Nature reserve · New York
Mitchell Hollow Brook Unit
Mitchell Hollow Brook Unit is a nature reserve in New York, at a modelled elevation of 495 m. Hunter Mountain stands 1,228 m to the south, 10.0 miles off. The nearest named place is Mitchell Hollow Unit, a nature reserve 1.1 miles away.
What to expect
- Operated by
- New York City Department of Environmental Protection, Bureau of Water Supply
How to reach it
Coordinates42.32170, -74.24761
Named places within 25 miles
Nature reserves
- Mitchell Hollow Unit: 1.1 mi
- Mill Street Unit: 1.9 mi
- Brooksburg Unit: 2.1 mi
- Lake Heloise Unit: 2.2 mi
- Blodgett Road Unit: 2.5 mi
Peaks
- Bump Mountain: 2.0 mi
- Cave Mountain: 2.5 mi
- Mount Hayden: 2.9 mi
- Ginseng Mountain: 3.0 mi
- Mount Nebo: 3.3 mi
Parks
- C.D. Lane Park: 4.6 mi
- Ashland Park: 4.8 mi
- Irish Cultural Center: 8.9 mi
- Mountain Top Arboretum: 9.2 mi
- Rip Van Winkle Lake Park: 10.7 mi
Waterfalls: 55
- Red Falls: 7.3 mi
- Manor Kill Falls: 10.1 mi
- Diamond Notch Falls: 10.1 mi
- East Kill Falls: 10.2 mi
- Hardenburg Falls: 10.4 mi
Historic sites: 37
- Donald Sutton Memorial Plaque: 3.1 mi
- Susquehanna Turnpike: 6.4 mi
- Post WWII Memorial: 8.6 mi
- New York State Forest Preserve Centennial: 11.7 mi
- Early Sawmill: 12.3 mi
Museums: 23
- Piano Performance Museum: 7.7 mi
- Durham Center Museum: 7.7 mi
- Pratt Museum: 9.4 mi
- Zadock Pratt Museum: 9.4 mi
- Gilboa Museum: 11.7 mi
Cliffs: 14
- Pratt Rocks: 8.4 mi
- Devils Tombstone: 11.7 mi
- Hurricane Ledge: 14.0 mi
- Devils Kitchen: 15.6 mi
- Hawks Rocks: 16.6 mi
Artworks: 12
- Rip Van Winkle: 8.5 mi
- Shandaken Eagle: 17.0 mi
- Winnisook: 18.2 mi
- The Great Knot: 20.4 mi
- Opus 40: 21.7 mi
Attractions: 5
- Pratt Rock: 9.0 mi
- The Old Game Farm: 13.5 mi
- Old Blenheim Covered Bridge: 14.3 mi
- Rail Explorers: 17.0 mi
- World's Largest Kaleidoscope: 18.9 mi
Beaches: 4
- Lake Myosotis Swimming Area: 14.7 mi
- Belleayre Beach: 17.7 mi
- Saugerties Beach: 23.0 mi
- Oakdale Beach: 24.4 mi
Springs: 3
- Elm Ridge piped spring: 4.0 mi
- Devil's Acre spring: 10.8 mi
- Bathtub Spring: 22.1 mi
Gardens: 3
- Veterans Garden: 16.7 mi
- The Upper Garden: 23.4 mi
- The Walled Garden: 23.4 mi
Picnic sites: 2
- Hunter Mountain North Picnic Area: 7.7 mi
- Notch Lake Picnic Area: 11.4 mi
Lighthouses: 1
- Saugerties Lighthouse: 23.7 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 11.4 miles of Mitchell Hollow Brook Unit. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hunter Mountain | S 175° | 1,228.34 m | 10.0 mi |
| Black Dome | ESE 119° | 1,217.37 m | 7.3 mi |
| Thomas Cole Mountain | ESE 122° | 1,204.87 m | 6.7 mi |
| Blackhead | ESE 117° | 1,200.91 m | 8.2 mi |
| West Kill Mountain | SSW 191° | 1,186 m | 10.8 mi |
| Southwest Hunter Mountain | S 179° | 1,140 m | 11.0 mi |
| Rusk Mountain | S 190° | 1,123.493 m | 8.5 mi |
| East Rusk | S 185° | 1,105.814 m | 8.4 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 | 20:38 |
| September equinox | 06:45 | 18:19 | 18:56 |
| December solstice | 07:24 | 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, 8 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOfficial siteOpenStreetMap element way/1134359562
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