Rocky Mountain (Ulster County, New York)
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Rocky Mountain is a mountain
located in Ulster County
, New York
.
The mountain is part of the Catskill Mountains
.
Rocky Mountain is flanked to the west by Lone Mountain
, and to the northeast by Balsam Cap
.
The south and east sides of Rocky Mountain drain into the headwaters of Rondout Creek
, thence into the Hudson River
, and into New York Bay
.
The northeast and northwest sides of Rocky Mtn. drain into the East Branch of the Neversink River
, the Delaware River
, and into Delaware Bay
.
Rocky Mountain is within the Slide Mountain Wilderness of New York's Catskill State Park
.
Mountain
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located in Ulster County
Ulster County, New York
Ulster County is a county located in the state of New York, USA. It sits in the state's Mid-Hudson Region of the Hudson Valley. As of the 2010 census, the population was 182,493. Recent population estimates completed by the United States Census Bureau for the 12-month period ending July 1 are at...
, New York
New York
New York is a state in the Northeastern region of the United States. It is the nation's third most populous state. New York is bordered by New Jersey and Pennsylvania to the south, and by Connecticut, Massachusetts and Vermont to the east...
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The mountain is part of the Catskill Mountains
Catskill Mountains
The Catskill Mountains, an area in New York State northwest of New York City and southwest of Albany, are a mature dissected plateau, an uplifted region that was subsequently eroded into sharp relief. They are an eastward continuation, and the highest representation, of the Allegheny Plateau...
.
Rocky Mountain is flanked to the west by Lone Mountain
Lone Mountain (New York)
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....
, and to the northeast by Balsam Cap
Balsam Cap
Balsam Cap is a mountain located in Ulster County, New York.The mountain is part of the Catskill Mountains.Balsam Cap is flanked to the north by Friday Mountain, and to the southwest by Rocky Mountain....
.
The south and east sides of Rocky Mountain drain into the headwaters of Rondout Creek
Rondout Creek
Rondout Creek is a tributary of the Hudson River in Ulster and Sullivan counties, New York, USA. It rises on Rocky Mountain in the eastern Catskills, flows south into Rondout Reservoir, part of New York City's water supply network, then into the valley between the Catskills and the Shawangunk...
, thence into the Hudson River
Hudson River
The Hudson is a river that flows from north to south through eastern New York. The highest official source is at Lake Tear of the Clouds, on the slopes of Mount Marcy in the Adirondack Mountains. The river itself officially begins in Henderson Lake in Newcomb, New York...
, and into New York Bay
New York Bay
New York Bay is the collective term for the marine areas surrounding the entrance of the Hudson River into the Atlantic Ocean. Its two largest components are Upper New York Bay and Lower New York Bay, which are connected by The Narrows...
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The northeast and northwest sides of Rocky Mtn. drain into the East Branch of the Neversink River
Neversink River
The Neversink River is a tributary of the Delaware River in southeastern New York in the United States...
, the Delaware River
Delaware River
The Delaware River is a major river on the Atlantic coast of the United States.A Dutch expedition led by Henry Hudson in 1609 first mapped the river. The river was christened the South River in the New Netherland colony that followed, in contrast to the North River, as the Hudson River was then...
, and into Delaware Bay
Delaware Bay
Delaware Bay is a major estuary outlet of the Delaware River on the Northeast seaboard of the United States whose fresh water mixes for many miles with the waters of the Atlantic Ocean. It is in area. The bay is bordered by the State of New Jersey and the State of Delaware...
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Rocky Mountain is within the Slide Mountain Wilderness of New York's Catskill State Park
Catskill State Park
The Catskill Park is in the Catskill Mountains in New York in the United States. It consists of 700,000 acres of land inside a Blue Line in four counties: Delaware, Greene, Sullivan, and Ulster...
.