Cherry Ridge (Colchester, Delaware County, New York)

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Cherry Ridge
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Cherry Ridge
Location of Cherry Ridge within New York
Highest point
Elevation 2,507 feet (764 m)
Coordinates 42°01′13″N74°57′50″W / 42.02028°N 74.96389°W / 42.02028; -74.96389 Coordinates: 42°01′13″N74°57′50″W / 42.02028°N 74.96389°W / 42.02028; -74.96389 [1]
Geography
Location Roscoe, New York, U.S.
Topo map USGS Downsville

Cherry Ridge is a ridge located in the Catskill Mountains of New York northwest of Roscoe. Morton Hill is located southeast of Cherry Ridge and Fuller Hill is located west-northwest.

Ridge A geological feature consisting of a chain of mountains or hills that form a continuous elevated crest for some distance

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Catskill Mountains Large area in the southeastern portion of the U.S. state of New York

The Catskill Mountains, also known as the Catskills, are a physiographic province 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 forever protected from many forms of development under New York state law.

New York (state) State of the United States of America

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