Fir Mountain (New York)

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Fir Mountain
Elevation	3,630 feet (1,110 m) ^[1]
Location	Ulster County, New York
Range	Catskill Mountains
Prominence	440 ft (130 m) ^[2]
Coordinates	42°1.66′N 74°28.15′W / 42.02767, -74.46917Coordinates: 42°1.66′N 74°28.15′W / 42.02767, -74.46917
Topo map	USGS Shandaken
Listing	Catskill High Peaks

Fir Mountain is a mountain located in Ulster County, New York. The mountain is part of the Catskill Mountains. Fir Mountain is flanked to the northwest by Big Indian Mountain, and to the southeast by Spruce Mountain.

The east side of Fir Mountain drains into Esopus Creek, thence into the Hudson River, and into New York Bay. The northwest end of Fir Mtn. drains into Elk Bushkill, thence into Esopus Creek. The west and south sides of Fir Mtn. drain into Biscuit Brook, thence into the West Branch of the Neversink River, the Delaware River, and into Delaware Bay.

Fir Mountain is within the Big Indian Wilderness of New York's Catskill State Park.

[edit] Notes

^ Summit elevation between 3,620 and 3,640 ft.
^ Key col elevation between 3,180 and 3,200 ft.

[edit] See also

List of mountains in New York

[edit] External links

v • d • e The High Peaks of New York's Catskill Mountains

Northwest Catskills	Bearpen • Vly • Halcott

Blackhead Mountains	Black Dome • Blackhead • Thomas Cole

Other northeast Catskills	Kaaterskill High Peak • Windham

Devil's Path	Hunter • Southwest Hunter • Indian Head • Plateau • Sugarloaf • Twin • West Kill

Other central Catskills	North Dome • Rusk • Sherrill

Southwest Catskills	Balsam • Balsam Lake • Big Indian • Doubletop • Eagle • Fir • Graham

Burroughs Range	Cornell • Slide • Wittenberg

Other southern Catskills	Balsam Cap • Friday • Lone • Panther • Peekamoose • Rocky • Table