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West Brook Unit

West Brook Unit from directly overhead

West Brook Unit is a nature reserve in New York, at a modelled elevation of 405 m. Craig Hill stands 811 m to the east, 14 miles off. The nearest named place is Dunk Hill, a peak 0.5 miles away. Upper Delaware Scenic Byway (Route 97) passes 19 miles off.

What to expect

Operated by
New York City Department of Environmental Protection, Bureau of Water Supply

Official site

How to reach it

Coordinates42.20810, -75.11950

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Parks: 36
Museums: 7
Attractions: 6
Historic sites: 3
  • Handen Covered Bridge: 6.7 mi
  • Cat Hollow Legend: 13.3 mi
  • Sidney Veterans Memorial Park: 16.2 mi
Waterfalls: 3
  • Russell Brook Falls: 17.3 mi
  • Tompkins Falls: 20.4 mi
  • Jensen Cascade: 23.3 mi
Cliffs: 2
Rest areas: 2
  • East Branch Rest Area: 14.9 mi
  • Roscoe: 23.5 mi
Artworks: 2
  • statue of liberty replica: 17.1 mi
  • Beamoc Trout: 21.8 mi

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 14.1 miles of West Brook Unit. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Craig HillE 86°811 m13.8 mi
Prospect HillESE 113°783 m8.0 mi
Starkweather HillSSE 148°776 m6.6 mi
Bryden HillESE 119°758 m11.3 mi
Brace HillSE 138°752 m8.1 mi
Scotch MountainENE 78°749 m10.4 mi
Houck MountainSSW 191°748 m6.8 mi
Bear Spring MountainS 181°746 m4.4 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:0518:3619:13
June solstice05:2519:5820:41
September equinox06:4818:2319:00
December solstice07:2715:4716:32

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F212331435462676659483728
Precip in3.52.63.54.24.25.04.55.14.64.73.73.6

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Walton 2, 2 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapOfficial site

OpenStreetMap element way/1134357161

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