South Mountain Extension Unit
South Mountain Extension Unit is a nature reserve in New York, at a modelled elevation of 661 m. Black Dome stands 1,217 m to the southeast, 9.8 miles off. The nearest named place is Blodgett Road Unit, a nature reserve 0.4 miles away. Route 20 Scenic Byway passes 28 miles off.
What to expect
- Operated by
- New York City Department of Environmental Protection, Bureau of Water Supply
How to reach it
- 27.9 mi off the Route 20 Scenic Byway
Named places within 25 miles
- Blodgett Road Unit: 0.4 mi
- Mill Street Unit: 1.5 mi
- Mitchell Hollow Unit: 1.8 mi
- Mitchell Hollow Brook Unit: 2.7 mi
- Partridge Road Unit: 3.2 mi
- South Mountain: 0.7 mi
- Bump Mountain: 0.7 mi
- Richmond Mountain: 1.1 mi
- Ashland Pinnacle: 1.7 mi
- Richtmyer Peak: 1.8 mi
- Ashland Park: 4.6 mi
- C.D. Lane Park: 7.2 mi
- Irish Cultural Center: 9.9 mi
- Mine Kill State Park: 10.7 mi
- Mountain Top Arboretum: 11.9 mi
- Red Falls: 6.4 mi
- Manor Kill Falls: 7.9 mi
- Hardenburg Falls: 8.8 mi
- Mine Kill Falls: 11.2 mi
- Creamery Falls: 12.2 mi
- Donald Sutton Memorial Plaque: 3.7 mi
- Susquehanna Turnpike: 6.1 mi
- Post WWII Memorial: 9.1 mi
- Eleazer Knowles: 13.1 mi
- Early Sawmill: 13.1 mi
- Durham Center Museum: 8.1 mi
- Pratt Museum: 8.3 mi
- Zadock Pratt Museum: 8.3 mi
- Gilboa Museum: 9.3 mi
- Piano Performance Museum: 10.1 mi
- Pratt Rocks: 7.4 mi
- Devils Tombstone: 14.2 mi
- Hurricane Ledge: 16.7 mi
- Vromans Nose: 16.8 mi
- The Cliff: 17.5 mi
- Rip Van Winkle: 10.9 mi
- Shandaken Eagle: 18.9 mi
- Winnisook: 19.2 mi
- The Great Knot: 23.1 mi
- Opus 40: 24.4 mi
- Pratt Rock: 7.9 mi
- Old Blenheim Covered Bridge: 11.7 mi
- The Old Game Farm: 16.0 mi
- Rail Explorers: 18.9 mi
- World's Largest Kaleidoscope: 21.0 mi
- Elm Ridge piped spring: 6.4 mi
- Devil's Acre spring: 13.2 mi
- Bathtub Spring: 21.7 mi
- Lake Myosotis Swimming Area: 13.4 mi
- Belleayre Beach: 18.5 mi
- Thompsons Lake State Park Beach: 24.0 mi
- Hunter Mountain North Picnic Area: 10.0 mi
- Notch Lake Picnic Area: 13.9 mi
- Veterans Garden: 16.2 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 11.5 miles of South Mountain Extension Unit. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Black Dome | SE 125° | 1,217.37 m | 9.8 mi |
| Thomas Cole Mountain | SE 128° | 1,204.87 m | 9.3 mi |
| Blackhead | ESE 123° | 1,200.91 m | 10.7 mi |
| Rusk Mountain | S 180° | 1,123.493 m | 10.5 mi |
| East Rusk | S 175° | 1,105.814 m | 10.6 mi |
| Camel's Hump | SE 130° | 1,095.4 m | 8.7 mi |
| Vly Mountain | SW 229° | 1,079.3 m | 11.3 mi |
| Windham High Peak | ESE 111° | 1,077 m | 7.4 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:01 | 18:32 | 19:09 |
| June solstice | 05:21 | 19:55 | 20:38 |
| September equinox | 06:45 | 18:19 | 18:56 |
| December solstice | 07:24 | 15:43 | 16:28 |
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.
OpenStreetMapOfficial siteOpenStreetMap element way/424230672
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