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Cat Hollow Unit

Cat Hollow Unit from directly overhead

Cat Hollow Unit is a nature reserve in New York, at a modelled elevation of 493 m. Barkaboom Mountain stands 945 m to the east, 12 miles off. The nearest named place is Cat Hollow Legend, a historic site 0.5 miles away. Upper Delaware Scenic Byway (Route 97) passes 15 miles off.

What to expect

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

Official site

How to reach it

Coordinates42.07350, -74.94464

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
  • Sugarloaf Mountain: 1.0 mi
  • Campbell Mountain: 1.2 mi
  • Sugarloaf Mountain: 1.6 mi
  • Renard Hill: 1.7 mi
  • Conklin Hill: 2.4 mi
Parks: 27
Historic sites: 8
  • Cat Hollow Legend: 0.5 mi
  • Handen Covered Bridge: 8.7 mi
  • Coykendall Lodge (Ruin): 13.6 mi
  • Carriage House: 20.3 mi
  • ETS Relay (Ruin): 20.4 mi
Waterfalls: 6
  • Russell Brook Falls: 5.4 mi
  • Tompkins Falls: 9.2 mi
  • Wildcat Falls: 12.6 mi
  • Jensen Cascade: 18.0 mi
  • Stratton Falls: 22.0 mi
Museums: 6
Cliffs: 2
Rest areas: 2
  • Roscoe: 11.0 mi
  • East Branch Rest Area: 12.4 mi
Attractions: 2
  • White Rock: 11.1 mi
  • VanTran Covered Bridge: 12.4 mi
Artworks: 1
  • Beamoc Trout: 9.9 mi
Springs: 1
  • Piped Spring: 14.1 mi
Beaches: 1
  • Belleayre Beach: 24.5 mi

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 13.0 miles of Cat Hollow Unit. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Barkaboom MountainE 94°945 m12.4 mi
Barkaboom MountainE 91°916 m11.5 mi
Hodge Pond HillESE 120°909 m12.7 mi
Middle MountainESE 107°906 m8.0 mi
Cabot MountainE 98°905 m9.5 mi
East Mary Smith HillESE 114°896 m7.0 mi
Grays MountainNE 54°878 m12.3 mi
Beech HillESE 103°867 m8.4 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:0418:3519:12
June solstice05:2519:5720:40
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, 2 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapOfficial site

OpenStreetMap element way/424225909

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