Beauty In The Mountains is a photograph by Deborah Benoit which was uploaded on October 30th, 2014.
Beauty In The Mountains
The Catskill Mountains or the Catskills are a large area in the southeastern portion of the U.S. state of New York. They are located approximately... more
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Beauty In The Mountains
Artist
Deborah Benoit
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Photograph - Original Photography By Deborah Benoit
Description
The Catskill Mountains or the Catskills are a large area in the southeastern portion of the U.S. state of New York. They are located approximately 100 miles north-northwest of New York City and 40 miles southwest of Albany, starting just west of the Hudson River. The Catskills occupy much or all of five counties (Delaware, Greene, Schoharie, Sullivan, and Ulster). As a cultural and geographic region, the Catskills are generally defined as those areas close to or within the borders of the Catskill Park, a 700,000-acre (2,800 km2) forest preserve protected from many forms of development under New York state law.
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Geologically, the Catskills are a mature dissected plateau, a once-flat region subsequently uplifted and eroded into sharp relief by watercourses. The Catskills form the northeastern end of, and highest-elevation portion of, the Allegheny Plateau (also known as the Appalachian Plateau).[1][2] Although the Catskills are sometimes compared with the Adirondack Mountains further north, the two mountain ranges are not geologically related, as the Adirondacks are a continuation of the Canadian Shield. Similarly, the Shawangunk Ridge, which forms the southeastern edge of the Catskills, is part of the geologically distinct Ridge-and-Valley province, and is a continuation of the same ridge known as Kittatinny Mountain in New Jersey and Blue Mountain in Pennsylvania.
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October 30th, 2014
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Nick Boren
What a stunning fall landscape view Deborah.. I'm going to have to go back East sometime during the fall colors. Hopefully sooner than later. :-)) FV
Bob and Nadine Johnston
Congratulations Your work was chosen to be Featured in The Artist News, from over 23,470+ images that have been submitted to the Group. Thank your for your participation, Bob