Katydid Creek Unit
Katydid Creek Unit is a nature reserve in New York, at a modelled elevation of 672 m. Hunter Mountain stands 1,228 m to the southwest, 6.4 miles off. The nearest named place is Caudal, a peak 1.0 miles away. Shawangunk Mountains Scenic Byway passes 28 miles off.
What to expect
- Operated by
- New York City Department of Environmental Protection, Bureau of Water Supply
How to reach it
- 28.4 mi off the Shawangunk Mountains Scenic Byway
Overlooks nearby
- High Falls · 29 mi
- White Dot · 30 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Caudal: 1.0 mi
- Camel's Hump: 1.3 mi
- Thomas Cole Mountain: 1.7 mi
- Black Dome: 2.2 mi
- Van Loan Hill: 2.3 mi
- C.D. Lane Park: 2.3 mi
- Mountain Top Arboretum: 2.8 mi
- Rip Van Winkle Lake Park: 4.6 mi
- Angelo Canna Town Park: 8.7 mi
- Irish Cultural Center: 8.7 mi
- Maplecrest Road Unit: 2.8 mi
- Brooksburg Unit: 4.3 mi
- Railroad Bend Unit: 4.4 mi
- Twilight Park Unit: 5.3 mi
- Jennie Notch Unit: 5.6 mi
- East Kill Falls: 4.0 mi
- Delmura Falls: 5.8 mi
- Winter Clove falls: 6.1 mi
- Bastion Falls: 6.3 mi
- Venus Bath: 6.3 mi
- Layman's Monument: 6.5 mi
- stone house: 6.7 mi
- Tory Fort: 7.1 mi
- cistern: 7.1 mi
- New York State Forest Preserve Centennial: 7.3 mi
- Piano Performance Museum: 4.1 mi
- Mountain Top Historical Society: 5.4 mi
- Durham Center Museum: 9.5 mi
- Empire State Railway Museum: 14.2 mi
- Pratt Museum: 14.5 mi
- Rip Van Winkle: 5.3 mi
- The Great Knot: 14.2 mi
- Shandaken Eagle: 14.4 mi
- Opus 40: 15.5 mi
- The Query Family: 15.5 mi
- Devils Tombstone: 7.2 mi
- Hurricane Ledge: 7.6 mi
- Devils Kitchen: 9.4 mi
- Hawks Rocks: 10.3 mi
- The "Great" Cliffs: 10.4 mi
- The Upper Garden: 17.0 mi
- The Walled Garden: 17.0 mi
- Veterans Garden: 18.6 mi
- Blithewood Garden: 20.4 mi
- The Anna Jones Meditation Garden: 20.6 mi
- Saugerties Beach: 16.6 mi
- Belleayre Beach: 18.3 mi
- Lake Myosotis Swimming Area: 18.4 mi
- West Landing: 18.8 mi
- South Landing: 18.8 mi
- Elm Ridge piped spring: 3.5 mi
- Devil's Acre spring: 7.1 mi
- Bathtub Spring: 23.6 mi
- Bear Wallow: 23.6 mi
- Bear Wallow: 23.7 mi
- The Old Game Farm: 7.9 mi
- Pratt Rock: 14.0 mi
- Rail Explorers: 14.2 mi
- World's Largest Kaleidoscope: 15.6 mi
- Old Blenheim Covered Bridge: 20.8 mi
- Hunter Mountain North Picnic Area: 5.1 mi
- Notch Lake Picnic Area: 6.9 mi
- Saugerties Lighthouse: 17.3 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 11.3 miles of Katydid Creek Unit. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hunter Mountain | SW 214° | 1,228.34 m | 6.4 mi |
| Black Dome | ENE 61° | 1,217.37 m | 2.2 mi |
| Thomas Cole Mountain | NE 49° | 1,204.87 m | 1.7 mi |
| Blackhead | ENE 72° | 1,200.91 m | 3.0 mi |
| West Kill Mountain | SW 228° | 1,186 m | 8.9 mi |
| Plateau Mountain | S 185° | 1,168.91 m | 8.1 mi |
| Sugarloaf Mountain | S 176° | 1,160 m | 8.5 mi |
| Southwest Hunter Mountain | SW 214° | 1,140 m | 7.7 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:01 | 18:32 | 19:09 |
| June solstice | 05:21 | 19:55 | 20:37 |
| September equinox | 06:45 | 18:19 | 18:56 |
| December solstice | 07:23 | 15:43 | 16:28 |
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 | 21 | 22 | 29 | 41 | 53 | 61 | 65 | 64 | 57 | 46 | 36 | 27 |
| Precip in | 4.4 | 3.1 | 4.8 | 4.8 | 4.0 | 4.6 | 4.6 | 5.1 | 5.3 | 6.0 | 4.8 | 4.5 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — E Jewett, 2 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOfficial siteOpenStreetMap element way/424227224
Day trips start here
- Kinderhook · 27 mi
Take the scenic way to Katydid Creek Unit.
Byway plans around your taste, verified places, real weather and opening hours — then opens every leg in Google Maps with one tap.