Editing Colton, New York (section)

==Geography==
According to the [[United States Census Bureau]], the town has a total area of {{convert|254.9|sqmi|km2}}, of which {{convert|242.1|sqmi|km2}}  is land and {{convert|12.8|sqmi|km2}}  (5.04%) is water.

Colton is the largest town in St. Lawrence County, which in turn is the largest county in New York state. The southern town line is the border of [[Hamilton County, New York|Hamilton]] and [[Herkimer County, New York|Herkimer counties]].

The [[Raquette River]] flows through the western part of the town. The town is in the foothills of the [[Adirondack Mountains]]. Most of the town, the southern part, is inside the [[Adirondack Park]].

[[New York State Route 56]] intersects [[New York State Route 68]] at Colton village. [[New York State Route 3]] intersects NY-56 in the east-central part of the town at Sevey Corners.

===Climate===
{{Weather box
|location = Colton 2 N, New York, 1991–2020 normals, 1936-2020 extremes: 580ft (177m)
|single line = Yes

| Jan record high F  =	62
| Feb record high F  =	65
| Mar record high F  =	81
| Apr record high F  =	88
| May record high F  =	93
| Jun record high F  =	101
| Jul record high F  =	101
| Aug record high F  =	102
| Sep record high F  =	90
| Oct record high F  =	81
| Nov record high F  =	72
| Dec record high F  =	67
| year record high F =

|Jan high F = 25.9
|Feb high F = 28.5
|Mar high F = 37.5
|Apr high F = 52.6
|May high F = 66.8
|Jun high F = 75.4
|Jul high F = 79.7
|Aug high F = 78.3
|Sep high F = 70.7
|Oct high F = 57.0
|Nov high F = 43.9
|Dec high F = 32.0
|year high F =

|Jan mean F = 16.0
|Feb mean F = 18.6
|Mar mean F = 27.8
|Apr mean F = 42.1
|May mean F = 55.4
|Jun mean F = 64.7
|Jul mean F = 69.0
|Aug mean F = 67.5
|Sep mean F = 59.5
|Oct mean F = 47.6
|Nov mean F = 35.6
|Dec mean F = 23.8
|year mean F =

|Jan low F = 6.1
|Feb low F = 8.6
|Mar low F = 18.0
|Apr low F = 31.5
|May low F = 43.9
|Jun low F = 53.9
|Jul low F = 58.2
|Aug low F = 56.6
|Sep low F = 48.2
|Oct low F = 38.1
|Nov low F = 27.3
|Dec low F = 15.6
|year low F =

| Jan record low F  = -27
| Feb record low F  = -36
| Mar record low F  = -15
| Apr record low F  = 7
| May record low F  = 25
| Jun record low F  = 36
| Jul record low F  = 44
| Aug record low F  = 42
| Sep record low F  = 29
| Oct record low F  = 19
| Nov record low F  = -5
| Dec record low F  = -24
| year record low F =

|precipitation colour = green
|Jan precipitation inch = 2.69
|Feb precipitation inch = 2.35
|Mar precipitation inch = 2.78
|Apr precipitation inch = 3.56
|May precipitation inch = 3.57
|Jun precipitation inch = 4.02
|Jul precipitation inch = 4.32
|Aug precipitation inch = 3.66
|Sep precipitation inch = 4.07
|Oct precipitation inch = 4.57
|Nov precipitation inch = 3.37
|Dec precipitation inch = 3.07
|year precipitation inch =

|Jan snow inch = 27.2
|Feb snow inch = 28.9
|Mar snow inch = 16.1
|Apr snow inch = 3.4
|May snow inch = 0.2
|Jun snow inch = 0.0
|Jul snow inch = 0.0
|Aug snow inch = 0.0
|Sep snow inch = 0.0
|Oct snow inch = 0.1
|Nov snow inch = 9.8
|Dec snow inch = 22.0
|year snow inch =

|source 1 = NOAA (Hannawa Falls 0.1 SW Snowfall)<ref name = NOAA1>
{{cite web
|url = https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/access/services/data/v1?dataset=normals-monthly-1991-2020&startDate=0001-01-01&endDate=9996-12-31&stations=USC00301664&format=pdf
|title = Colton 2 N, New York 1991-2020 Monthly Normals 
|access-date = December 13, 2023
}}
</ref><ref name = NOAA2>
{{cite web
|url = https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/access/services/data/v1?dataset=normals-monthly-1991-2020&startDate=0001-01-01&endDate=9996-12-31&stations=US1NYSL0006&format=pdf
|title = MHannawa Falls 0.1 SW, New York 1991-2020 Monthly Normals 
|access-date = December 13, 2023
}}
</ref>
|source 2 = XMACIS2 (2009-2020 snowfall, records & monthly max/mins)<ref name = XMACIS2>
{{cite web
|url = https://xmacis.rcc-acis.org/
|publisher = National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
|title = xmACIS
|access-date = December 13, 2023
}}
</ref>
}}