West Kill Mountain
West Kill Mountain Greene County, New York Show map of New York West Kill Mountain West Kill Mountain (the United States) Show map of the United States
Highest point
Elevation	3880+ ft (1183+ m)  NGVD 29 [1]
Prominence	1,220 ft (370 m) [1]
Listing	Catskill High Peaks 6th
Coordinates	42°10′04″N 74°17′23″W / 42.1678663°N 74.2895904°W / 42.1678663; -74.2895904 [2]
Geography
Location	Greene County, New York
Parent range	Devil's Path
Topo map	USGS Lexington

West Kill Mountain, or Westkill Mountain, is located in Greene County, New York. The mountain is named after the West Kill stream which flows along its northern side, and is part of the Devil's Path range of the Catskill Mountains. To the east, West Kill Mountain faces Southwest Hunter Mountain across 800-foot-deep (240 m) Diamond Notch; to the west, West Kill faces North Dome across Mink Hollow.

West Kill Mountain stands within the watershed of the Hudson River, which drains into New York Bay. The north slopes drain into the West Kill, thence into Schoharie Creek, the Mohawk River, and the Hudson River. The southeast slopes of the mountain drain into Hollow Tree Brook, thence into Stony Clove Creek, Esopus Creek, and the Hudson River. The southwest slopes of West Kill Mountain drain into the Broadstreet Hollow stream, thence into Esopus Creek.

West Kill Mountain is contained within the Westkill Mountain Wilderness Area of New York's Catskill State Park.

See also

• List of mountains in New York

References

External links

Wikimedia Commons has media related to West Kill Mountain.

• "West Kill Mountain Hiking Info". Catskill 3500 Club. Retrieved 2011-05-09.
• "Summitpost.org: Westkill". SummitPost.org. Retrieved 2011-05-09.
• "Hunter-Westkill Wilderness Area". Department of Environmental Conservation. Retrieved 2011-05-31.

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