Van Loan Hill
Van Loan Hill is a mountain in Greene County, New York. It is located in the Catskill Mountains southwest of Maplecrest. Round Hill is located west, Elm Ridge is located north-northeast, and East Jewett Range is located south of Van Loan Hill.
| Van Loan Hill | |
|---|---|
  Van Loan Hill Location of Van Loan Hill within New York  Van Loan Hill Van Loan Hill (the United States) | |
| Highest point | |
| Elevation | 2,526 feet (770 m)[1] |
| Coordinates | 42°16′08″N 74°12′01″W[1] |
| Geography | |
| Location | SW of Maplecrest, New York, U.S. |
| Parent range | Catskill Mountains |
| Topo map | USGS Hensonville |
| Geology | |
| Age of rock | Last Glacial Period |
| Mountain type | drumlin |
Van Loan Hill is a drumlin that was formed in the Last Glacial Period.[2] Its name is possibly in honor of Walton Van Loan, a local guide book author and cartographer.[3]
On National Trails Day in 1999, an adjacent 116 acres (47 ha) parcel of watershed land called Maplecrest Unit in the Town of Windham was opened for hiking by the New York City Department of Environmental Protection, allowing for unobstructed views.[4] To view by car, the closest road to the north and east is County Route 40. To the south is Round Hills Road, and to the west past Round Hill is New York State Route 296. Batavia Kill runs along the northern slope, and the tributaries of East Kill lie south. The area was in the path of both Hurricane Irene and Tropical Storm Lee, and in 2012 the Maplecrest Unit underwent restoration work and stream stabilization.[5]
References
- "Van Loan Hill". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior. Retrieved 2018-04-05.
- Copeland Lewis, Cynthia; Lewis, Thomas Joseph; Buff, Sheila (2002). Crosen, Jane (ed.). Best Hikes with Children in the Catskills and Hudson River Valley (2nd ed.). Seattle, WA: The Mountaineers Book. p. 179. ISBN 9780898867831. OCLC 48468882. Retrieved 21 February 2020.
- Adams, Arthur G. (1990). The Catskills: An Illustrated Historical Guide with Gazetteer. Fordham University Press. p. 386. ISBN 9780823213009. OCLC 207018648. Retrieved 21 February 2020.
- Ryan, Geoffrey (3 June 1999). "New York City Celebrates National Trails Day By Opening New Watershed Lands To Hiking". New York City Department of Environmental Protection. Flushing, NY. Archived from the original on 21 February 2020. Retrieved 21 February 2020.
- Sklerov, Farrell; Saucier, Michael (1 April 2012). "Statement from DEP Commissioner Strickland On the Opening of Trout Season Today". New York City Department of Environmental Protection. Flushing, NY. Archived from the original on 21 February 2020. Retrieved 21 February 2020.
External links
- "Maplecrest Unit topographic map" (PDF). New York City Department of Environmental Protection. 19 August 2019. Retrieved 21 February 2020.
- Van Loan, Walton (1892). "Van Loan's road map of the Catskills and vicinity: all of Greene County, most of Ulster and Delaware counties, and large portions of Albany, Schoharie, Otsego, and Sullivan counties". Harvard Library. OCLC 751883589. Retrieved 21 February 2020.