- Elevation, modelled
- 224 m
- Tallest summit within 10.5 miles
- Slide Mountain1,266 m · 8.7 mi
- Nearest byway
- Shawangunk Mountains Scenic Byway10.1 mi off
- Sunset, June solstice
- 20:37local time
- Coordinates
- 41.9786, -74.2197
Black Road Unit is a nature reserve in New York, at a modelled 224 m. Slide Mountain stands 1,266 m to the west, 8.7 miles off. The nearest named place is Peck Road Unit, a nature reserve 0.6 miles away. Shawangunk Mountains Scenic Byway passes 10 miles off.
- Operated by
- New York City Department of Environmental Protection, Bureau of Water Supply
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 10.5 miles of Black Road Unit. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Slide Mountain | W 280° | 1,266 m | 8.7 mi |
| Cornell Mountain | WNW 283° | 1,174 m | 7.2 mi |
| Table Mountain | W 262° | 1,165.86 m | 9.6 mi |
| Peekamoose Mountain | W 259° | 1,164.03 m | 9.3 mi |
| Wittenberg Mountain | WNW 287° | 1,152.75 m | 6.9 mi |
| Panther Mountain | WNW 301° | 1,135.08 m | 10.5 mi |
| Lone Mountain | W 266° | 1,127.76 m | 8.8 mi |
| Friday Mountain | W 275° | 1,125 m | 7.3 mi |
- 10.1 mi off the Shawangunk Mountains Scenic Byway
Overlooks nearby
- High Falls · 11 mi
- White Dot · 12 mi
- Sentinel Rock · 15 mi
- Copes Lookout · 15 mi
Named places within 25 miles
Nature reserves
- Peck Road Unit: 0.6 mi
- Dancing Rock Unit: 1.2 mi
- Ashokan Brook Unit: 1.3 mi
- Ashokan Fishing Access Area: 2.6 mi
- Wittenberg Unit: 3.0 mi
Parks
- Grant Avery Park: 0.7 mi
- Brown's Station: 2.3 mi
- Lester S. Davis Park: 3.1 mi
- Tongore Park: 3.6 mi
- Catskills Visitor Center: 4.2 mi
Peaks
- Ticetonyk Mountain: 1.7 mi
- Little Tonshi Mountain: 1.7 mi
- Tonshi Mountain: 2.1 mi
- Acorn Hill: 3.4 mi
- Ohayo Mountain: 4.3 mi
Historic sites
- J. Waldo Smith Monument: 2.4 mi
- ruins: 3.5 mi
- Yale Quarry: 3.5 mi
- Historic New York Catskill Mountains ~ Shandaken Area: 6.3 mi
- Woodstock Veterans' War Memorial: 6.9 mi
Waterfalls
- Winchell's Falls: 3.7 mi
- Cornell Falls: 7.6 mi
- Metacahonts Falls: 7.6 mi
- Coward's Falls: 8.5 mi
- Buttermilk Falls: 10.6 mi
Cliffs: 42
- Snake Rocks Cliff: 4.6 mi
- Samuels Point: 4.7 mi
- Cornell Crack: 7.2 mi
- Spencers Ledge: 9.1 mi
- Giant Ledge: 9.9 mi
Museums: 32
- Woodstock Artists Association & Museum: 6.7 mi
- Empire State Railway Museum: 8.4 mi
- Hurley Heritage Museum: 8.8 mi
- The Den of Marbletown: 9.1 mi
- Mattewis Persen House: 10.7 mi
Artworks: 24
- Fabulous Furniture Sculpture Garden: 2.5 mi
- Shandaken Eagle: 8.7 mi
- Opus 40: 10.9 mi
- Flame: 10.9 mi
- The Query Family: 10.9 mi
Beaches: 19
- Tongore Park Beach: 8.3 mi
- Kingston Point Beach: 13.5 mi
- Ulster Landing Beach: 14.3 mi
- Saugerties Beach: 15.2 mi
- West Landing: 15.7 mi
Gardens: 18
- Clinton Avenue U.M.C. Community Garden: 11.2 mi
- Rondout Community Garden: 12.7 mi
- Formal Gardens: 15.6 mi
- Rough Garden: 15.6 mi
- Ellipse: 15.6 mi
Attractions: 11
- World's Largest Kaleidoscope: 6.0 mi
- Rail Explorers: 8.4 mi
- Pompey’s Cave: 11.8 mi
- Hudson River Cruises: 12.9 mi
- Headless Horseman Hayrides and Haunted Houses: 15.4 mi
Springs: 9
- Bear Wallow: 5.1 mi
- Bear Wallow: 5.1 mi
- Keyhole Spring: 6.2 mi
- Table Mountain Spring: 9.8 mi
- Devil's Acre spring: 12.9 mi
Picnic sites: 2
- Notch Lake Picnic Area: 12.6 mi
- Hunter Mountain North Picnic Area: 16.1 mi
Lighthouses: 1
- Saugerties Lighthouse: 16.2 mi
Ghost towns: 1
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:01 | 18:32 | 19:09 |
| June solstice | 05:22 | 19:54 | 20:37 |
| September equinox | 06:45 | 18:19 | 18:56 |
| December solstice | 07:22 | 15:44 | 16:29 |
Local time (America/New_York).
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