Nature reserve · New York
Turkey Mountain West Unit
Turkey Mountain West Unit is a nature reserve in New York, at a modelled elevation of 220 m. Bald Mountain stands 341 m to the west-northwest, 10 miles off. The nearest named place is Turkey Mountain, a peak 0.3 miles away. Bronx River Parkway passes 12 miles off.
What to expect
- Operated by
- New York City Department of Environmental Protection, Bureau of Water Supply
How to reach it
Coordinates41.24829, -73.80456
- 12.4 mi off the Bronx River Parkway
- 13.2 mi off the Merritt Parkway, National
- 17.1 mi off the Palisades Scenic Byway, National
Overlooks nearby
- Grumman ave/ Merritt pkwy bridge · 22 mi
Named places within 25 miles
Peaks
- Turkey Mountain: 0.3 mi
- French Hill: 1.4 mi
- Cat Hill: 1.7 mi
- Stayback Hill: 1.9 mi
- Bald Mountain: 1.9 mi
Nature reserves
- Hemlock Brook Preserve: 0.9 mi
- Turkey Mountain East Unit: 1.1 mi
- New Croton Unit: 1.7 mi
- Hunterbrook Preserve: 2.6 mi
- Warburg Park: 3.4 mi
Parks
- Donald J. Trump State Park – French Hill Section: 1.0 mi
- Railroad Park: 2.1 mi
- Hanover East Park: 2.1 mi
- Jack DeVito Veterans Memorial Park: 2.4 mi
- Junior Lake Memorial Pool: 2.4 mi
Historic sites
- The Pines Bridge Monument: 2.1 mi
- John E. Hand Park: 2.5 mi
- Nelson Mountain Fire Tower: 2.9 mi
- Quarry: 3.7 mi
- Quarry Entrance: 3.8 mi
Gardens
- Lasdon Public Gardens and & Veterans Memorial: 4.0 mi
- Ossining Organic Community Garden: 4.7 mi
- Merestead Formal Garden: 7.1 mi
- Formal Garden: 7.6 mi
- Potting Garden: 7.6 mi
Museums
- Old Croton Aqueduct Sing Sing Kill Weir Chamber: 6.6 mi
- The Peekskill Museum: 6.7 mi
- Sing Sing Prison Museum: 6.8 mi
- Katonah Museum of Art: 6.9 mi
- Lincoln Depot Museum: 7.1 mi
Artworks
- Arc: 7.1 mi
- River Arch: 7.2 mi
- Brickhead Truth: 9.0 mi
- Annunaki: 11.8 mi
- General Patton: 12.7 mi
Cliffs: 59
- Raven's Rock: 10.5 mi
- Hell Hole: 11.2 mi
- Castle Rock: 11.5 mi
- Indian Rock Shelter: 11.8 mi
- Old Raven Rocks: 12.2 mi
Beaches: 35
- Brick Beach: 7.7 mi
- Ten Eycks Beach: 8.9 mi
- Mahopac Hills Beach: 10.5 mi
- Mamanasco Beach: 15.2 mi
- Canopus Beach: 15.4 mi
Attractions: 30
- Van Cortlandt Manor: 5.4 mi
- Timp-Torne Trail: 8.7 mi
- Bedford Village Historic District: 8.9 mi
- Dunderberg Spiral Railway: 9.2 mi
- Headless Horseman Bridge Sign: 11.4 mi
Waterfalls: 13
- Farms Falls: 13.0 mi
- Sheep Falls: 18.5 mi
- Cascade: 18.6 mi
- Cascade: 20.7 mi
- Saugatuck Falls: 20.8 mi
Picnic sites: 9
- Bergfield Picnic Site: 11.4 mi
- Pell Hill: 11.5 mi
- The Meadow: 15.9 mi
- Kakiat Park: 17.6 mi
- Reserved Picnic Site: 20.7 mi
Rest areas: 5
- Danbury Rest Area: 17.7 mi
- RT. 15 New Canaan SB Service Plaza: 19.0 mi
- RT. 15 New Canaan NB Service Plaza: 19.1 mi
- East Fishkill Rest Area: 21.0 mi
- Stormville Rest Area: 21.2 mi
Ghost towns: 3
- Doodletown: 10.9 mi
- Dicktown: 15.8 mi
- Cuties Island: 21.2 mi
Lighthouses: 2
- Stamford Harbor Ledge Light: 21.2 mi
- Stamford Harbor Ledge Light: 21.2 mi
Springs: 1
- The Silver Spring: 15.6 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 10.1 miles of Turkey Mountain West Unit. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bald Mountain | WNW 284° | 341 m | 10.0 mi |
| Dunderberg Mountain | WNW 285° | 325 m | 9.8 mi |
| Denning Hill | NNW 328° | 309 m | 10.1 mi |
| Piano Mountain | N 350° | 299 m | 6.9 mi |
| Senior Hill | NNE 21° | 292 m | 8.9 mi |
| Watermelon Hill | NNE 28° | 290 m | 9.2 mi |
| Granite Mountain | N 349° | 284 m | 9.2 mi |
| Spruce Hill | N 350° | 281 m | 9.6 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:00 | 18:31 | 19:07 |
| June solstice | 05:23 | 19:51 | 20:32 |
| September equinox | 06:43 | 18:18 | 18:54 |
| December solstice | 07:18 | 15:46 | 16:30 |
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 | 28 | 36 | 48 | 58 | 67 | 72 | 70 | 63 | 52 | 41 | 32 |
| Precip in | 3.7 | 3.1 | 4.1 | 3.9 | 3.9 | 5.0 | 4.3 | 4.3 | 4.8 | 4.6 | 4.2 | 4.4 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Yorktown HTS 1W, 1 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOfficial siteOpenStreetMap element way/481482418
Day trips start here
- Croton-on-Hudson · 5 mi
- Briarcliff Manor · 7 mi
- Ossining · 7 mi
- Stony Point · 10 mi
- Highlands · 11 mi
- Sleepy Hollow · 11 mi
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