Nature reserve · New York
Hardscrabble Road Unit
Hardscrabble Road Unit is a nature reserve in New York, at a modelled elevation of 535 m. Bearpen Mountain stands 1,098 m to the southeast, 6.2 miles off. The nearest named place is Old Clump, a peak 1.3 miles away.
What to expect
- Operated by
- New York City Department of Environmental Protection, Bureau of Water Supply
How to reach it
Coordinates42.31839, -74.57264
Named places within 25 miles
Peaks
- Old Clump: 1.3 mi
- Hardscrabble: 1.5 mi
- East Gray Hill: 2.4 mi
- Narrow Notch Mountain: 2.5 mi
- Moresville Range SW Peak: 2.6 mi
Nature reserves
- Township Valley Unit: 2.3 mi
- Relay State Forest: 2.5 mi
- Grinch House Unit: 2.6 mi
- Town Brook Unit: 3.5 mi
- Roses Brook Unit: 3.6 mi
Parks: 25
- Kirkside Park: 2.1 mi
- Veterans Memorial Park: 6.6 mi
- Mine Kill State Park: 9.9 mi
- Fleischmann Athletic Park: 11.4 mi
- Village Green at Jefferson: 11.4 mi
Historic sites: 15
- Post WWII Memorial: 11.1 mi
- Pine Hill Honor Roll: 13.7 mi
- Burroughs Monument: 14.2 mi
- Donald Sutton Memorial Plaque: 18.9 mi
- ETS Relay (Ruin): 19.3 mi
Waterfalls: 12
- Stratton Falls: 4.1 mi
- Hardenburg Falls: 6.4 mi
- Manor Kill Falls: 8.4 mi
- Mine Kill Falls: 9.2 mi
- Red Falls: 9.4 mi
Museums: 11
- Zadock Pratt Museum: 7.2 mi
- Pratt Museum: 7.2 mi
- Gilboa Museum: 8.4 mi
- New York Power Authority Blenheim-Gilboa Visitors Center: 10.6 mi
- Lansing Manor House: 10.6 mi
Cliffs: 6
- Pratt Rocks: 8.2 mi
- Giant Ledge: 21.3 mi
- Vromans Nose: 21.8 mi
- Devils Tombstone: 22.0 mi
- The Cliff: 23.6 mi
Attractions: 4
- Pratt Rock: 7.7 mi
- Old Blenheim Covered Bridge: 12.5 mi
- Rail Explorers: 21.3 mi
- World's Largest Kaleidoscope: 23.7 mi
Artworks: 3
- Winnisook: 16.2 mi
- Rip Van Winkle: 19.3 mi
- Shandaken Eagle: 20.9 mi
Springs: 3
- Piped Spring: 19.2 mi
- Devil's Acre spring: 20.4 mi
- Elm Ridge piped spring: 20.5 mi
Picnic sites: 2
- Hunter Mountain North Picnic Area: 18.5 mi
- Notch Lake Picnic Area: 21.8 mi
Beaches: 1
- Belleayre Beach: 14.2 mi
Rest areas: 1
- East Worcester Rest Area: 20.9 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 9.5 miles of Hardscrabble Road Unit. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bearpen Mountain | SE 126° | 1,098 m | 6.2 mi |
| Vly Mountain | SE 128° | 1,079.3 m | 8.2 mi |
| North Bearpen Mountain | SE 124° | 1,076 m | 5.5 mi |
| Roundtop | ESE 112° | 1,052 m | 4.5 mi |
| South Bearpen | SE 140° | 1,040 m | 6.4 mi |
| Bearpen Flats | SE 146° | 1,036 m | 6.8 mi |
| Southwest Bearpen | SE 145° | 1,035 m | 6.4 mi |
| South Vly | SE 132° | 1,024 m | 9.2 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:03 | 18:34 | 19:11 |
| June solstice | 05:22 | 19:57 | 20:39 |
| September equinox | 06:46 | 18:20 | 18:57 |
| December solstice | 07:25 | 15:44 | 16:29 |
Local time (America/New_York).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Sep.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 22 | 24 | 31 | 43 | 55 | 64 | 69 | 67 | 60 | 48 | 38 | 29 |
| Precip in | 2.8 | 2.4 | 3.3 | 3.8 | 3.6 | 4.7 | 4.8 | 4.4 | 4.1 | 4.4 | 3.1 | 3.4 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Lansing Manor, 11 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
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