List of mountains of New York

Mountain ranges of New York and the North-East.

There are three major mountain ranges in New York: the Adirondack Mountains, the Catskill Mountains, and part of the Appalachian Mountains.

Adirondack Mountains

The Adirondack Mountains are sometimes considered part of the Appalachians but, geologically speaking, are a southern extension of the Laurentian Mountains of Canada. The Adirondacks do not form a connected range, but are an eroded dome consisting of over one hundred summits, ranging from under 1,200 feet (366 m) to over 5,000 feet (1,524 m) in altitude.

The highest of the Adirondack mountains are listed in the Adirondack High Peaks. Other mountains in the Adirondacks include:

Catskills

The Catskills, which lie northwest of New York City and southwest of Albany are a mature dissected plateau, an uplift region that was subsequently eroded into sharp relief. They are an eastward continuation of the Allegheny Plateau. They are sometimes considered an extension of the Appalachian Mountains, but are not geologically related.

The highest of the Catskills are listed in the Catskill High Peaks. Other high peaks in the Catskills include:

  • Acra Point
  • Ashokan High Point
  • Barkaboom Mountain
  • Beaver Kill Range
  • Belleayre Mountain
  • Blackhead Range
  • Burnt Knob
  • Cave Mountain
  • Churchill Mountain
  • Cowan Mountain
  • Cradle Rock Ridge
  • Denman Mountain
  • Devil's Path
  • Dry Brook Ridge
  • East Gray Hill
  • East Wildcat
  • East Jewett Range
  • Giant Ledge
  • High Falls Ridge
  • Hodge Pond
  • Hubbell Hill
  • Huntersfield Mountain
  • Ice Cave Mountain
  • Irish Mountain
  • Little Pisgah
  • Little Rocky
  • Meeker Hollow
  • Mill Brook Ridge
  • Mongaup Mountain
  • Montgomery Hollow
  • Mount Jefferson
  • Mount Pisgah
  • Mount Tremper
  • North Plattekill
  • Narrow Notch
  • North Mountain
  • Northwest Moresville Range
  • Old Clump Mountain
  • Olderbark Mountain
  • Onteora Mountain
  • Overlook Mountain
  • Packsaddle / Lexington Mountain
  • Pine Island Mountain
  • Plattekill Mountain
  • Red Hill
  • Red Kill Ridge / Butternut Mountain
  • Richmond Mountain
  • Rose Mountain
  • Round Top
  • Roundtop
  • Roundtop Mountain
  • South Bearpen
  • South Plattekill Mountain
  • South Vly
  • Southwest Moresville Range
  • Sand Pond / Beaver Kill Ridge
  • South East Warren
  • Shultice Mountain
  • Silver Hollow / Edgewood
  • Sleeping Lion Mountain / Northeast Halcott
  • Spruce Mountain
  • St Anne's Peak / West Kill
  • Stoppel Point
  • Sukkar Mountain
  • Utsayantha Mountain
  • Van Wyck Mountain
  • Walnut Mountain
  • West Cave
  • West Stoppel Point
  • West Wildcat Mountain
  • White Man Mountain / Hack Flats
  • Willowemoc / Beaver Kill Ridge
  • Winnisook Lake
  • Woodhull Mountain
  • Woodpecker Ridge

Appalachian Mountains

The mountains of southern New York State are part of the Appalachian Mountains. Ranges include:

See also

Sources

Myles, William J., Harriman Trails, A Guide and History, The New York-New Jersey Trail Conference, New York, N.Y., 1999.

External links

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