Eagle Mountain (Ulster County, New York)

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Eagle Mountain
Summit of Eagle Mountain in winter.jpg
Cairn marking the summit
Highest point
Elevation 3,610 ft (1,100 m) [1]
Prominence 500 ft (150 m) [2]
Listing Catskill High Peaks 27th
Coordinates 42°3.71′N74°30.56′W / 42.06183°N 74.50933°W / 42.06183; -74.50933
Geography
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Eagle Mountain
Location of Eagle Mountain within New York
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Eagle Mountain
Eagle Mountain (the United States)
Location Ulster County, New York
Parent range Catskill Mountains
Topo map USGS Seager

Eagle Mountain is a mountain located in Ulster County, New York. The mountain is part of the Catskill Mountains. Eagle Mountain is flanked to the north by Haynes Mountain, to the southwest by Doubletop Mountain and Graham Mountain, and to the southeast by Big Indian Mountain.

Contents

The east and northeast sides of Eagle Mountain drain into Esopus Creek, thence into the Hudson River, which drains into New York Bay. The north, west and south sides of Eagle Mtn. drain into Dry Brook, thence into the East Branch of the Delaware River, and into Delaware Bay.

Eagle Mountain is within the Big Indian Wilderness of New York's Catskill State Park. There is a supposed plane wreck on the mountain but the location of it has not been found

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Notes

  1. Summit elevation between 3,600 and 3,620 ft.
  2. Key col elevation between 3,100 and 3,120 ft.