Vly Mountain

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Vly Mountain
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Summit, with canister attached to tree
Highest point
Elevation 3,529 ft (1,076 m)  NGVD 29 [1]
Prominence 649 ft (198 m) [1]
Listing Catskill High Peaks 33rd
Coordinates 42°14.75′N74°26.90′W / 42.24583°N 74.44833°W / 42.24583; -74.44833 Coordinates: 42°14.75′N74°26.90′W / 42.24583°N 74.44833°W / 42.24583; -74.44833
Geography
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Vly Mountain
Location of Vly Mountain within New York
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Vly Mountain
Vly Mountain (the United States)
Location Halcott, Greene County, New York
Parent range Catskill Mountains
Topo map USGS West Kill

Vly Mountain is a mountain located in the town of Halcott, New York, United States in Greene County. The mountain is part of the Catskill Mountains. Vly Mountain is flanked to the northwest by Bearpen Mountain, to the east by Vinegar Hill, to the northeast by Kipp Hill, and to the southeast by Beech Ridge.

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The north side of Vly Mountain drains into Little West Kill, thence into Schoharie Creek, the Mohawk River, the Hudson River, and into New York Bay. The east side of Vly Mtn. drains through Roarback Brook into the West Kill, thence into Schoharie Creek. The south and west sides of Vly Mountain drain into Vly Creek, thence into Bush Kill, Dry Brook, the East Branch of the Delaware River, and into Delaware Bay.

Notes

  1. 1 2 "Vly Mountain, New York". Peakbagger.com. Retrieved 2010-05-24.

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