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Allaben Unit

Allaben Unit from directly overhead

Allaben Unit is a nature reserve in New York, at a modelled elevation of 317 m. Slide Mountain stands 1,266 m to the south-southwest, 7.6 miles off. The nearest named place is Sheridan Mountain, a peak 1.0 miles away. Shawangunk Mountains Scenic Byway passes 21 miles off.

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What to expect

Operated by
New York City Department of Environmental Protection, Bureau of Water Supply

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Coordinates42.10572, -74.34716

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Nature reserves
Parks
  • Simpson Mini-Park: 2.2 mi
  • Parish Field: 2.3 mi
  • Glenbrook Park: 2.9 mi
  • Big Indian Park: 5.1 mi
  • Lower Birch Creek Trailhead of the Shandaken Wild Forest: 6.2 mi
Waterfalls: 60
  • Otter Falls: 6.3 mi
  • Cornell Falls: 6.5 mi
  • Diamond Notch Falls: 6.6 mi
  • High Falls: 12.5 mi
  • Buttermilk Falls: 13.0 mi
Historic sites: 37
Museums: 27
Artworks: 16
Cliffs: 15
Gardens: 10
  • Clinton Avenue U.M.C. Community Garden: 21.1 mi
  • The Walled Garden: 22.0 mi
  • The Upper Garden: 22.0 mi
  • Rondout Community Garden: 22.5 mi
  • Blithewood Garden: 22.8 mi
Springs: 9
  • Devil's Acre spring: 7.2 mi
  • Table Mountain Spring: 10.4 mi
  • Keyhole Spring: 12.8 mi
  • Bear Wallow: 12.8 mi
  • Bear Wallow: 12.8 mi
Beaches: 7
  • Belleayre Beach: 6.6 mi
  • Tongore Park Beach: 19.2 mi
  • Saugerties Beach: 20.4 mi
  • Ulster Landing Beach: 21.8 mi
  • West Landing: 21.9 mi
Attractions: 6
  • Rail Explorers: 2.7 mi
  • World's Largest Kaleidoscope: 5.0 mi
  • Pratt Rock: 14.6 mi
  • The Old Game Farm: 19.6 mi
  • Pompey’s Cave: 22.3 mi
Picnic sites: 2
Lighthouses: 1
On the horizon

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 9.3 miles of Allaben Unit. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Slide MountainSSW 195°1,266 m7.6 mi
Hunter MountainNE 50°1,228.34 m7.8 mi
West Kill MountainNE 34°1,186 m5.2 mi
Cornell MountainS 184°1,174 m7.2 mi
Plateau MountainENE 76°1,168.91 m9.1 mi
Wittenberg MountainS 180°1,152.75 m6.7 mi
Southwest Hunter MountainNE 54°1,140 m6.6 mi
Panther MountainSW 216°1,135.08 m4.2 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:0218:3319:10
June solstice05:2219:5520:38
September equinox06:4518:2018:57
December solstice07:2315:4416:29

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F202229415360656457463626
Precip in4.73.25.14.95.06.05.25.66.26.45.45.5

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Slide MTN, 7 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapOfficial site

OpenStreetMap element way/424229986

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