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Cleaver Unit

Cleaver Unit from directly overhead

Cleaver Unit is a nature reserve in New York, at a modelled elevation of 526 m. Prospect Hill stands 783 m to the east, 13 miles off. The nearest named place is Finch Hollow Unit, a nature reserve 0.8 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

Coordinates42.17423, -75.23208

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Parks: 40
Museums: 7
Attractions: 6
Historic sites: 3
  • Handen Covered Bridge: 12.5 mi
  • Sidney Veterans Memorial Park: 12.9 mi
  • Cat Hollow Legend: 16.6 mi
Waterfalls: 3
  • Russell Brook Falls: 19.4 mi
  • Jensen Cascade: 21.1 mi
  • Tompkins Falls: 24.9 mi
Artworks: 3
  • statue of liberty replica: 21.1 mi
  • 16-17 mile marker from possible priesthood site: 21.9 mi
  • Beamoc Trout: 23.4 mi
Cliffs: 2
Rest areas: 1
  • East Branch Rest Area: 13.0 mi

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 15.5 miles of Cleaver Unit. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Prospect HillE 93°783 m13.2 mi
Starkweather HillESE 109°776 m9.8 mi
Brace HillESE 108°752 m11.8 mi
Houck MountainSE 134°748 m6.2 mi
Bear Spring MountainESE 109°746 m6.0 mi
Fork MountainESE 121°741 m9.7 mi
South MountainESE 118°740 m5.2 mi
Colchester MountainESE 102°733 m10.0 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:0518:3619:13
June solstice05:2619:5920:41
September equinox06:4918:2319:00
December solstice07:2715:4716:33

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F212331435462676659483728
Precip in3.52.63.54.24.25.04.55.14.64.73.73.6

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Walton 2, 5 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapOfficial site

OpenStreetMap element way/424230409

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