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Horton Brook Unit

Horton Brook Unit from directly overhead

Horton Brook Unit is a nature reserve in New York, at a modelled elevation of 424 m. Middle Mountain stands 906 m to the east-northeast, 11 miles off. The nearest named place is Stadel Mountain, a peak 0.8 miles away. Upper Delaware Scenic Byway (Route 97) passes 9.0 miles off.

What to expect

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

Official site

How to reach it

Coordinates41.99288, -75.00737

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Nature reserves
Parks: 27
  • Covered Bridge Park: 5.8 mi
  • Bear Spring Mountain Game Management Area: 8.3 mi
  • East Branch Delaware River Waterway Access: 9.4 mi
  • Livingston Manor Covered Bridge Park: 10.5 mi
  • Callicoon Center Recreational Field: 11.2 mi
Historic sites: 7
  • Cat Hollow Legend: 6.1 mi
  • Handen Covered Bridge: 14.0 mi
  • Coykendall Lodge (Ruin): 17.2 mi
  • Carriage House: 17.7 mi
  • Veteran's Memorial: 20.6 mi
Waterfalls: 5
  • Russell Brook Falls: 3.5 mi
  • Jensen Cascade: 11.7 mi
  • Wildcat Falls: 13.5 mi
  • Tompkins Falls: 13.7 mi
  • High Falls: 24.8 mi
Museums: 5
  • Roscoe O&W Museum: 6.4 mi
  • Hancock-Chehocton Historical Society: 14.4 mi
  • Liberty Museum and Arts Center: 19.0 mi
  • The Museum at Bethel Woods: 21.4 mi
  • Deposit Historical Museum: 21.8 mi
Cliffs: 2
Rest areas: 2
  • East Branch Rest Area: 7.9 mi
  • Roscoe: 8.7 mi
Attractions: 2
  • VanTran Covered Bridge: 10.5 mi
  • White Rock: 13.5 mi
Artworks: 1
  • Beamoc Trout: 6.4 mi
Springs: 1
  • Piped Spring: 17.7 mi

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 13.8 miles of Horton Brook Unit. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Middle MountainENE 73°906 m11.4 mi
Cabot MountainENE 72°905 m13.3 mi
East Mary Smith HillENE 74°896 m10.0 mi
Beech HillENE 72°867 m12.0 mi
Mary Smith HillENE 68°846 m9.6 mi
Brock MountainENE 58°841 m6.7 mi
Cherry RidgeENE 60°801 m2.7 mi
Cherry RidgeNE 41°793 m2.8 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:0418:3519:12
June solstice05:2519:5720:40
September equinox06:4818:2218:59
December solstice07:2515:4716:32

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F222432445664696761493828

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Downsville DAM, 6 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapOfficial site

OpenStreetMap element way/424225910

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