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Slater Road Unit

Slater Road Unit from directly overhead

Slater Road Unit is a nature reserve in New York, at a modelled elevation of 379 m. Doubletop Mountain stands 1,180 m to the north-northeast, 12 miles off. The nearest named place is Thunder Hill, a peak 1.5 miles away. Shawangunk Mountains Scenic Byway passes 13 miles off.

What to expect

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

Official site

How to reach it

Coordinates41.85582, -74.58592

Overlooks nearby

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Parks: 57
Historic sites: 40
Cliffs: 31
Waterfalls: 30
  • High Falls: 9.2 mi
  • Buttermilk Falls: 10.0 mi
  • Vernooy Kill Falls: 11.1 mi
  • Wildcat Falls: 11.2 mi
  • Hanging Rock Falls: 11.4 mi
Museums: 11
Springs: 8
  • Box Spring: 6.1 mi
  • Piped Spring: 6.3 mi
  • Table Mountain Spring: 11.7 mi
  • Piped Spring: 14.1 mi
  • Keyhole Spring: 14.8 mi
Attractions: 6
  • VanTran Covered Bridge: 13.3 mi
  • Overturned 1938 Truck: 14.7 mi
  • World's Largest Kaleidoscope: 20.4 mi
  • Rail Explorers: 21.1 mi
  • Swimming Hole: 21.5 mi
Beaches: 6
Artworks: 5
  • Gnome Chomsky: 17.5 mi
  • Beamoc Trout: 17.6 mi
  • Winnisook: 18.6 mi
  • Fabulous Furniture Sculpture Garden: 19.2 mi
  • Shandaken Eagle: 20.8 mi
Gardens: 2
  • Buddah Garden: 18.1 mi
  • Butterfly Garden: 22.2 mi
Rest areas: 1
  • Roscoe: 15.1 mi

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 14.1 miles of Slater Road Unit. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Doubletop MountainNNE 14°1,180 m12.2 mi
Doubletop Mountain - South PeakNNE 15°1,175 m12.0 mi
Graham MountainN 9°1,174 m12.8 mi
Table MountainNE 53°1,165.86 m11.7 mi
Peekamoose MountainNE 55°1,164.03 m11.8 mi
Balsam Lake MountainN 358°1,136 m13.1 mi
Lone MountainNE 52°1,127.76 m12.8 mi
Big Indian MountainNNE 20°1,127.46 m13.2 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:0318:3419:11
June solstice05:2419:5520:38
September equinox06:4618:2118:57
December solstice07:2315:4616:31

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F222431445463686659483828
Precip in3.72.83.94.24.75.24.75.35.24.83.84.7

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Liberty 1 NE, 9 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapOfficial site

OpenStreetMap element way/424229275

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