Nature reserve · New York
Roarback Brook Unit
Roarback Brook Unit is a nature reserve in New York, at a modelled elevation of 580 m. Hunter Mountain stands 1,228 m to the east-southeast, 10 miles off. The nearest named place is Vinegar Hill, a peak 1.1 miles away.
What to expect
- Operated by
- New York City Department of Environmental Protection, Bureau of Water Supply
How to reach it
Coordinates42.23964, -74.41472
Named places within 25 miles
Peaks
- Vinegar Hill: 1.1 mi
- South Vly: 1.4 mi
- Vly Mountain: 1.6 mi
- Maben Hill: 2.5 mi
- Kipp Hill: 2.5 mi
Nature reserves
- Spruceton Unit: 2.5 mi
- Halcott Mountain Wild Forest: 3.0 mi
- Airport Road Unit: 3.3 mi
- Silas Lake Road Unit: 3.7 mi
- Schoharie Creek Unit: 3.7 mi
Waterfalls: 50
- Red Falls: 4.9 mi
- Hardenburg Falls: 7.0 mi
- Diamond Notch Falls: 9.2 mi
- Stratton Falls: 9.6 mi
- Manor Kill Falls: 9.7 mi
Historic sites: 33
- Post WWII Memorial: 1.8 mi
- Burroughs Monument: 7.2 mi
- Pine Hill Honor Roll: 8.1 mi
- New York State Forest Preserve Centennial: 12.2 mi
- Donald Sutton Memorial Plaque: 13.3 mi
Parks: 29
- Lower Birch Creek Trailhead of the Shandaken Wild Forest: 5.7 mi
- Ashland Park: 5.9 mi
- Smith Park: 8.0 mi
- Glenbrook Park: 8.2 mi
- Kirkside Park: 8.4 mi
Museums: 14
- Zadock Pratt Museum: 5.3 mi
- Pratt Museum: 5.3 mi
- Piano Performance Museum: 10.2 mi
- Gilboa Museum: 11.3 mi
- Empire State Railway Museum: 12.3 mi
Cliffs: 13
- Pratt Rocks: 5.0 mi
- Devils Tombstone: 12.2 mi
- Giant Ledge: 13.9 mi
- Cornell Crack: 16.7 mi
- Samuels Point: 17.7 mi
Artworks: 9
- Winnisook: 9.5 mi
- Rip Van Winkle: 9.8 mi
- Shandaken Eagle: 12.0 mi
- Fabulous Furniture Sculpture Garden: 18.6 mi
- The Great Knot: 22.4 mi
Springs: 8
- Devil's Acre spring: 10.7 mi
- Elm Ridge piped spring: 13.2 mi
- Piped Spring: 18.6 mi
- Table Mountain Spring: 19.2 mi
- Keyhole Spring: 22.5 mi
Attractions: 5
- Pratt Rock: 4.9 mi
- Rail Explorers: 12.3 mi
- World's Largest Kaleidoscope: 14.7 mi
- Old Blenheim Covered Bridge: 16.1 mi
- The Old Game Farm: 20.8 mi
Beaches: 2
- Belleayre Beach: 8.4 mi
- Lake Myosotis Swimming Area: 23.7 mi
Picnic sites: 2
- Hunter Mountain North Picnic Area: 9.1 mi
- Notch Lake Picnic Area: 12.1 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 10.4 miles of Roarback Brook Unit. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hunter Mountain | ESE 114° | 1,228.34 m | 10.4 mi |
| West Kill Mountain | SE 128° | 1,186 m | 8.1 mi |
| Southwest Hunter Mountain | ESE 121° | 1,140 m | 10.3 mi |
| Rusk Mountain | ESE 111° | 1,123.493 m | 7.5 mi |
| East Rusk | ESE 109° | 1,105.814 m | 8.3 mi |
| North Dome | SE 144° | 1,098.8 m | 5.7 mi |
| Bearpen Mountain | WNW 300° | 1,098 m | 3.5 mi |
| Mount Sherrill | SSE 154° | 1,084.48 m | 4.9 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 | 19:56 | 20:38 |
| September equinox | 06:46 | 18:20 | 18:57 |
| December solstice | 07:24 | 15:44 | 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, 14 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
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