Bear Kill Headwaters Unit
Bear Kill Headwaters Unit is a nature reserve in New York, at a modelled elevation of 551 m. Bearpen Mountain stands 1,098 m to the south-southeast, 9.6 miles off. The nearest named place is Windy Ridge Unit, a nature reserve 1.5 miles away. Route 20 Scenic Byway passes 25 miles off.
What to expect
- Operated by
- New York City Department of Environmental Protection, Bureau of Water Supply
How to reach it
- 24.7 mi off the Route 20 Scenic Byway
Named places within 25 miles
- Windy Ridge Unit: 1.5 mi
- Stamford Forest Preserve Detached Parcel: 2.8 mi
- Van Aken Road Unit: 3.4 mi
- Blenheim Hill State Forest: 4.0 mi
- Michael Kudish Natural History Preserve: 4.2 mi
- Moore Hill: 2.1 mi
- Moresville Range HP: 2.8 mi
- McGregor Mountain: 3.0 mi
- Moresville Range SE Peak: 3.0 mi
- Jump Hill: 3.2 mi
- Mine Kill State Park: 4.0 mi
- Veterans Memorial Park: 4.9 mi
- Village Green at Jefferson: 7.3 mi
- Kirkside Park: 7.9 mi
- Ashland Park: 11.5 mi
- Gilboa Museum: 3.7 mi
- New York Power Authority Blenheim-Gilboa Visitors Center: 4.5 mi
- Lansing Manor House: 4.5 mi
- Maple Museum: 7.3 mi
- Pratt Museum: 7.5 mi
- Post WWII Memorial: 12.9 mi
- Richmondville Service Memorial: 16.4 mi
- Donald Sutton Memorial Plaque: 16.4 mi
- Memorial Park: 16.7 mi
- Susquehanna Turnpike: 17.6 mi
- Mine Kill Falls: 3.3 mi
- Manor Kill Falls: 4.9 mi
- Hardenburg Falls: 5.6 mi
- Creamery Falls: 5.7 mi
- Red Falls: 9.2 mi
- Old Blenheim Covered Bridge: 6.5 mi
- Pratt Rock: 8.0 mi
- Gobbler's Knob Family Fun Park: 19.9 mi
- Howe Caverns: 21.4 mi
- Howe Caverns: 21.4 mi
- Pratt Rocks: 8.3 mi
- Vromans Nose: 15.6 mi
- The Cliff: 17.5 mi
- Devils Tombstone: 23.4 mi
- Rip Van Winkle: 20.3 mi
- Winnisook: 20.8 mi
- Shandaken Eagle: 24.4 mi
- Belleayre Beach: 19.0 mi
- Lake Myosotis Swimming Area: 20.9 mi
- Elm Ridge piped spring: 19.0 mi
- Devil's Acre spring: 22.0 mi
- Hunter Mountain North Picnic Area: 19.4 mi
- Notch Lake Picnic Area: 23.2 mi
- East Worcester Rest Area: 16.7 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 10.6 miles of Bear Kill Headwaters Unit. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bearpen Mountain | SSE 165° | 1,098 m | 9.6 mi |
| North Bearpen Mountain | SSE 167° | 1,076 m | 8.9 mi |
| Roundtop | SSE 167° | 1,052 m | 7.5 mi |
| Huntersfield Mountain | ESE 109° | 1,043 m | 9.5 mi |
| Schultice Mountain | S 177° | 1,001 m | 5.6 mi |
| Moresville Range HP | SW 231° | 991 m | 2.8 mi |
| Narrow Notch Mountain | SW 227° | 985 m | 6.6 mi |
| Utsayantha Mountain | W 270° | 978 m | 3.4 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:02 | 18:33 | 19:10 |
| June solstice | 05:22 | 19:57 | 20:39 |
| September equinox | 06:46 | 18:20 | 18:57 |
| December solstice | 07:25 | 15:43 | 16:29 |
Local time (America/New_York).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Sep.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 22 | 24 | 31 | 43 | 55 | 64 | 69 | 67 | 60 | 48 | 38 | 29 |
| Precip in | 2.8 | 2.4 | 3.3 | 3.8 | 3.6 | 4.7 | 4.8 | 4.4 | 4.1 | 4.4 | 3.1 | 3.4 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Lansing Manor, 5 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
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