Hack Flats

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Hack Flats
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Hack Flats
Location of Hack Flats within New York
Highest point
Elevation 3,150 feet (960 m)
Coordinates 42°17′03″N74°31′55″W / 42.28417°N 74.53194°W / 42.28417; -74.53194 Coordinates: 42°17′03″N74°31′55″W / 42.28417°N 74.53194°W / 42.28417; -74.53194 [1]
Geography
Location Grand Gorge, New York, U.S.
Topo map USGS Roxbury

Hack Flats is a flat located in the Catskill Mountains of New York south-southwest of Grand Gorge. White Man Mountain is located west, Roundtop is located east-northeast, and Red Mountain is located southwest of Hack Flats.

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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

New York, officially the State of New York, is a state in the Northeastern United States. New York was one of the original Thirteen Colonies that formed the United States. With an estimated 19.54 million residents in 2018, it is the fourth most populous state. To distinguish the state from the city in the state with the same name, it is sometimes called New York State.

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Schultice Mountain is a mountain located in the Catskill Mountains of New York south-southwest of Grand Gorge. Hack Flats is located south and Irish Mountain is located north of Schultice Mountain.

White Man Mountain (New York)

White Man Mountain is a mountain located in the Catskill Mountains of New York south-southwest of Grand Gorge. Hack Flats is located east of White Man Mountain and Red Mountain is located south.

Cator Roundtop mountain in United States of America

Cator Roundtop is a mountain located in the Catskill Mountains of New York south-southwest of Grand Gorge. Hack Flats is located northeast, Red Kill Ridge is located southeast, and Red Mountain is located northeast of Cator Roundtop.

Roundtop (Roxbury, Delaware County, New York)

Roundtop is a mountain located in the Catskill Mountains of New York east-northeast of Roxbury. Hack Flats is located west-southwest, Negro Hill is located north, and Bearpen Mountain is located southeast of Roundtop.

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