Nature reserve · New York
South Roxbury Unit
South Roxbury Unit is a nature reserve in New York, at a modelled elevation of 565 m. Balsam Mountain stands 1,099 m to the south-southeast, 8.3 miles off. The nearest named place is Denver Unit, a nature reserve 1.4 miles away.
What to expect
- Operated by
- New York City Department of Environmental Protection, Bureau of Water Supply
How to reach it
Coordinates42.20426, -74.54102
Named places within 25 miles
Nature reserves
- Denver Unit: 1.4 mi
- Boulder Hill Unit: 1.6 mi
- Hawk Hollow Unit: 2.8 mi
- Covesville Unit: 2.9 mi
- Little Red Kill Unit: 3.1 mi
Peaks
- Red Kill Ridge: 1.7 mi
- Hog Mountain: 2.2 mi
- Brush Ridge: 3.1 mi
- Bearpen Flats: 3.1 mi
- Southwest Bearpen: 3.4 mi
Waterfalls: 39
- Stratton Falls: 5.0 mi
- Hardenburg Falls: 10.3 mi
- Red Falls: 10.6 mi
- Manor Kill Falls: 13.4 mi
- Otter Falls: 13.5 mi
Parks: 28
- Fleischmann Athletic Park: 3.3 mi
- Lower Birch Creek Trailhead of the Shandaken Wild Forest: 5.8 mi
- Smith Park: 5.9 mi
- Kirkside Park: 6.0 mi
- Big Indian Park: 8.5 mi
Historic sites: 23
- Pine Hill Honor Roll: 5.9 mi
- Burroughs Monument: 6.9 mi
- Post WWII Memorial: 8.7 mi
- ETS Relay (Ruin): 11.4 mi
- Coykendall Lodge (Ruin): 12.9 mi
Museums: 13
- Zadock Pratt Museum: 9.4 mi
- Pratt Museum: 9.4 mi
- Gilboa Museum: 14.3 mi
- Empire State Railway Museum: 14.7 mi
- Piano Performance Museum: 16.5 mi
Cliffs: 12
- Pratt Rocks: 9.9 mi
- Giant Ledge: 13.6 mi
- Cornell Crack: 16.9 mi
- Devils Tombstone: 17.6 mi
- Samuels Point: 18.7 mi
Springs: 8
- Piped Spring: 12.6 mi
- Devil's Acre spring: 16.1 mi
- Table Mountain Spring: 18.0 mi
- Piped Spring: 20.0 mi
- Elm Ridge piped spring: 20.1 mi
Attractions: 5
- Pratt Rock: 9.5 mi
- Rail Explorers: 14.7 mi
- World's Largest Kaleidoscope: 16.9 mi
- Old Blenheim Covered Bridge: 19.2 mi
- VanTran Covered Bridge: 25.0 mi
Artworks: 4
- Winnisook: 8.5 mi
- Shandaken Eagle: 14.3 mi
- Rip Van Winkle: 15.9 mi
- Fabulous Furniture Sculpture Garden: 20.3 mi
Picnic sites: 2
- Hunter Mountain North Picnic Area: 15.4 mi
- Notch Lake Picnic Area: 17.6 mi
Beaches: 1
- Belleayre Beach: 6.4 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 10.0 miles of South Roxbury Unit. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Balsam Mountain | SSE 161° | 1,099.41 m | 8.3 mi |
| Bearpen Mountain | NE 39° | 1,098 m | 5.4 mi |
| Eagle Mountain | S 171° | 1,092.1 m | 10.0 mi |
| Mount Sherrill | ESE 103° | 1,084.48 m | 8.8 mi |
| Vly Mountain | ENE 60° | 1,079.3 m | 5.6 mi |
| North Bearpen Mountain | NNE 31° | 1,076 m | 5.6 mi |
| Halcott Mountain | ESE 108° | 1,069.54 m | 5.5 mi |
| Dry Brook Ridge | SSW 207° | 1,058 m | 7.1 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:02 | 18:33 | 19:10 |
| June solstice | 05:23 | 19:56 | 20:39 |
| September equinox | 06:46 | 18:20 | 18:57 |
| December solstice | 07:24 | 15:44 | 16:30 |
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, 14 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
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