Kaaterskill Falls
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Kaaterskill Falls
- Address
- Route 23A
- Palenville, NY 12463
- Phone
- Area
- Neighborhood
- Other NY
- Web Page
- http://www.hvnet.com/alist/alist greene kaaterskillfalls.htm
Type of Makom
- Other Type
- Public
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Description
Walk/Hike
Kaaterskill Falls is a two-drop waterfall located near the eastern Catskill Mountains of New York, on the north side of Kaaterskill Clove, between the hamlets of Haines Falls and Palenville in Greene County's Town of Hunter. The dual cascades total 260 feet (79 m) in height, making the falls the highest in New York, and one of the Eastern United States' taller waterfalls. The falls are one of America's oldest tourist attractions, with it appearing in some of the most prominent books, essays, poems and paintings of the early 19th century. [1]
Tips
- For those not able to get too close to it, the falls can be seen in their entirety in the distance from the northern approach to the summit of Kaaterskill High Peak, across the clove, and sometimes even from the fire tower on Hunter Mountain. [2]