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Brower Hill Unit

Brower Hill Unit from directly overhead

Brower Hill Unit is a nature reserve in New York, at a modelled elevation of 461 m. Balsam Lake Mountain stands 1,136 m to the east-southeast, 11 miles off. The nearest named place is Perch Lake Mountain, a peak 1.3 miles away. Upper Delaware Scenic Byway (Route 97) passes 22 miles off.

What to expect

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

Official site

How to reach it

Coordinates42.09675, -74.78704

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Parks: 26
Historic sites: 12
  • Coykendall Lodge (Ruin): 6.3 mi
  • Cat Hollow Legend: 8.3 mi
  • Handen Covered Bridge: 12.4 mi
  • ETS Relay (Ruin): 12.8 mi
  • Pine Hill Honor Roll: 15.9 mi
Waterfalls: 10
  • Tompkins Falls: 1.9 mi
  • Wildcat Falls: 9.3 mi
  • Russell Brook Falls: 10.5 mi
  • Stratton Falls: 14.9 mi
  • High Falls: 15.7 mi
Museums: 7
Cliffs: 5
Springs: 4
  • Piped Spring: 6.7 mi
  • Piped Spring: 19.4 mi
  • Table Mountain Spring: 21.5 mi
  • Box Spring: 25.0 mi
Attractions: 4
  • VanTran Covered Bridge: 12.8 mi
  • White Rock: 17.7 mi
  • Pratt Rock: 23.7 mi
  • Rail Explorers: 24.6 mi
Artworks: 3
Rest areas: 2
  • Roscoe: 12.4 mi
  • East Branch Rest Area: 20.5 mi
Beaches: 1
  • Belleayre Beach: 16.2 mi

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 11.1 miles of Brower Hill Unit. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Balsam Lake MountainESE 109°1,136 m10.5 mi
Millbrook RidgeESE 111°1,080 m8.5 mi
Dry Brook RidgeE 83°1,058 m9.4 mi
Woodpecker RidgeESE 114°1,057 m9.6 mi
Mount PisgahNNE 17°1,018 m9.0 mi
Willowemoc MountainSE 132°983 m11.0 mi
Mongaup MountainSSE 148°968 m8.4 mi
Cradle Rock RidgeESE 123°963 m7.6 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:0318:3519:11
June solstice05:2419:5720:39
September equinox06:4718:2118:58
December solstice07:2515:4616:31

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, 10 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapOfficial site

OpenStreetMap element way/802319669

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