Catskills
The Catskills of New York are a "dissected plateau", a highland worn into mountains and valleys by erosion. Largely rural and wild, the Catskills are a popular vacation destination for New Yorkers, but they also have much to offer the traveler from out of state.| Tap on a place to explore it |
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Essential Destinations
Top destinations include Kingston and Newburgh.
Kingston
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Kingston is a city in New York's Hudson Valley, 91 miles north of New York City and 50 miles south of Albany. It is the county seat of Ulster County and was the first capital of New York state.
Newburgh
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Newburgh is a city in Orange County, New York, United States. With a population of 28,856 as of the 2020 census, it is a principal city of the Kiryas Joel–Poughkeepsie–Newburgh metropolitan area with an estimated 712,000 residents.
Middletown
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Middletown is the largest city in Orange County, New York, United States. It lies in New York's Hudson Valley region, near the Wallkill River and the foothills of the Shawangunk Mountains.
Destinations to Discover
Explore places such as Orange County and Ulster County.
Orange County
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Orange County is a county located in the U.S. state of New York. As of the 2020 United States census, the population was 401,310. The county seat is Goshen.
Ulster County
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Ulster County is a county in the U.S. state of New York. It is situated along the Hudson River. As of the 2020 census, the population was 181,851. The county seat is Kingston.
Greene County
Greene County is a county located in the U.S. state of New York. As of the 2020 census, the population was 47,931. Its county seat is Catskill. The county's name is in honor of the American Revolutionary War general Nathanael Greene.
Delaware County
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Delaware County is a county located in the US state of New York. As of the 2020 United States census, the population was 44,308. The county seat is Delhi.
Sullivan County
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Sullivan County is a county in the U.S. state of New York. As of the 2020 census, the population was 78,624. The county seat is Monticello. The county's name honors Major General John Sullivan, who was labeled at the time as a hero in the American Revolutionary War in part due to his successful campaign against the Iroquois.
Catskills
- Type: Mountain
- Description: mountain range in the southeastern portion of the U.S. state of New York
- Also known as: “Blue Hills”, “Catskill Mountains”, “Catskills Mountains”, “Great Blue Hills”, “Kaats Kill Mountains”, “Kaatsbergs”, “Katsberg”, “Katskills”, “Kattskills”, “On-ti-o-ra”, and “The Catskills”
- Category: mountain range
- Location: Greene County, New York, Mid-Atlantic, United States, North America
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In Other Languages
From Arabic to Yiddish—“Catskills” goes by many names.
- Arabic: “جبال كاتسكيل”
- Basque: “Catskill mendiak”
- Catalan: “Catskill Mountains”
- Catalan: “Muntanyes Catskill”
- Cebuano: “Catskill Mountains”
- Chinese: “Catskill Soaⁿ”
- Chinese: “卡茨基尔山”
- Chinese: “卡茨基爾山”
- Chinese: “卡茲凱爾斯地區”
- Croatian: “Planine Catskill”
- Czech: “Catskill Mountains”
- Danish: “Catskill Mountains”
- Danish: “Catskill-bjergene”
- Dutch: “Catskill Mountains”
- Dutch: “Catskillgebergte”
- Dutch: “Catskills”
- Egyptian Arabic: “جبال كاتسكيل”
- Esperanto: “Katskil-Montaro”
- Estonian: “Catskilli mäed”
- Finnish: “Catskillvuoret”
- French: “Catskill Mountains”
- French: “Catskill”
- French: “Catskills”
- French: “montagnes Catskill”
- French: “Montagnes Catskill”
- French: “Monts Catskill”
- German: “Catskill Mountains”
- German: “Catskills”
- German: “Kaatserskill”
- Hebrew: “הרי קטסקיל”
- Hungarian: “Catskills, El Monaco”
- Indonesian: “Pegunungan Catskill”
- Irish: “Sléibhte Catskill”
- Italian: “Monti Catskill”
- Japanese: “キャッツキル山地”
- Kazakh: “Катскилл таулары”
- Korean: “캐츠킬산맥”
- Korean: “캣츠킬 산맥”
- Ladin: “Catskill Mountains”
- Lithuanian: “Katskilio kalnai”
- Min Nan Chinese: “Catskill Soaⁿ”
- Norwegian Bokmål: “Catskill Mountains”
- Polish: “Catskill (góry)”
- Polish: “Catskill”
- Portuguese: “Catskill Mountains”
- Portuguese: “Catskills”
- Portuguese: “Montanhas Catskill”
- Russian: “Каатскильские горы”
- Russian: “Катскилл”
- Russian: “Катскилы”
- Russian: “Катскильские горы”
- Serbo-Croatian: “Planine Catskill”
- Slovenian: “Catskill Mountains”
- Slovenian: “Catskills”
- Slovenian: “Catskillske gore”
- Spanish: “Montañas de Catskill”
- Swedish: “Catskill Mountains”
- Swedish: “Catskillbergen”
- Turkish: “Catskill Dağları”
- Ukrainian: “Катскілл”
- Venetian: “Monti Catskill”
- Western Frisian: “Catskillberchtme”
- Yiddish: “קעטסקיל בערג”
- Yiddish: “קעטסקילס”
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About Mapcarta. Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license, except for photos, directions, and the map. Description text is based on the Wikivoyage page “Catskills”. Photo: Chris M, CC BY 2.0.