Lone Mountain (New York)

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Lone Mountain
Lone Mountain (the United States)
Highest point
Elevation 3,721 ft (1,134 m) [1]
Prominence 281 ft (86 m) [1]
Listing Catskill High Peaks 17th
Coordinates 41°58′09″N74°23′22″W / 41.9692592°N 74.3893177°W / 41.9692592; -74.3893177 Coordinates: 41°58′09″N74°23′22″W / 41.9692592°N 74.3893177°W / 41.9692592; -74.3893177 [2]
Geography
Location Ulster County, New York
Parent range Catskill Mountains
Topo map USGS Peekamoose Mountain

Lone Mountain is a mountain located in Ulster County, New York. The mountain is part of the Catskill Mountains. Lone Mountain is flanked to the southwest by Table Mountain, and to the east by Rocky Mountain.

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The southeast side of Lone Mountain drains into Rondout Creek, thence into the Hudson River, and into New York Bay. The west side of Lone Mtn. drains into Donovan Brook, thence into the East Branch of the Neversink River, the Delaware River, and into Delaware Bay. The north side of Lone Mtn. drains into the East Branch of the Neversink.

Lone Mountain is within the Slide Mountain Wilderness of New York's Catskill State Park.

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References

  1. 1 2 "Lone Mountain". Peakbagger.com. Retrieved 2012-12-18.
  2. "Lone Mountain". Geographic Names Information System . United States Geological Survey . Retrieved 2012-12-18.