Topo map USGS Prattsville Prominence 512 m Parent range Catskill Mountains | Elevation 1,103 m Mountain range Catskill Mountains Listing Catskill High Peaks | |
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Location Lexington / Roxbury, New York, U.S. Similar Vly Mountain, Halcott Mountain, West Kill Mountain, North Dome, Big Indian Mountain | ||
Hiking bearpen mountain catskill mountains
Bearpen Mountain is a mountain located in the Catskill Mountains of New York. The mountain's highest peak is in Greene County, but its northwest subpeak at 42°16.42′N 74°29.05′W is the highest point in Delaware County. Bearpen Mountain is flanked to the north by Roundtop, and to the southeast by Vly Mountain.
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Map of Bearpen Mountain, Lexington, NY 12468, USA
The northeast side of Bearpen Mountain drains into Little West Kill, thence into Schoharie Creek, the Mohawk River, the Hudson River, and into New York Bay. The west side of Bearpen drains into Batavia Kill, thence into the East Branch of the Delaware River, and into Delaware Bay. The south side of Bearpen drains into Vly Creek, thence into Bush Kill, Dry Brook, and the East Branch of the Delaware.
Bearpen Mountain is the most well-known mountain for Greene County ATV riders, even though using ATVs is illegal. With various labeled trails, that the ATVs destroy, riders enjoy this journey up the mountain while frightening bears and other animals that linger in the woods.