- Elevation, modelled
- 315 m
- Tallest summit within 10.0 miles
- Slide Mountain1,266 m · 7.4 mi
- Nearest byway
- Shawangunk Mountains Scenic Byway10.8 mi off
- Sunset, June solstice
- 20:37local time
- Coordinates
- 41.9820, -74.2434
Dancing Rock Unit is a nature reserve in New York, at a modelled 315 m. Slide Mountain stands 1,266 m to the west, 7.4 miles off. The nearest named place is Grant Avery Park, a park 0.8 miles away. Shawangunk Mountains Scenic Byway passes 11 miles off.
- Operated by
- New York City Department of Environmental Protection, Bureau of Water Supply
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 10.0 miles of Dancing Rock Unit. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Slide Mountain | W 279° | 1,266 m | 7.4 mi |
| Cornell Mountain | WNW 283° | 1,174 m | 5.9 mi |
| Table Mountain | W 259° | 1,165.86 m | 8.5 mi |
| Peekamoose Mountain | WSW 256° | 1,164.03 m | 8.2 mi |
| Wittenberg Mountain | WNW 289° | 1,152.75 m | 5.6 mi |
| Panther Mountain | WNW 304° | 1,135.08 m | 9.3 mi |
| Lone Mountain | W 263° | 1,127.76 m | 7.6 mi |
| Friday Mountain | W 274° | 1,125 m | 6.1 mi |
- 10.8 mi off the Shawangunk Mountains Scenic Byway
Overlooks nearby
- High Falls · 12 mi
- White Dot · 13 mi
- Sentinel Rock · 16 mi
- Copes Lookout · 16 mi
Named places within 25 miles
Parks
- Grant Avery Park: 0.8 mi
- Lester S. Davis Park: 2.1 mi
- Brown's Station: 3.1 mi
- Catskills Visitor Center: 3.4 mi
- Tongore Park: 4.1 mi
Nature reserves
- Black Road Unit: 1.2 mi
- Peck Road Unit: 1.5 mi
- Bushkill Fishing Unit: 2.0 mi
- Ashokan Fishing Access Area: 2.4 mi
- Ashokan Brook Unit: 2.6 mi
Peaks
- Ticetonyk Mountain: 2.0 mi
- Little Tonshi Mountain: 2.5 mi
- Tonshi Mountain: 2.9 mi
- South Mountain: 3.4 mi
- Samuels Point: 3.6 mi
Waterfalls
- Winchell's Falls: 4.4 mi
- Cornell Falls: 6.4 mi
- Metacahonts Falls: 7.4 mi
- Buttermilk Falls: 9.6 mi
- Otter Falls: 9.6 mi
Historic sites: 57
- J. Waldo Smith Monument: 3.0 mi
- ruins: 3.7 mi
- Yale Quarry: 3.7 mi
- Historic New York Catskill Mountains ~ Shandaken Area: 5.5 mi
- John Burroughs Monument: 7.4 mi
Cliffs: 43
- Samuels Point: 3.5 mi
- Snake Rocks Cliff: 5.4 mi
- Cornell Crack: 5.9 mi
- Spencers Ledge: 8.2 mi
- Giant Ledge: 8.7 mi
Museums: 33
- Woodstock Artists Association & Museum: 7.5 mi
- Empire State Railway Museum: 7.6 mi
- The Den of Marbletown: 10.0 mi
- Hurley Heritage Museum: 10.1 mi
- Mattewis Persen House: 11.9 mi
Artworks: 24
- Fabulous Furniture Sculpture Garden: 1.4 mi
- Shandaken Eagle: 7.9 mi
- Opus 40: 11.9 mi
- Flame: 11.9 mi
- The Query Family: 11.9 mi
Beaches: 19
- Tongore Park Beach: 9.1 mi
- Kingston Point Beach: 14.8 mi
- Ulster Landing Beach: 15.4 mi
- Belleayre Beach: 15.5 mi
- Saugerties Beach: 16.2 mi
Gardens: 18
- Clinton Avenue U.M.C. Community Garden: 12.4 mi
- Rondout Community Garden: 13.9 mi
- Formal Gardens: 16.8 mi
- Rough Garden: 16.8 mi
- Ellipse: 16.8 mi
Attractions: 12
- World's Largest Kaleidoscope: 5.2 mi
- Rail Explorers: 7.6 mi
- Pompey’s Cave: 12.4 mi
- Hudson River Cruises: 14.1 mi
- Swimming Hole: 16.5 mi
Springs: 9
- Bear Wallow: 4.5 mi
- Bear Wallow: 4.6 mi
- Keyhole Spring: 5.4 mi
- Table Mountain Spring: 8.6 mi
- Devil's Acre spring: 12.7 mi
Picnic sites: 2
- Notch Lake Picnic Area: 12.5 mi
- Hunter Mountain North Picnic Area: 15.8 mi
Ghost towns: 1
Lighthouses: 1
- Saugerties Lighthouse: 17.3 mi
| 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).
Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Sep.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 20 | 22 | 29 | 41 | 53 | 60 | 65 | 64 | 57 | 46 | 36 | 26 |
| Precip in | 4.7 | 3.2 | 5.1 | 4.9 | 5.0 | 6.0 | 5.2 | 5.6 | 6.2 | 6.4 | 5.4 | 5.5 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Slide MTN, 9 mi away.
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