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Balsam Mountain, New York

Prominence: 570 ft, 173 m

Elevation: 3600+ feet, 1097+ meters

Approx. Isolation: 3.88 mi, 6.25 km

Elevation Info:	Elevation range: 3600 - 3620 ft (20-foot closed contour) NAVD88 Elevation: 3600 ft / 1097 m (Range 3600 - 3620 ft)
Latitude/Longitude (WGS84)	42° 5' 27'' N; 74° 29' 17'' W 42.090932, -74.488016 (Dec Deg) 542341E 4659999N Zone 18 (UTM)
Country	United States
State/Province	New York
County/Second Level Region	Ulster
City/Town	Hardenburgh
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Prominence

Clean Prominence: 570 ft/173 m
Optimistic Prominence: 610 ft/185 m
Key Col: 3030 ft/924 m  (20 foot contour)
Col elevation in range between 3010 and 3030 feet.
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    Key Col Lat/Long: 42° 5' 5'' N; 74° 29' 50'' W
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Isolation

3.88 mi/6.25 km
Nearest Higher Neighbor in the PBC database:
Big Indian Mountain (S)
Not verified: May be a major NHN that is not in the database.

Ranges

Continent: North America
Range2: Appalachian Mountains
Range3: Appalachian Plateaus
Range4: Catskill Mountains
Range5: Southwest Catskills

Drainage Basins

Hudson
New York Harbor
Atlantic Ocean

East Branch Delaware
Delaware
Delaware Bay
Atlantic Ocean

Ownership

Land: Catskill State Park
Wilderness/Special Area: Big Indian SWA

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