Tower Mountain Unit
Tower Mountain Unit is a nature reserve in New York, at a modelled elevation of 700 m. Cherry Ridge stands 793 m to the east-southeast, 14 miles off. The nearest named place is Dryden Brook Unit, a nature reserve 0.7 miles away. Upper Delaware Scenic Byway (Route 97) passes 13 miles off.
What to expect
- Operated by
- New York City Department of Environmental Protection, Bureau of Water Supply
How to reach it
- 12.6 mi off the Upper Delaware Scenic Byway (Route 97)
- 22.5 mi off the Viaduct Valley Way Scenic Byway
Named places within 25 miles
- Dryden Brook Unit: 0.7 mi
- Mountain Top Unit: 1.0 mi
- Beerston Unit: 2.2 mi
- South Finch Hollow Unit: 2.4 mi
- Fish Brook Unit: 2.5 mi
- Crane Hill: 1.1 mi
- Tower Mountain: 1.7 mi
- Walton Mountain: 2.6 mi
- Houck Mountain: 3.3 mi
- South Mountain: 3.4 mi
- More Park: 3.9 mi
- Bassett Park: 5.0 mi
- Upper Basset Park: 5.0 mi
- Austin Lincoln Park: 5.3 mi
- Bear Spring Mountain Game Management Area: 7.2 mi
- White Rock: 5.3 mi
- Home of Squire Zachariah Tarble: 17.4 mi
- Site of the Prophet Trial: 17.8 mi
- Joshia Stowell Home & Farm: 20.2 mi
- Colesville Branch: 20.8 mi
- Deposit Historical Museum: 11.9 mi
- Hancock-Chehocton Historical Society: 12.6 mi
- Bainbridge Museum: 18.1 mi
- Roscoe O&W Museum: 20.3 mi
- Oneonta History Centre: 23.6 mi
- Handen Covered Bridge: 12.0 mi
- Cat Hollow Legend: 14.1 mi
- Sidney Veterans Memorial Park: 16.1 mi
- Russell Brook Falls: 16.4 mi
- Jensen Cascade: 17.8 mi
- Tompkins Falls: 22.9 mi
- Beamoc Trout: 20.2 mi
- 16-17 mile marker from possible priesthood site: 22.8 mi
- statue of liberty replica: 23.5 mi
- East Branch Rest Area: 9.6 mi
- Roscoe: 22.4 mi
- Money Point: 11.0 mi
- Overlook Cliff: 12.9 mi
- Spencer Spring: 24.5 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 14.4 miles of Tower Mountain Unit. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cherry Ridge | ESE 121° | 793 m | 14.0 mi |
| Prospect Hill | ENE 79° | 783 m | 12.1 mi |
| Starkweather Hill | E 90° | 776 m | 7.9 mi |
| Bryden Hill | E 90° | 758 m | 14.3 mi |
| Brace Hill | E 93° | 752 m | 9.9 mi |
| Fuller Hill | SE 124° | 751 m | 13.3 mi |
| Houck Mountain | ESE 111° | 748 m | 3.3 mi |
| Bear Spring Mountain | ENE 75° | 746 m | 4.5 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:05 | 18:36 | 19:13 |
| June solstice | 05:26 | 19:59 | 20:41 |
| September equinox | 06:49 | 18:23 | 19:00 |
| December solstice | 07:27 | 15:47 | 16:33 |
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 | 23 | 31 | 43 | 54 | 62 | 67 | 66 | 59 | 48 | 37 | 28 |
| Precip in | 3.5 | 2.6 | 3.5 | 4.2 | 4.2 | 5.0 | 4.5 | 5.1 | 4.6 | 4.7 | 3.7 | 3.6 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Walton 2, 5 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOfficial siteOpenStreetMap element way/424230416
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