- Mount Peter (New York)
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Mount Peter Elevation 1,220 ft (372 m) [1] Location Location Shawangunk Ridge, Orange County, New York, USA Range New York – New Jersey Highlands Coordinates 41°14′29″N 74°17′26″W / 41.24139°N 74.29056°WCoordinates: 41°14′29″N 74°17′26″W / 41.24139°N 74.29056°W[2] Topo map USGS Greenwood Lake Geology Age of rock Devonian Mount Peter (1,220 feet (370 m)) is located in the New York – New Jersey Highlands, Shawangunk Ridge, in the U.S. state of New York.[3] The peak is located along the Appalachian Trail just south of New York State Route 17A, 3 miles (4.8 km) northeast of Bellvale Mountain, 2 miles (3.2 km) east of Bellvale, New York and north northwest of Greenwood Lake, New York.
The mountain is named after an early pioneer to the area, Peter Conklin.[4] A hawkwatch tower occupies a summit just north of Mount Peter;[5] below the tower an ice cream parlor serves hikers and passing motorists.[6] One of the closest ski slopes to the New York City area occupies the northward-facing slope of the mountain.[7]
Cited references
- ^ "Mount Peter, New York". Peakbagger.com. http://www.peakbagger.com/peak.aspx?pid=32425. Retrieved 2011-4-2.
- ^ "Mount Peter". Geographic Names Information System, U.S. Geological Survey. http://geonames.usgs.gov/pls/gnispublic/f?p=gnispq:3:::NO::P3_FID:960230. Retrieved 2011-4-2.
- ^ "Greenwood Lake, New York Topo Map" (Map). TopoQuest. http://www.topoquest.com/map-detail.php?usgs_cell_id=18499. Retrieved 2011-4-2.
- ^ Lillard, David (2002). Appalachian Trail names: origins of place names along the AT. Stackpole Books. p. 83. http://books.google.com/books?id=XRsC_EBRPEwC&pg=PA83.
- ^ Drennan, Susan Roney (1981). Where to find birds in New York State: the top 500 sites. Syracuse, New York: Syracuse University Press. p. 473. http://books.google.com/books?id=DhJSb-wFLPIC&pg=PA473. Retrieved 2011-4-2.
- ^ "Bellvale Farms Creamery". Bellvale Farms website. http://bellvalefarms.com/creamery.html. Retrieved 2011-4-2.
- ^ "Mount Peter - About Us". Mount Peter website. http://www.mtpeter.com/about.htm. Retrieved 2011-4-2.
Categories:- Mountains of New York
- Mountains on the Appalachian Trail
- Geography of Orange County, New York
- New York geography stubs
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