Catskill Mountains
mountain range in the southeastern portion of the U.S. state of New York
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Summary
Catskill Mountains is a mountain range[1]. It ranks in the top 0.61% of mountain range entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (12,020 views/month, #17 of 2,807).[2]
Key Facts
- Located in the administrative territorial entity: New York[3]
- Country: United States[4]
- Made from material: sedimentary rock[5]
- Location: Delaware County[6], Greene County[7], Schoharie County[8], Sullivan County[9], Ulster County[10]
- Commons category: Catskill Mountains[11]
- Has part(s): Esopus Creek[12], Neversink River[13], Rondout Creek[14], Schoharie Creek[15]
- Highest point: Slide Mountain[16]
- Coordinate location: 41.9986, -74.3864[17], 42.25036, -74.24987[18]
- Topic's main category: Category:Catskills[19]
- Described by source: The Nuttall Encyclopædia[20], Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition[21], Collier's New Encyclopedia, 1921[22], The New Student's Reference Work[23]
- Native label: Catskill Mountains[24]
- Length: 180[25]
- Elevation above sea level: 4180[26]
- Area: 15,259[27]
- Width: 102[28]
- Time period: Devonian[29], Mississippian[30]
- Contains: Ellenville[31], Fleischmanns[32], Hunter[33], Liberty[34], Margaretville[35], Hancock[36], Palenville[37], Phoenicia[38], Shandaken[39], Shokan[40], Tannersville[41], Wawarsing[42], Windham[43], Woodstock[44]
- Mountain range: Appalachian Mountains[45]
- Has boundary: Pocono Mountains[46], Shawangunk Ridge[47], Hudson Valley[48], Great Appalachian Valley[49], Mohawk Valley[50]
Why It Matters
Catskill Mountains has Wikipedia articles in 21 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[51] It is known by 40 alternative names across languages and contexts.[52]