Nature reserve · New York
Twin Pond Unit
Twin Pond Unit is a nature reserve in New York, at a modelled elevation of 459 m. Doubletop Mountain stands 1,180 m to the south-southeast, 10 miles off. The nearest named place is Kettle Hill, a peak 0.8 miles away.
What to expect
- Operated by
- New York City Department of Environmental Protection, Bureau of Water Supply
How to reach it
Coordinates42.15630, -74.62967
Named places within 25 miles
Peaks
- Kettle Hill: 0.8 mi
- Pakatakan Mountain: 1.4 mi
- Morris Hill: 2.1 mi
- Meade Hill: 2.1 mi
- Cole Hill: 2.8 mi
Nature reserves
- Kettle Hill Unit: 1.1 mi
- Morris Hill Unit: 1.2 mi
- Hubbell Hill Unit: 2.3 mi
- Floyd Finch Road Unit: 2.6 mi
- Johnny Cake Lane Unit: 2.8 mi
Parks: 19
- Fleischmann Athletic Park: 4.9 mi
- Smith Park: 8.0 mi
- Lower Birch Creek Trailhead of the Shandaken Wild Forest: 9.5 mi
- Kirkside Park: 9.8 mi
- Big Indian Park: 10.1 mi
Waterfalls: 15
- Stratton Falls: 7.5 mi
- Tompkins Falls: 8.9 mi
- High Falls: 13.2 mi
- Otter Falls: 13.8 mi
- Wildcat Falls: 14.5 mi
Historic sites: 13
- Coykendall Lodge (Ruin): 7.8 mi
- Pine Hill Honor Roll: 7.8 mi
- ETS Relay (Ruin): 9.1 mi
- Burroughs Monument: 9.8 mi
- Forstmann Castle: 13.3 mi
Museums: 11
- Zadock Pratt Museum: 14.9 mi
- Pratt Museum: 14.9 mi
- Red Hill Observer's Cabin & Museum: 17.1 mi
- Empire State Railway Museum: 17.3 mi
- Gilboa Museum: 19.2 mi
Springs: 8
- Piped Spring: 7.7 mi
- Table Mountain Spring: 17.5 mi
- Piped Spring: 17.9 mi
- Devil's Acre spring: 20.4 mi
- Keyhole Spring: 22.9 mi
Cliffs: 7
- Giant Ledge: 14.5 mi
- Pratt Rocks: 15.5 mi
- Cornell Crack: 17.6 mi
- Money Point: 19.1 mi
- Samuels Point: 19.9 mi
Artworks: 5
- Winnisook: 10.1 mi
- Shandaken Eagle: 16.8 mi
- Rip Van Winkle: 20.6 mi
- Beamoc Trout: 21.2 mi
- Fabulous Furniture Sculpture Garden: 21.8 mi
Attractions: 5
- Pratt Rock: 15.0 mi
- Rail Explorers: 17.3 mi
- World's Largest Kaleidoscope: 19.1 mi
- VanTran Covered Bridge: 19.6 mi
- Old Blenheim Covered Bridge: 23.8 mi
Picnic sites: 2
- Hunter Mountain North Picnic Area: 20.3 mi
- Notch Lake Picnic Area: 21.8 mi
Beaches: 1
- Belleayre Beach: 8.3 mi
Rest areas: 1
- Roscoe: 19.9 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 10.6 miles of Twin Pond Unit. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Doubletop Mountain | SSE 150° | 1,180 m | 10.3 mi |
| Doubletop Mountain - South Peak | SSE 150° | 1,175 m | 10.6 mi |
| Graham Mountain | SSE 153° | 1,174 m | 9.1 mi |
| Balsam Lake Mountain | SSE 167° | 1,136 m | 7.8 mi |
| Balsam Mountain | ESE 122° | 1,099.41 m | 8.5 mi |
| Eagle Mountain | SE 137° | 1,092.1 m | 9.0 mi |
| Millbrook Ridge | S 181° | 1,080 m | 7.2 mi |
| Halcott Mountain | E 80° | 1,069.54 m | 10.0 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:03 | 18:34 | 19:11 |
| June solstice | 05:23 | 19:56 | 20:39 |
| September equinox | 06:47 | 18:21 | 18:58 |
| December solstice | 07:25 | 15:45 | 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, 15 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
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