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Kortright Patent Unit

Kortright Patent Unit from directly overhead

Kortright Patent Unit is a nature reserve in New York, at a modelled elevation of 553 m. North Plattekill stands 1,021 m to the southeast, 6.3 miles off. The nearest named place is Shaw Road Unit, a nature reserve 0.7 miles away.

What to expect

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

Official site

How to reach it

Coordinates42.35237, -74.74789

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Parks: 33
  • Veterans Memorial Park: 7.7 mi
  • Delhi Community Park: 9.5 mi
  • Kirkside Park: 10.3 mi
  • Village Green at Jefferson: 11.2 mi
  • West Davenport Park: 12.7 mi
Museums: 9
Historic sites: 9
Waterfalls: 8
Attractions: 4
Artworks: 2
  • statue of liberty replica: 17.2 mi
  • Winnisook: 23.1 mi
Cliffs: 2
Rest areas: 1
  • East Worcester Rest Area: 18.0 mi
Beaches: 1
  • Belleayre Beach: 21.0 mi
Springs: 1
  • Piped Spring: 21.3 mi

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 11.9 miles of Kortright Patent Unit. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
North PlattekillSE 137°1,021 m6.3 mi
Mount PisgahS 176°1,018 m9.1 mi
Plattekill MountainSE 139°996 m7.8 mi
Moresville Range HPE 81°991 m9.5 mi
Narrow Notch MountainE 101°985 m6.8 mi
Utsayantha MountainENE 68°978 m8.7 mi
McGregor MountainENE 73°973 m9.0 mi
Cowan MountainE 96°935 m5.0 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:0318:3419:11
June solstice05:2319:5720:40
September equinox06:4718:2118:58
December solstice07:2615:4516:30

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F222432445563676659483728
Precip in3.22.83.74.04.04.94.84.34.84.73.73.7

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Delhi 2 SE, 11 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapOfficial site

OpenStreetMap element way/424227910

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