Nature reserve · New York
Park Road Unit
Park Road Unit is a nature reserve in New York, at a modelled elevation of 619 m. Hunter Mountain stands 1,228 m to the southeast, 8.7 miles off. The nearest named place is Tower Mountain, a peak 1.0 miles away.
What to expect
- Operated by
- New York City Department of Environmental Protection, Bureau of Water Supply
How to reach it
Coordinates42.27338, -74.34214
Named places within 25 miles
Peaks
- Tower Mountain: 1.0 mi
- Maben Hill: 2.7 mi
- Bald Mountain: 2.8 mi
- Vinegar Hill: 3.3 mi
- Pine Island Mountain: 3.7 mi
Nature reserves
- Airport Road Unit: 1.2 mi
- Lewis Creek Unit: 2.4 mi
- Deer Run Unit: 2.7 mi
- Mill Hollow Unit: 2.9 mi
- West Hollow Unit: 3.3 mi
Waterfalls: 51
- Red Falls: 3.4 mi
- Hardenburg Falls: 7.1 mi
- Diamond Notch Falls: 8.0 mi
- Manor Kill Falls: 8.6 mi
- Mine Kill Falls: 12.6 mi
Parks: 44
- Ashland Park: 2.1 mi
- C.D. Lane Park: 8.9 mi
- Lower Birch Creek Trailhead of the Shandaken Wild Forest: 9.5 mi
- Glenbrook Park: 10.8 mi
- Mountain Top Arboretum: 11.4 mi
Historic sites: 35
- Post WWII Memorial: 2.8 mi
- Donald Sutton Memorial Plaque: 8.9 mi
- Burroughs Monument: 10.6 mi
- New York State Forest Preserve Centennial: 10.8 mi
- Pine Hill Honor Roll: 12.0 mi
Museums: 15
- Zadock Pratt Museum: 5.4 mi
- Pratt Museum: 5.4 mi
- Piano Performance Museum: 7.6 mi
- Gilboa Museum: 10.4 mi
- Empire State Railway Museum: 13.4 mi
Cliffs: 14
- Pratt Rocks: 4.4 mi
- Devils Tombstone: 10.8 mi
- Hurricane Ledge: 15.5 mi
- Giant Ledge: 16.4 mi
- Devils Kitchen: 16.5 mi
Artworks: 11
- Rip Van Winkle: 7.6 mi
- Winnisook: 12.9 mi
- Shandaken Eagle: 13.3 mi
- Fabulous Furniture Sculpture Garden: 19.6 mi
- The Great Knot: 20.9 mi
Springs: 7
- Elm Ridge piped spring: 9.0 mi
- Devil's Acre spring: 9.4 mi
- Table Mountain Spring: 21.8 mi
- Piped Spring: 22.9 mi
- Bear Wallow: 24.1 mi
Attractions: 5
- Pratt Rock: 4.8 mi
- Rail Explorers: 13.5 mi
- Old Blenheim Covered Bridge: 14.6 mi
- World's Largest Kaleidoscope: 15.7 mi
- The Old Game Farm: 17.3 mi
Beaches: 3
- Belleayre Beach: 12.1 mi
- Lake Myosotis Swimming Area: 19.8 mi
- Saugerties Beach: 24.4 mi
Picnic sites: 2
- Hunter Mountain North Picnic Area: 6.8 mi
- Notch Lake Picnic Area: 10.6 mi
Gardens: 1
- Veterans Garden: 22.4 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 9.6 miles of Park Road Unit. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hunter Mountain | SE 139° | 1,228.34 m | 8.7 mi |
| West Kill Mountain | SSE 160° | 1,186 m | 7.8 mi |
| Southwest Hunter Mountain | SSE 147° | 1,140 m | 9.2 mi |
| Rusk Mountain | SSE 146° | 1,123.493 m | 6.0 mi |
| East Rusk | SE 140° | 1,105.814 m | 6.5 mi |
| North Dome | S 183° | 1,098.8 m | 6.9 mi |
| Bearpen Mountain | W 265° | 1,098 m | 6.8 mi |
| Mount Sherrill | SSW 193° | 1,084.48 m | 6.9 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:02 | 18:33 | 19:10 |
| June solstice | 05:22 | 19:55 | 20:38 |
| September equinox | 06:45 | 18:20 | 18:57 |
| December solstice | 07:24 | 15:43 | 16:29 |
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, 11 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
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