Burroughs Range

The Burroughs Range is in the Catskill Mountains of New York southeast of West Shokan. It consists of Cornell Mountain, Slide Mountain, the highest peak in the Catskills, and Wittenberg Mountain. The range was named for John Burroughs, a nature essayist whose forte was the observation of nature with accompanying poetical or philosophical commentary. Romer Mountain is located northeast and Friday Mountain is located south of Burroughs Range.

Burroughs Range
Burroughs Range is located in New York
Burroughs Range
Burroughs Range
Location of Burroughs Range within New York
Burroughs Range is located in the United States
Burroughs Range
Burroughs Range
Burroughs Range (the United States)
Burroughs Range is located in the United States
Burroughs Range
Burroughs Range
Burroughs Range (the United States)
Highest point
Elevation4,180 feet (1,270 m)
Coordinates42°00′30″N 74°20′52″W, 41°59′55″N 74°23′09″W, 41°59′50″N 74°21′59″W[1]
Geography
LocationWest Shokan, New York, U.S.
Topo mapUSGS Phoenicia

References
  1. "Burroughs Range". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior. Retrieved 2018-04-05.


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