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Township Valley Unit

Township Valley Unit from directly overhead

Township Valley Unit is a nature reserve in New York, at a modelled elevation of 599 m. Bearpen Mountain stands 1,098 m to the southeast, 8.3 miles off. The nearest named place is Hardscrabble, a peak 0.9 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

Official site

How to reach it

Coordinates42.34967, -74.58862

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
  • Hardscrabble: 0.9 mi
  • Moresville Range SW Peak: 1.2 mi
  • Narrow Notch Mountain: 1.8 mi
  • Moresville Range HP: 2.1 mi
  • Moresville Range SE Peak: 2.6 mi
Nature reserves
Parks: 26
  • Veterans Memorial Park: 4.3 mi
  • Kirkside Park: 4.4 mi
  • Mine Kill State Park: 8.8 mi
  • Village Green at Jefferson: 9.2 mi
  • Ashland Park: 13.2 mi
Museums: 11
  • Gilboa Museum: 7.9 mi
  • Zadock Pratt Museum: 8.3 mi
  • Pratt Museum: 8.3 mi
  • Maple Museum: 9.1 mi
  • New York Power Authority Blenheim-Gilboa Visitors Center: 9.3 mi
Historic sites: 11
Waterfalls: 10
Attractions: 5
Cliffs: 5
Artworks: 3
Springs: 3
Picnic sites: 2
Beaches: 1
  • Belleayre Beach: 16.5 mi
Rest areas: 1
  • East Worcester Rest Area: 18.6 mi

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 9.0 miles of Township Valley Unit. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Bearpen MountainSE 135°1,098 m8.3 mi
North Bearpen MountainSE 135°1,076 m7.5 mi
RoundtopSE 127°1,052 m6.3 mi
South BearpenSE 145°1,040 m8.7 mi
Southwest BearpenSSE 148°1,035 m8.7 mi
North PlattekillSW 221°1,021 m5.9 mi
Schultice MountainESE 120°1,001 m4.3 mi
Plattekill MountainSSW 208°996 m6.5 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:0318:3419:11
June solstice05:2219:5720:39
September equinox06:4618:2118:58
December solstice07:2515:4416:29

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F222431435564696760483829
Precip in2.82.43.33.83.64.74.84.44.14.43.13.4

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Lansing Manor, 9 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapOfficial site

OpenStreetMap element way/424230092

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