Ashokan High Point
Ashokan High Point is a 3,061 feet (933 m) summit in the Catskill Mountains of New York.[2][3] The Kanape Brook Trail that leads up to it was formerly used as a wagon track between Samsonville and Watson Hollow in the days of the Catskills tanneries.[4] High Point is the loftiest part of a massif that includes the adjacent Mombaccus Mountain, Little Rocky and South Mountain. It was also known as "Samson" (after the Catskill tannery owner for whom Samsonville was named), and is so identified on a 1942 United States Coast and Geodetic Survey benchmark at the summit.[5] Nowadays, Samson Mountain is the name given to a nearby peak above the upper reaches of Rondout Creek.
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| Highest point | |
| Elevation | 3,081 ft (939 m) NAVD 88[1] |
| Coordinates | 41°55′29″N 74°17′17″W [1] |
| Geography | |
| Location | Olive, Ulster County, New York, U.S. |
| Parent range | Catskill Mountains |
| Topo map | USGS West Shokan |
References
- "High Point". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey. Retrieved 2013-01-18.
- "Ashokan High Point". Catskill Mountain Club. 2005-08-29. Archived from the original on 6 October 2009. Retrieved 2009-11-12.
- "Ashokan High Point Trail | Peekamoose New York Hikes". Trails.com. 2008-05-17. Archived from the original on 2010-09-10. Retrieved 2009-11-12.
- "Ashokan High Point" (PDF). Archived (PDF) from the original on 7 October 2009. Retrieved 2009-11-12.
- "Ashokan High Point Hike and Map with picture of benchmark"."USGS 1942 West Shokan topo map".
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