Catskill_Mountains
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The Catskill Mountains, also known as the Catskills, are a physiographic province and subrange of the larger Appalachian Mountains, located in southeastern New York. As a cultural and geographic region, the Catskills are generally defined as those areas close to or within the borders of the Catskill Park, a 700,000-acre (2,800 km2) forest preserve protected from many forms of development under New
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| Catskill Mountains | |
|---|---|
Slide Mountain and nearby peaks as seen from Twin Mountain in the northern Catskills | |
| Highest point | |
| Peak | Slide Mountain |
| Elevation | 4,180 ft (1,270 m) |
| Coordinates | 41°59′55″N 74°23′11″W / 41.99861°N 74.38639°W |
| Dimensions | |
| Length | 111 mi (179 km) N/S |
| Width | 102 mi (164 km) E/W |
| Area | 15,259 km (5,892 mi) |
| Geography | |
Main regions of the northeast Appalachians, with the Catskills as "C" | |
| Country | United States |
| State | New York |
| Region | Hudson Valley, Southern Tier, Mohawk Valley |
| Counties | |
| Rivers | |
| Communities | |
| Parent range | Appalachian (Allegheny Plateau) |
| Borders on | |
| Geology | |
| Rock ages | |
| Rock type | Sedimentary |
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- Catskills
- Upstate New York
- Allegheny Plateau
- Regions of New York (state)
- Mountain ranges of New York (state)
- Landforms of Greene County, New York
- Landforms of Ulster County, New York
- Landforms of Delaware County, New York
- Landforms of Sullivan County, New York
- Subranges of the Appalachian Mountains
- Landforms of Schoharie County, New York
- Tourist attractions in New York (state)
- Vague or ambiguous time from April 2020
- Use American English from September 2019
- Physiographic regions of the United States
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