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Romer Mountain Unit

Romer Mountain Unit from directly overhead

Romer Mountain Unit is a nature reserve in New York, at a modelled elevation of 233 m. Slide Mountain stands 1,266 m to the southwest, 6.0 miles off. The nearest named place is Romer Mountain, a peak 0.7 miles away. Shawangunk Mountains Scenic Byway passes 17 miles off.

Visiting

What to expect

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

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Getting there

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Coordinates42.06465, -74.30907

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Nature reserves
Parks
  • Simpson Mini-Park: 1.3 mi
  • Parish Field: 1.4 mi
  • Catskills Visitor Center: 3.3 mi
  • Glenbrook Park: 6.1 mi
  • Lester S. Davis Park: 6.8 mi
Waterfalls
  • Cornell Falls: 4.5 mi
  • Otter Falls: 6.1 mi
  • Diamond Notch Falls: 8.1 mi
  • Winchell's Falls: 11.0 mi
  • Buttermilk Falls: 11.1 mi
Historic sites: 49
Cliffs: 34
Museums: 30
Beaches: 18
  • Belleayre Beach: 9.4 mi
  • Tongore Park Beach: 15.7 mi
  • Saugerties Beach: 18.3 mi
  • Ulster Landing Beach: 19.2 mi
  • West Landing: 19.6 mi
Artworks: 16
Gardens: 12
  • Clinton Avenue U.M.C. Community Garden: 17.9 mi
  • Rondout Community Garden: 19.3 mi
  • The Walled Garden: 20.1 mi
  • The Upper Garden: 20.1 mi
  • Blithewood Garden: 20.3 mi
Attractions: 11
  • Rail Explorers: 1.1 mi
  • World's Largest Kaleidoscope: 1.6 mi
  • Pratt Rock: 17.9 mi
  • Pompey’s Cave: 18.9 mi
  • The Old Game Farm: 19.6 mi
Springs: 9
  • Devil's Acre spring: 8.0 mi
  • Table Mountain Spring: 8.8 mi
  • Bear Wallow: 9.6 mi
  • Bear Wallow: 9.7 mi
  • Keyhole Spring: 9.8 mi
Picnic sites: 2
Lighthouses: 1
Ghost towns: 1
On the horizon

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 9.2 miles of Romer Mountain Unit. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Slide MountainSW 221°1,266 m6.0 mi
Hunter MountainNNE 27°1,228.34 m8.8 mi
West Kill MountainN 8°1,186 m7.2 mi
Cornell MountainSSW 209°1,174 m5.0 mi
Plateau MountainNE 54°1,168.91 m8.6 mi
Table MountainSW 214°1,165.86 m8.8 mi
Peekamoose MountainSSW 211°1,164.03 m9.0 mi
Wittenberg MountainSSW 207°1,152.75 m4.4 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:0218:3319:10
June solstice05:2219:5520:37
September equinox06:4518:2018:56
December solstice07:2315:4416:29

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F202229415360656457463626
Precip in4.73.25.14.95.06.05.25.66.26.45.45.5

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Slide MTN, 6 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapOfficial site

OpenStreetMap element way/424229988

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