Nature reserve · New York
Summit Unit
Summit Unit is a nature reserve in New York, at a modelled elevation of 295 m. South Beacon Mountain stands 491 m to the west-northwest, 9.1 miles off. The nearest named place is Richardsville Unit, a nature reserve 0.6 miles away. Shawangunk Mountains Scenic Byway passes 23 miles off.
What to expect
- Operated by
- New York City Department of Environmental Protection, Bureau of Water Supply
How to reach it
Coordinates41.45506, -73.77153
- 22.8 mi off the Shawangunk Mountains Scenic Byway
- 25.6 mi off the Merritt Parkway, National
- 26.5 mi off the Bronx River Parkway
Overlooks nearby
- Grumman ave/ Merritt pkwy bridge · 28 mi
- Pinnacle Rock · 29 mi
- High Exposure · 29 mi
- Overlook · 29 mi
Named places within 25 miles
Nature reserves
- Richardsville Unit: 0.6 mi
- Kent Cliffs Unit: 0.7 mi
- West Branch Headwaters Unit: 1.6 mi
- Knapp Road Unit: 2.3 mi
- Mount Nimham Unit: 2.4 mi
Peaks
- Dick Hill: 0.7 mi
- California Hill: 1.3 mi
- Moose Hill: 2.1 mi
- Nimham Mount: 2.4 mi
- Turkey Hill: 3.0 mi
Parks
- Fahnestock Winter Park: 2.9 mi
- Crane Road: 3.6 mi
- Sycamore Park: 3.6 mi
- Mahopac Airport Park: 5.0 mi
- CornerStone Park: 5.2 mi
Historic sites
- Sybil Ludington Statue: 5.3 mi
- chimney: 7.0 mi
- The Mt. Beacon Eight: 8.6 mi
- Connecticut Line: 8.9 mi
- American revolution signal Beacon monument: 9.3 mi
Artworks
- General Patton: 10.5 mi
- General Dwight D. Eisenhower: 10.5 mi
- Washington Monument: 10.6 mi
- Thayer Statue: 10.6 mi
- Arc: 14.5 mi
Museums: 45
- Great Buddha Hall: 2.4 mi
- Magazzino: 7.6 mi
- Van Wyck Homestead Museum: 7.7 mi
- Schoolhouse Museum: 7.9 mi
- Boscobel House: 9.2 mi
Gardens: 41
- Boscobel Gardens: 9.2 mi
- Haldane School Garden: 9.7 mi
- Personal Gardens: 10.2 mi
- Lasdon Public Gardens and & Veterans Memorial: 12.5 mi
- Garden: 12.9 mi
Beaches: 14
- Canopus Beach: 3.0 mi
- Mahopac Hills Beach: 4.5 mi
- Tonetta Lake Beach: 8.6 mi
- Pine Ledge: 15.5 mi
- Mamanasco Beach: 15.9 mi
Cliffs: 14
- Eagle Cliff: 14.2 mi
- Hell Hole: 14.7 mi
- Indian Rock Shelter: 17.9 mi
- Old Raven Rocks: 18.2 mi
- Castle Rock: 18.4 mi
Attractions: 12
- Watchtower Educational Center: 10.5 mi
- Timp-Torne Trail: 15.7 mi
- Danbury Fair Mall Carousel: 15.9 mi
- Dunderberg Spiral Railway: 16.0 mi
- Bedford Village Historic District: 18.6 mi
Waterfalls: 11
- Upper Falls: 12.9 mi
- Lower Falls: 12.9 mi
- Quaker Brook Falls: 14.6 mi
- LG waterfall: 17.3 mi
- Saugatuck Falls: 21.3 mi
Rest areas: 3
- East Fishkill Rest Area: 6.8 mi
- Stormville Rest Area: 6.9 mi
- Danbury Rest Area: 13.8 mi
Picnic sites: 3
- Princess circle picnic site: 11.9 mi
- Bergfield Picnic Site: 16.6 mi
- Pell Hill: 16.9 mi
Ghost towns: 2
- Dicktown: 1.5 mi
- Doodletown: 16.1 mi
Springs: 1
- The Silver Spring: 19.6 mi
Covered bridges: 1
- Bulls Bridge Road: 20.4 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 10.5 miles of Summit Unit. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| South Beacon Mountain | WNW 282° | 491 m | 9.1 mi |
| North Beacon Mountain | WNW 284° | 465 m | 9.3 mi |
| Bald Hill | WNW 293° | 456 m | 8.2 mi |
| Lambs Hill | WNW 289° | 454 m | 8.6 mi |
| Bull Hill | W 263° | 433 m | 9.6 mi |
| Mount Egbert | NNE 28° | 405 m | 8.6 mi |
| Depot Hill | NNE 31° | 398 m | 9.7 mi |
| Nimham Mount | E 80° | 388 m | 2.4 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:59 | 18:31 | 19:07 |
| June solstice | 05:22 | 19:51 | 20:33 |
| September equinox | 06:43 | 18:18 | 18:54 |
| December solstice | 07:19 | 15:45 | 16:29 |
Local time (America/New_York).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Oct.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 26 | 29 | 38 | 50 | 60 | 67 | 73 | 72 | 64 | 53 | 41 | 32 |
| Precip in | 3.7 | 3.4 | 4.0 | 3.8 | 3.6 | 4.5 | 4.4 | 3.8 | 5.1 | 4.7 | 3.9 | 4.1 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Stormville, 6 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOfficial siteOpenStreetMap element way/424227627
Day trips start here
- Putnam County · 2 mi
- Cold Spring · 10 mi
- Highlands · 13 mi
- Croton-on-Hudson · 18 mi
- Stony Point · 19 mi
- Briarcliff Manor · 21 mi
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