/7 days above), today 0.24 VWC, 7d avg 0.27 — moisture sustained
soil temp marginal (55°F vs 55°F min, 4/7 days above), today 0.24 VWC, 7d avg 0.27 — moisture sustained
soil temp marginal (55°F vs 55°F min, 4/7 days above), today 0.24 VWC, 7d avg 0.27 — moisture sustained
soil temp marginal (55°F vs 55°F min, 4/7 days above), today 0.24 VWC, 7d avg 0.27 — moisture sustained
soil temp marginal (55°F vs 55°F min, 4/7 days above), today 0.24 VWC, 7d avg 0.27 — moisture sustained
soil temp marginal (55°F vs 58°F min, 3/7 days above), today 0.24 VWC, 7d avg 0.27 — moisture sustained
soil temp marginal (55°F vs 55°F min, 4/7 days above), today 0.24 VWC, 7d avg 0.27 — moisture sustained
soil temp marginal (55°F vs 55°F min, 4/7 days above), today 0.24 VWC, 7d avg 0.27 — moisture sustained
soil temp marginal (55°F vs 55°F min, 4/7 days above), today 0.24 VWC, 7d avg 0.27 — moisture sustained
soil temp marginal (55°F vs 55°F min, 4/7 days above), today 0.24 VWC, 7d avg 0.27 — moisture sustained
All conditions met (soil 55°F, sustained 6/7 days above threshold, today 0.24 VWC, 7d avg 0.27 — moisture sustained)
soil temp marginal (55°F vs 55°F min, 4/7 days above), today 0.24 VWC, 7d avg 0.27 — moisture sustained
soil temp marginal (55°F vs 55°F min, 4/7 days above), today 0.24 VWC, 7d avg 0.27 — moisture sustained
soil temp marginal (55°F vs 55°F min, 4/7 days above), today 0.24 VWC, 7d avg 0.27 — moisture sustained
All conditions met (soil 55°F, sustained 6/7 days above threshold, today 0.24 VWC, 7d avg 0.27 — moisture sustained)
soil temp marginal (55°F vs 55°F min, 4/7 days above), today 0.24 VWC, 7d avg 0.27 — moisture sustained
soil temp marginal (55°F vs 55°F min, 4/7 days above), today 0.24 VWC, 7d avg 0.27 — moisture sustained
soil temp marginal (55°F vs 55°F min, 4/7 days above), today 0.24 VWC, 7d avg 0.27 — moisture sustained
soil temp marginal (55°F vs 55°F min, 4/7 days above), today 0.24 VWC, 7d avg 0.27 — moisture sustained
soil temp marginal (55°F vs 55°F min, 4/7 days above), today 0.24 VWC, 7d avg 0.27 — moisture sustained
soil temp marginal (55°F vs 55°F min, 4/7 days above), today 0.24 VWC, 7d avg 0.27 — moisture sustained
soil temp marginal (55°F vs 55°F min, 4/7 days above), today 0.24 VWC, 7d avg 0.27 — moisture sustained
soil temp marginal (55°F vs 55°F min, 4/7 days above), today 0.24 VWC, 7d avg 0.27 — moisture sustained
soil temp marginal (55°F vs 55°F min, 4/7 days above), today 0.24 VWC, 7d avg 0.27 — moisture sustained
soil temp marginal (55°F vs 55°F min, 4/7 days above), today 0.24 VWC, 7d avg 0.27 — moisture sustained
soil temp marginal (55°F vs 55°F min, 4/7 days above), today 0.24 VWC, 7d avg 0.27 — moisture sustained
soil temp marginal (55°F vs 55°F min, 4/7 days above), today 0.24 VWC, 7d avg 0.27 — moisture sustained
All conditions met (soil 55°F, sustained 6/7 days above threshold, today 0.24 VWC, 7d avg 0.27 — moisture sustained)
soil temp marginal (55°F vs 55°F min, 4/7 days above), today 0.24 VWC, 7d avg 0.27 — moisture sustained
Primordia readiness: Cold = mycelium dormant. Activating = soil warming, primordia building. Primed = 5+ sustained warm days at species threshold; fruiting imminent if moisture cooperates. Based on Schmidt 1983 / Mihail 2007.