Sunday 20 January 2013

Catskill Mountains

Catskill Mountains Biography
Known as "First American Wilderness," the Catskills extend from the Helderberg escarpment overlooking our State Capitol in Albany southwardly along the Catskills escarpment overlooking the Hudson River, to the rolling hills of Sullivan County, westerly to the lands memorialized by James Fenimore Cooper in the Leatherstocking region, and northerly to historic Rensselaerville, New York. The Catskill Mountains are located in New York State, approximately 100 miles northwest of New York City. Encompassing six and a half counties, and over 6,000 square miles (about the size of Connecticut) of mountains, forests, rivers, and farmland, the Catskills are often referred to as America's First Wilderness because scholars trace the
beginnings of the environmental conservation movement to this beautiful area. With almost three dozen mountain peaks over 3,500 feet in elevation and six major river systems, the Catskills are an ecological resource of significant importance.
Catskill Mountains
Catskill Mountains
Catskill Mountains
Catskill Mountains
Catskill Mountains
Catskill Mountains
Catskill Mountains
Catskill Mountains
Catskill Mountains
Catskill Mountains
Catskill Mountains
Catskill Mountains
Catskill Mountains
Catskill Mountains
Catskill Mountains
Catskill Mountains
Catskill Mountains
Catskill Mountains
Catskill Mountains
Catskill Mountains


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