Bearpen Mountain (Greene County, New York)

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Bearpen Mountain
Elevation 3,610 feet (1,100 m) [1]
Location New York, USA
Range Catskill Mountains
Prominence 1,700 ft (520 m) [2]
Coordinates 42°15.91′N 74°28.42′W / 42.26517, -74.47367Coordinates: 42°15.91′N 74°28.42′W / 42.26517, -74.47367
Topo map USGS Prattsville
Listing Catskill High Peaks

Bearpen Mountain is a mountain located in the Catskill Mountains of New York. The mountain's highest peak is in Greene County, but its northwest subpeak at 42°16.42′N 74°29.05′W / 42.27367, -74.48417 is the highest point in Delaware County. Bearpen Mountain is flanked to the north by Roundtop, and to the southeast by Vly Mountain.

The northeast side of Bearpen Mtn. drains into Little West Kill, thence into Schoharie Creek, the Mohawk River, the Hudson River, and into New York Bay. The west side of Bearpen drains into Batavia Kill, thence into the East Branch of the Delaware River, and into Delaware Bay. The south side of Bearpen drains into Vly Creek, thence into Bush Kill, Dry Brook, and the East Branch of the Delaware.

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  1. ^ Summit elevation between 3,600 and 3,620 ft.
  2. ^ Key col elevation between 1,900 and 1,920 ft.

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