Slide Mountain
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Slide Mountain rises to 1,266 m in New York. Doubletop Mountain stands 1,180 m to the west-northwest, 7.6 miles off. The nearest named place is John Burroughs Monument, a historic site less than a tenth of a mile away. Shawangunk Mountains Scenic Byway passes 16 miles off.
The story
Slide Mountain is the highest peak in the Catskill Mountains of the U.S. state of New York. It is located in the town of Shandaken in Ulster County. While the 4,180-foot (1,270 m) contour line on topographic maps is generally accepted as its height, the exact elevation of the summit has never been officially determined by the U.S. National Geodetic Survey or its predecessors, and many informal surveys suggest the mountain may actually top 4,200 feet (1,280 m) above sea level. Geographically, it is the highest natural point within the New York Metropolitan Area. While it was not identified as the range's highest peak until the late 19th century, it has played a prominent role in Catskill history. Renowned naturalist John Burroughs wrote memorably of his climbs up Slide, and it helped get the Catskills added to New York's Forest Preserve. Bicknell's thrush was first identified on its summit.
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Wikidata Q7540328, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 1266 m
How to reach it
- 15.6 mi off the Shawangunk Mountains Scenic Byway
Overlooks nearby
- High Falls · 18 mi
- Panther Rock · 19 mi
- White Dot · 19 mi
- Compass Rock · 20 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Little Slide: 1.1 mi
- Dink: 1.2 mi
- Friday Mountain: 1.5 mi
- Cornell Mountain: 1.5 mi
- Tsuga Top: 1.7 mi
- Cornell Falls: 1.6 mi
- Otter Falls: 2.8 mi
- Buttermilk Falls: 5.4 mi
- High Falls: 7.2 mi
- Vernooy Kill Falls: 8.8 mi
- Future DEC: 4.6 mi
- Woodland Valley Unit: 4.9 mi
- Oak Ridge Unit: 4.9 mi
- Watson Hollow Unit: 5.1 mi
- Bushkill Fishing Unit: 5.9 mi
- Lester S. Davis Park: 5.9 mi
- Catskills Visitor Center: 6.3 mi
- Simpson Mini-Park: 6.8 mi
- Parish Field: 7.0 mi
- Big Indian Park: 7.8 mi
- John Burroughs Monument: 0.0 mi
- Curtiss & Ormsbee Monument: 1.8 mi
- Forstmann Castle: 5.9 mi
- Historic New York Catskill Mountains ~ Shandaken Area: 6.1 mi
- ETS Relay (Ruin): 8.8 mi
- Cornell Crack: 1.6 mi
- Giant Ledge: 2.8 mi
- Samuels Point: 4.0 mi
- Spencers Ledge: 5.9 mi
- Snake Rocks Cliff: 12.0 mi
- Empire State Railway Museum: 6.9 mi
- Red Hill Observer's Cabin & Museum: 8.5 mi
- Woodstock Artists Association & Museum: 14.0 mi
- The Den of Marbletown: 16.2 mi
- Piano Performance Museum: 17.1 mi
- Fabulous Furniture Sculpture Garden: 6.3 mi
- Shandaken Eagle: 6.7 mi
- Winnisook: 7.8 mi
- Gnome Chomsky: 15.9 mi
- Rip Van Winkle: 15.9 mi
- Belleayre Beach: 9.9 mi
- Tongore Park Beach: 15.3 mi
- Scuba Diving Access Area: 20.2 mi
- Lake Minnewaska Beach: 20.3 mi
- Lake Awosting Beach: 21.0 mi
- World's Largest Kaleidoscope: 6.1 mi
- Rail Explorers: 6.9 mi
- Pompey’s Cave: 17.1 mi
- Overturned 1938 Truck: 19.1 mi
- Swimming Hole: 20.1 mi
- Clinton Avenue U.M.C. Community Garden: 19.8 mi
- Butterfly Garden: 21.0 mi
- Rondout Community Garden: 21.3 mi
- SUNY New Paltz Student Garden: 23.9 mi
- Rough Garden: 24.0 mi
- Table Mountain Spring: 2.8 mi
- Keyhole Spring: 6.5 mi
- Bear Wallow: 7.1 mi
- Bear Wallow: 7.2 mi
- Piped Spring: 8.0 mi
- Notch Lake Picnic Area: 14.5 mi
- Hunter Mountain North Picnic Area: 16.4 mi
- Saugerties Lighthouse: 23.9 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 9.6 miles of Slide Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Doubletop Mountain | WNW 285° | 1,180 m | 7.6 mi |
| Doubletop Mountain - South Peak | WNW 283° | 1,175 m | 7.4 mi |
| Cornell Mountain | E 85° | 1,174 m | 1.5 mi |
| Graham Mountain | WNW 288° | 1,174 m | 8.8 mi |
| Table Mountain | SSW 199° | 1,165.86 m | 3.0 mi |
| Peekamoose Mountain | S 191° | 1,164.03 m | 3.2 mi |
| Wittenberg Mountain | ENE 73° | 1,152.75 m | 2.1 mi |
| Panther Mountain | N 354° | 1,135.08 m | 4.0 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:02 | 18:33 | 19:10 |
| June solstice | 05:23 | 19:55 | 20:37 |
| September equinox | 06:46 | 18:20 | 18:57 |
| December solstice | 07:23 | 15:45 | 16:30 |
Local time (America/New_York).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Sep.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 20 | 22 | 29 | 41 | 53 | 60 | 65 | 64 | 57 | 46 | 36 | 26 |
| Precip in | 4.7 | 3.2 | 5.1 | 4.9 | 5.0 | 6.0 | 5.2 | 5.6 | 6.2 | 6.4 | 5.4 | 5.5 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Slide MTN, 2 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/357602650
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