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Beaverkill West Unit

Beaverkill West Unit from directly overhead

Beaverkill West Unit is a nature reserve in New York, at a modelled elevation of 408 m. Mongaup Mountain stands 968 m to the east, 11 miles off. The nearest named place is Morton Hill, a peak 1.9 miles away. Upper Delaware Scenic Byway (Route 97) passes 13 miles off.

What to expect

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

Official site

How to reach it

Coordinates41.96390, -74.90922

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Nature reserves
Parks: 30
Historic sites: 13
  • Cat Hollow Legend: 7.3 mi
  • Carriage House: 12.9 mi
  • Coykendall Lodge (Ruin): 13.1 mi
  • Veteran's Memorial: 15.6 mi
  • Handen Covered Bridge: 16.5 mi
Museums: 6
  • Roscoe O&W Museum: 2.2 mi
  • Liberty Museum and Arts Center: 14.2 mi
  • The Museum at Bethel Woods: 18.4 mi
  • Hancock-Chehocton Historical Society: 19.2 mi
  • Red Hill Observer's Cabin & Museum: 20.3 mi
Waterfalls: 5
  • Russell Brook Falls: 2.7 mi
  • Wildcat Falls: 8.3 mi
  • Tompkins Falls: 10.7 mi
  • Jensen Cascade: 14.7 mi
  • High Falls: 19.8 mi
Springs: 3
  • Piped Spring: 13.6 mi
  • Piped Spring: 21.5 mi
  • Box Spring: 24.4 mi
Rest areas: 2
  • Roscoe: 3.5 mi
  • East Branch Rest Area: 13.1 mi
Attractions: 2
  • VanTran Covered Bridge: 5.2 mi
  • White Rock: 17.8 mi
Cliffs: 2
Artworks: 1
  • Beamoc Trout: 2.2 mi

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 13.5 miles of Beaverkill West Unit. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Mongaup MountainE 79°968 m11.0 mi
Beech MountainE 83°950 m10.6 mi
Barkaboom MountainENE 57°945 m12.6 mi
Sand Pond MountainE 84°933 m13.5 mi
Barkaboom MountainNE 52°916 m12.2 mi
Hodge Pond HillE 83°909 m9.2 mi
Middle MountainNE 48°906 m7.9 mi
Cabot MountainNE 51°905 m9.8 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:0418:3519:12
June solstice05:2519:5720:39
September equinox06:4818:2218:59
December solstice07:2515:4716:32

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F222432445664696761493828

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Downsville DAM, 9 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapOfficial site

OpenStreetMap element way/424225908

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