Graham Mountain (New York)
| Graham Mountain | |
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| Highest point | |
| Elevation | 3,868 ft (1,179 m) |
| Prominence | 1,188 ft (362 m) |
| Listing | Catskill High Peaks #7 |
| Coordinates | 42°02′21″N 74°32′59″W / 42.0392576°N 74.5495986°WCoordinates: 42°02′21″N 74°32′59″W / 42.0392576°N 74.5495986°W |
| Geography | |
| Location | Hardenburgh, New York |
| Parent range | Catskill Mountains |
| Topo map | USGS Seager |
| Geology | |
| Age of rock | 250-350 mya |
| Mountain type | Mature dissected plateau |
| Climbing | |
| Easiest route | Old road to summit |
Graham Mountain is the seventh highest of the Catskill High Peaks and the highest privately owned mountain in the range. It is located in the town of Hardenburgh, New York, United States.
Its summit is unique in the Catskills for its pygmy hardwood forest cover and absence of evergreen boreal species that normally dominate at that elevation in the range, despite the presence of balsam fir on the slopes below the summit. In the early 1960s a relay station was built there for Instructional Television, a predecessor to today's Public Broadcasting Service. The relay station was abandoned after a few years and its ruins can be seen from the slopes and summits of neighboring peaks.
Graham is within the Catskill Park. Only part of it is in the state-owned Forest Preserve; the summit and the most common access route are owned by descendants of railroad magnate Jay Gould, a native of the region. Despite being private property requiring permission to enter and cross, it is a popular hike, particularly since a successful ascent is required for membership in the Catskill Mountain 3500 Club.
Graham is near the eastern end of the range beginning at Barkaboom Mountain in Delaware County in the west and centered around the lengthy Mill Brook Ridge. A ridge with two summits known unofficially as East and West Schoolhouse mountains connects Graham with Balsam Lake Mountain, the westernmost High Peak. Between Graham and Doubletop, the Catskills' highest trailless peak, to the east is a steep and deep col 900 feet (270 m) below the summits on either side.
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