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Halcott Center North Unit

Halcott Center North Unit from directly overhead

Halcott Center North Unit is a nature reserve in New York, at a modelled elevation of 600 m. West Kill Mountain stands 1,186 m to the east, 9.4 miles off. The nearest named place is South Mountain, a peak 0.9 miles away. Shawangunk Mountains Scenic Byway 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

Coordinates42.19458, -74.47032

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Nature reserves
Waterfalls: 50
Parks: 28
  • Lower Birch Creek Trailhead of the Shandaken Wild Forest: 2.7 mi
  • Smith Park: 4.2 mi
  • Fleischmann Athletic Park: 4.2 mi
  • Glenbrook Park: 6.2 mi
  • Big Indian Park: 6.4 mi
Historic sites: 24
Museums: 12
Cliffs: 12
Artworks: 9
Springs: 8
  • Devil's Acre spring: 12.4 mi
  • Piped Spring: 14.4 mi
  • Table Mountain Spring: 16.4 mi
  • Elm Ridge piped spring: 17.0 mi
  • Piped Spring: 19.2 mi
Attractions: 5
Picnic sites: 2
Beaches: 1
  • Belleayre Beach: 4.7 mi

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 10.7 miles of Halcott Center North Unit. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
West Kill MountainE 101°1,186 m9.4 mi
Panther MountainSSE 158°1,135.08 m10.3 mi
Rusk MountainE 87°1,123.493 m9.9 mi
East RuskE 88°1,105.814 m10.7 mi
Balsam MountainS 187°1,099.41 m7.2 mi
North DomeESE 103°1,098.8 m6.4 mi
Bearpen MountainN 358°1,098 m4.9 mi
Eagle MountainSSW 192°1,092.1 m9.4 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:0218:3319:10
June solstice05:2219:5620:38
September equinox06:4618:2018:57
December solstice07:2415:4416:29

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F202229415360656457463626
Precip in4.73.25.14.95.06.05.25.66.26.45.45.5

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Slide MTN, 13 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapOfficial site

OpenStreetMap element way/802321785

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