- Elevation, modelled
- 339 m
- Tallest summit within 10.4 miles
- Slide Mountain1,266 m · 5.1 mi
- Nearest byway
- Shawangunk Mountains Scenic Byway10.6 mi off
- Sunset, June solstice
- 20:37local time
- Coordinates
- 41.9532, -74.3072
Watson Hollow Unit is a nature reserve in New York, at a modelled 339 m. Slide Mountain stands 1,266 m to the northwest, 5.1 miles off. The nearest named place is Future DEC, a nature reserve 0.7 miles away. Shawangunk Mountains Scenic Byway passes 11 miles off.
- Operated by
- New York City Department of Environmental Protection, Bureau of Water Supply
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 10.4 miles of Watson Hollow Unit. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Slide Mountain | NW 308° | 1,266 m | 5.1 mi |
| Cornell Mountain | NW 323° | 1,174 m | 4.2 mi |
| Table Mountain | W 274° | 1,165.86 m | 5.0 mi |
| Peekamoose Mountain | W 270° | 1,164.03 m | 4.7 mi |
| Wittenberg Mountain | NNW 331° | 1,152.75 m | 4.3 mi |
| Panther Mountain | NNW 328° | 1,135.08 m | 8.4 mi |
| Lone Mountain | WNW 285° | 1,127.76 m | 4.4 mi |
| Friday Mountain | NW 310° | 1,125 m | 3.7 mi |
- 10.6 mi off the Shawangunk Mountains Scenic Byway
Overlooks nearby
- High Falls · 12 mi
- White Dot · 14 mi
- Copes Lookout · 15 mi
- Sentinel Rock · 15 mi
Named places within 25 miles
Nature reserves
- Future DEC: 0.7 mi
- Bushkill Fishing Unit: 1.8 mi
- Oak Ridge Unit: 1.9 mi
- Future DEC: 2.0 mi
- Ashokan Fishing Access Area: 3.1 mi
Peaks
- South Mountain: 0.8 mi
- Hanover Mountain: 1.3 mi
- Ashokan High Point: 2.2 mi
- Breath Hill: 2.4 mi
- Little High Point: 2.5 mi
Parks
- Lester S. Davis Park: 1.8 mi
- Grant Avery Park: 4.1 mi
- Tongore Park: 5.2 mi
- Brown's Station: 5.3 mi
- Catskills Visitor Center: 5.4 mi
Waterfalls
- Cornell Falls: 4.9 mi
- Metacahonts Falls: 5.2 mi
- Winchell's Falls: 5.8 mi
- Buttermilk Falls: 5.8 mi
- Vernooy Kill Falls: 6.5 mi
Historic sites: 57
- ruins: 4.1 mi
- Yale Quarry: 4.1 mi
- J. Waldo Smith Monument: 4.9 mi
- John Burroughs Monument: 5.1 mi
- Curtiss & Ormsbee Monument: 6.4 mi
Cliffs: 41
- Samuels Point: 3.0 mi
- Cornell Crack: 4.2 mi
- Spencers Ledge: 4.4 mi
- Giant Ledge: 7.5 mi
- Snake Rocks Cliff: 9.2 mi
Museums: 32
- Empire State Railway Museum: 8.8 mi
- Red Hill Observer's Cabin & Museum: 11.0 mi
- The Den of Marbletown: 11.1 mi
- Woodstock Artists Association & Museum: 11.4 mi
- Hurley Heritage Museum: 12.7 mi
Artworks: 22
- Fabulous Furniture Sculpture Garden: 3.7 mi
- Shandaken Eagle: 8.9 mi
- Gnome Chomsky: 11.6 mi
- Winnisook: 12.6 mi
- Opus 40: 15.7 mi
Beaches: 19
- Tongore Park Beach: 10.1 mi
- Belleayre Beach: 14.7 mi
- Scuba Diving Access Area: 15.9 mi
- Lake Minnewaska Beach: 16.0 mi
- Lake Awosting Beach: 17.2 mi
Gardens: 19
- Clinton Avenue U.M.C. Community Garden: 15.3 mi
- Butterfly Garden: 16.3 mi
- Rondout Community Garden: 16.7 mi
- SUNY New Paltz Student Garden: 18.9 mi
- Formal Gardens: 20.4 mi
Attractions: 11
- World's Largest Kaleidoscope: 6.7 mi
- Rail Explorers: 8.8 mi
- Pompey’s Cave: 12.1 mi
- Swimming Hole: 15.5 mi
- Overturned 1938 Truck: 16.1 mi
Springs: 8
- Bear Wallow: 2.1 mi
- Keyhole Spring: 2.1 mi
- Bear Wallow: 2.2 mi
- Table Mountain Spring: 5.3 mi
- Piped Spring: 10.0 mi
Picnic sites: 2
- Notch Lake Picnic Area: 15.2 mi
- Hunter Mountain North Picnic Area: 18.1 mi
Ghost towns: 1
Lighthouses: 1
- Saugerties Lighthouse: 21.0 mi
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:02 | 18:33 | 19:09 |
| June solstice | 05:23 | 19:54 | 20:37 |
| September equinox | 06:45 | 18:20 | 18:56 |
| December solstice | 07:23 | 15:45 | 16:30 |
Local time (America/New_York).
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, 7 mi away.
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