Table Mountain (New York)

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Table Mountain
Table from Curtis-Ormsbee Trail up Slide Mountain to the north
Highest point
Elevation3,847 ft (1,173 m)
Prominence660 ft (200 m)[1]
ListingCatskill High Peaks 10th
Coordinates41°57.52′N 74°24.29′W / 41.95867°N 74.40483°W / 41.95867; -74.40483
Geography
Table Mountain is located in New York
Table Mountain
Table Mountain
Location of Table Mountain within New York
Table Mountain is located in the United States
Table Mountain
Table Mountain
Table Mountain (the United States)
LocationUlster County, New York
Parent rangeCatskill Mountains
Topo mapUSGS Peekamoose Mountain
Climbing
Easiest routePeekamoose–Table Trail, part of Long Path

Table Mountain is located in Ulster County, New York. The mountain is part of the Catskill Mountains. Table Mountain is flanked to the south by Peekamoose Mountain, and to the northeast by Lone Mountain.

The east end of Table Mountain drains into Rondout Creek, thence into the Hudson River, and into New York Bay. The south side of Table Mtn. drains into Bear Hole Brook, thence into Rondout Creek. The west end of Table Mtn. drains into Tray Mill Brook, thence into the East Branch of the Neversink River, the Delaware River, and into Delaware Bay. The north side of Table Mtn. drains into Donovan Brook, thence into the East Branch of the Neversink.

Table Mountain is within the Slide Mountain Wilderness of New York's Catskill State Park. The Long Path, a 350-mile (560 km) long-distance hiking trail from New York City to Albany, crosses the summits of Peekamoose and Table.

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Notes

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  1. ^ Key col elevation between 3,180 and 3,200 ft (980 m)
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  • "Table Mountain, New York". Peakbagger.com.
  • Catskill 3500 Club: Table Mountain
  • "Table Mountain". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior.