North Mountain (Catskills)
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File:North Mountain Catskills.jpg
North Mountain from North Point
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Geography | |
Location | Catskills, New York, U.S. |
Parent range | Catskill Escarpment |
Topo map | USGS Kaaterskill Clove |
Climbing | |
First ascent | Unknown |
Easiest route | Trail |
North Mountain is a peak in the Catskill Mountains of New York, on the border between the towns of Catskill and Hunter, in Greene County. It is part of the Catskill Escarpment.
It overlooks the North-South Lake State Campground, an area where resort hotels such as the Catskill Mountain House were once located, and thus has long been a popular climb with hikers.[citation needed] It can be reached by several trails from the campground area, all of which eventually lead to the Escarpment Trail, which crosses the summit. The Long Path, a 350-mile (560 km) long-distance hiking trail from New York City to Albany, is contiguous with the Escarpment Trail.
Most hikers stop, at least for a while, at North Point,[weasel words] an area of many open ledges located at 2,900 feet (880 m), along the trail about a half-mile (800 m) below the summit. The views of the lakes, other mountains such as Kaaterskill High Peak and the Hudson River and its valley are expansive. They were sometimes the subject of paintings by members of the Hudson River School.
The summit is also one of the lowest in elevation in the Catskills to feature a boreal forest of red spruce and balsam fir.
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- Catskills
- Mountains of Greene County, New York
- Visitor attractions in Greene County, New York
- Mountains of New York