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Cole Hill Unit

Cole Hill Unit from directly overhead

Cole Hill Unit is a nature reserve in New York, at a modelled elevation of 629 m. Graham Mountain stands 1,174 m to the southeast, 9.9 miles off. The nearest named place is Cole Hill, a peak 0.3 miles away. Upper Delaware Scenic Byway (Route 97) passes 29 miles off.

What to expect

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

Official site

How to reach it

Coordinates42.14291, -74.68281

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Nature reserves
Parks: 28
  • Fleischmann Athletic Park: 7.6 mi
  • Smith Park: 10.5 mi
  • Kirkside Park: 11.8 mi
  • Lower Birch Creek Trailhead of the Shandaken Wild Forest: 12.2 mi
  • Big Indian Park: 12.4 mi
Waterfalls: 14
  • Tompkins Falls: 6.3 mi
  • Stratton Falls: 9.3 mi
  • Wildcat Falls: 12.7 mi
  • High Falls: 13.8 mi
  • Otter Falls: 15.6 mi
Historic sites: 14
Museums: 12
  • Red Hill Observer's Cabin & Museum: 17.3 mi
  • Zadock Pratt Museum: 17.5 mi
  • Pratt Museum: 17.5 mi
  • Roscoe O&W Museum: 18.8 mi
  • Empire State Railway Museum: 19.7 mi
Cliffs: 7
Springs: 6
  • Piped Spring: 6.4 mi
  • Piped Spring: 18.3 mi
  • Table Mountain Spring: 18.8 mi
  • Devil's Acre spring: 23.2 mi
  • Keyhole Spring: 24.3 mi
Artworks: 5
Attractions: 5
  • VanTran Covered Bridge: 17.5 mi
  • Pratt Rock: 17.6 mi
  • Rail Explorers: 19.7 mi
  • World's Largest Kaleidoscope: 21.3 mi
  • White Rock: 22.4 mi
Picnic sites: 2
Beaches: 1
  • Belleayre Beach: 10.8 mi
Rest areas: 1
  • Roscoe: 17.6 mi

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 10.9 miles of Cole Hill Unit. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Graham MountainSE 136°1,174 m9.9 mi
Balsam Lake MountainSE 146°1,136 m8.1 mi
Balsam MountainESE 110°1,099.41 m10.6 mi
Eagle MountainESE 122°1,092.1 m10.5 mi
Millbrook RidgeSSE 158°1,080 m6.8 mi
Dry Brook RidgeESE 117°1,058 m4.5 mi
Woodpecker RidgeSSE 155°1,057 m7.9 mi
Belleayre Gondola PeakE 97°1,046 m8.5 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:0318:3419:11
June solstice05:2419:5720:39
September equinox06:4718:2118:58
December solstice07:2515:4516:30

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F222432445563676659483728
Precip in3.22.83.74.04.04.94.84.34.84.73.73.7

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Delhi 2 SE, 14 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapOfficial site

OpenStreetMap element way/424228635

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