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Mountain Top Unit

Mountain Top Unit from directly overhead

Mountain Top Unit is a nature reserve in New York, at a modelled elevation of 591 m. Cherry Ridge stands 793 m to the east-southeast, 14 miles off. The nearest named place is Tower Mountain, a peak 0.8 miles away. Upper Delaware Scenic Byway (Route 97) passes 12 miles off.

What to expect

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

Official site

How to reach it

Coordinates42.11607, -75.21376

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Parks: 38
Attractions: 10
Museums: 6
  • Deposit Historical Museum: 11.2 mi
  • Hancock-Chehocton Historical Society: 11.6 mi
  • Bainbridge Museum: 18.3 mi
  • Roscoe O&W Museum: 20.0 mi
  • Oneonta History Centre: 24.6 mi
Historic sites: 4
  • Handen Covered Bridge: 12.8 mi
  • Cat Hollow Legend: 14.3 mi
  • Sidney Veterans Memorial Park: 16.6 mi
  • Restoration of the Aaronic Priesthood: 24.6 mi
Waterfalls: 3
  • Russell Brook Falls: 16.3 mi
  • Jensen Cascade: 17.0 mi
  • Tompkins Falls: 23.2 mi
Artworks: 3
  • Beamoc Trout: 20.0 mi
  • 16-17 mile marker from possible priesthood site: 22.4 mi
  • statue of liberty replica: 24.5 mi
Rest areas: 2
  • East Branch Rest Area: 8.8 mi
  • Roscoe: 22.2 mi
Cliffs: 2
Springs: 1
  • Spencer Spring: 23.6 mi

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 14.7 miles of Mountain Top Unit. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Cherry RidgeESE 117°793 m14.0 mi
Prospect HillENE 75°783 m12.7 mi
Starkweather HillE 84°776 m8.4 mi
Brace HillE 88°752 m10.3 mi
Fuller HillESE 120°751 m13.2 mi
Houck MountainE 95°748 m3.5 mi
Bear Spring MountainENE 67°746 m5.1 mi
Fork MountainE 98°741 m7.4 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:0518:3619:13
June solstice05:2619:5920:41
September equinox06:4918:2319:00
December solstice07:2715:4716:33

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F212331435462676659483728
Precip in3.52.63.54.24.25.04.55.14.64.73.73.6

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Walton 2, 6 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapOfficial site

OpenStreetMap element way/424230412

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