Nature reserve · New York
Silas Lake Road Unit
Silas Lake Road Unit is a nature reserve in New York, at a modelled elevation of 678 m. Balsam Mountain stands 1,099 m to the south, 8.9 miles off. The nearest named place is Bearpen Flats, a peak 1.4 miles away.
What to expect
- Operated by
- New York City Department of Environmental Protection, Bureau of Water Supply
How to reach it
Coordinates42.22016, -74.48220
Named places within 25 miles
Peaks
- Bearpen Flats: 1.4 mi
- Southwest Bearpen: 1.8 mi
- South Bearpen: 1.9 mi
- South Vly: 2.3 mi
- Vly Mountain: 2.5 mi
Nature reserves
- Greene County Forest Preserve Detached Parcel: 1.5 mi
- Halcott Center North Unit: 1.9 mi
- South Roxbury Unit: 3.2 mi
- Halcott Mountain Wild Forest: 3.5 mi
- Buffalo Hollow Unit: 3.7 mi
Waterfalls: 49
- Stratton Falls: 6.7 mi
- Red Falls: 7.7 mi
- Hardenburg Falls: 8.3 mi
- Manor Kill Falls: 11.4 mi
- Diamond Notch Falls: 11.9 mi
Parks: 28
- Lower Birch Creek Trailhead of the Shandaken Wild Forest: 4.6 mi
- Fleischmann Athletic Park: 5.2 mi
- Smith Park: 6.0 mi
- Kirkside Park: 6.4 mi
- Glenbrook Park: 8.0 mi
Historic sites: 24
- Post WWII Memorial: 5.5 mi
- Pine Hill Honor Roll: 6.1 mi
- Burroughs Monument: 6.1 mi
- ETS Relay (Ruin): 12.9 mi
- New York State Forest Preserve Centennial: 14.9 mi
Museums: 12
- Zadock Pratt Museum: 7.0 mi
- Pratt Museum: 7.0 mi
- Gilboa Museum: 12.6 mi
- Empire State Railway Museum: 13.1 mi
- Piano Performance Museum: 13.5 mi
Cliffs: 12
- Pratt Rocks: 7.3 mi
- Giant Ledge: 13.3 mi
- Devils Tombstone: 14.9 mi
- Cornell Crack: 16.4 mi
- Samuels Point: 17.9 mi
Springs: 8
- Devil's Acre spring: 13.4 mi
- Piped Spring: 15.3 mi
- Elm Ridge piped spring: 16.9 mi
- Table Mountain Spring: 18.2 mi
- Piped Spring: 21.0 mi
Attractions: 5
- Pratt Rock: 6.9 mi
- Rail Explorers: 13.2 mi
- World's Largest Kaleidoscope: 15.5 mi
- Old Blenheim Covered Bridge: 17.5 mi
- The Old Game Farm: 24.3 mi
Artworks: 5
- Winnisook: 8.3 mi
- Shandaken Eagle: 12.8 mi
- Rip Van Winkle: 12.9 mi
- Fabulous Furniture Sculpture Garden: 19.2 mi
- The Great Knot: 24.8 mi
Picnic sites: 2
- Hunter Mountain North Picnic Area: 12.4 mi
- Notch Lake Picnic Area: 14.9 mi
Beaches: 1
- Belleayre Beach: 6.5 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 10.2 miles of Silas Lake Road Unit. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Balsam Mountain | S 182° | 1,099.41 m | 8.9 mi |
| North Dome | ESE 115° | 1,098.8 m | 7.5 mi |
| Bearpen Mountain | N 8° | 1,098 m | 3.1 mi |
| Mount Sherrill | ESE 119° | 1,084.48 m | 6.4 mi |
| Vly Mountain | NE 47° | 1,079.3 m | 2.5 mi |
| North Bearpen Mountain | N 359° | 1,076 m | 3.7 mi |
| Halcott Mountain | SE 141° | 1,069.54 m | 3.6 mi |
| Dry Brook Ridge | SW 220° | 1,058 m | 9.7 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 | 20 | 22 | 29 | 41 | 53 | 60 | 65 | 64 | 57 | 46 | 36 | 26 |
| Precip in | 4.7 | 3.2 | 5.1 | 4.9 | 5.0 | 6.0 | 5.2 | 5.6 | 6.2 | 6.4 | 5.4 | 5.5 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Slide MTN, 15 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
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