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Indian Grove Unit

Indian Grove Unit from directly overhead

Indian Grove Unit is a nature reserve in New York, at a modelled elevation of 364 m. Slide Mountain stands 1,266 m to the south-southeast, 8.0 miles off. The nearest named place is Winnisook, a artwork 0.1 miles away. Shawangunk Mountains Scenic Byway passes 23 miles off.

What to expect

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

Official site

How to reach it

Coordinates42.10541, -74.44589

Overlooks nearby

Named places within 25 miles

Nature reserves
Peaks
Waterfalls: 56
  • Otter Falls: 5.3 mi
  • Cornell Falls: 7.8 mi
  • High Falls: 9.5 mi
  • Diamond Notch Falls: 10.8 mi
  • Buttermilk Falls: 12.6 mi
Parks: 35
  • Big Indian Park: 0.1 mi
  • Smith Park: 2.5 mi
  • Glenbrook Park: 2.7 mi
  • Lower Birch Creek Trailhead of the Shandaken Wild Forest: 3.7 mi
  • Fleischmann Athletic Park: 5.8 mi
Historic sites: 25
Museums: 15
Cliffs: 12
Artworks: 10
Springs: 9
  • Table Mountain Spring: 10.1 mi
  • Devil's Acre spring: 11.8 mi
  • Piped Spring: 12.2 mi
  • Piped Spring: 13.3 mi
  • Keyhole Spring: 14.3 mi
Attractions: 6
  • Rail Explorers: 7.3 mi
  • World's Largest Kaleidoscope: 9.0 mi
  • Pratt Rock: 14.2 mi
  • VanTran Covered Bridge: 23.8 mi
  • The Old Game Farm: 24.2 mi
Beaches: 2
  • Belleayre Beach: 2.0 mi
  • Tongore Park Beach: 22.4 mi
Picnic sites: 2
Rest areas: 1
  • Roscoe: 24.8 mi

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 9.8 miles of Indian Grove Unit. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Slide MountainSSE 157°1,266 m8.0 mi
West Kill MountainENE 62°1,186 m9.1 mi
Doubletop MountainSW 218°1,180 m6.8 mi
Doubletop Mountain - South PeakSW 216°1,175 m7.0 mi
Graham MountainSW 229°1,174 m7.0 mi
Cornell MountainSSE 147°1,174 m8.5 mi
Wittenberg MountainSE 143°1,152.75 m8.4 mi
Balsam Lake MountainWSW 242°1,136 m8.6 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:0218:3319:10
June solstice05:2319:5520:38
September equinox06:4618:2018:57
December solstice07:2415:4416:30

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, 6 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapOfficial site

OpenStreetMap element way/1134358808

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