Rocky Mountain (Catskills)

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Rocky Mountain (Catskills) is a small, rugged peak in New York’s Catskill Mountains known for its steep ascent and status as one of the Catskill High Peaks.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Catskill High Peak
mountain
access trail-less bushwhack
conservationStatus within protected Forest Preserve lands
country United States of America
surface form: United States
county Ulster County NERFINISHED
drainage tributaries of the Esopus Creek
tributaries of the Neversink River
elevationFeet 3480
elevationMeters 1061
hikingDifficulty steep
legalProtection “forever wild” under New York State Constitution
listing Catskill 3500 Club required peaks
Catskill High Peaks region
surface form: Catskill High Peaks
locatedIn Catskill Mountains
New York
Ulster County
surface form: Ulster County, New York

United States of America
surface form: United States
managedBy New York State Department of Environmental Conservation
mountainRange Catskill Mountains
nearbyPeak Balsam Cap
nearestHigherNeighbor Lone Mountain (Catskills)
notableFor bushwhack navigation challenge
steep ascent
partOf New York Forest Preserve
Slide Mountain Wilderness Area
surface form: Slide Mountain Wilderness
prominenceFeet 320
recreation backcountry bushwhacking
hiking
region southern Catskills
relativeHeightWithinCatskills one of the lower Catskill High Peaks by elevation
requiredFor Catskill 3500 Club membership
seasonalAccessNotes can be difficult in winter due to snow and ice
state New York
summitFeatures wooded summit
summitViews limited
terrain rugged
topographicProminence low
topoMap USGS Shandaken
vegetation mixed northern hardwood forest

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Slide Mountain Wilderness Area contains Rocky Mountain (Catskills)
Neversink River sourceRegion Rocky Mountain (Catskills)
this entity surface form: High Peaks of the Catskills