Sam’s Point Overlook
Sam’s Point Overlook is a scenic viewpoint in Ulster County, New York. Sam’s Point Overlook is situated nearby to the tourism office Sam’s Point Preserve Nature Center, as well as near the ruins Berrypicker Shack.Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Lake Maratanza and Verkeerder Kill Falls.
Lake Maratanza
Photo: Lithium6ion, Public domain.
Lake Maratanza is the highest lake in New York's Shawangunk Ridge at 2,245 feet above sea level. It is within Sam's Point Preserve. The lake is dammed and supplies drinking water to Ellenville.
Verkeerder Kill Falls
Waterfall
Photo: Ankafm87, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Verkeerder Kill Falls is the highest waterfall in Sam's Point Preserve in the Shawangunk Mountains in the town of Shawangunk, Ulster County, New York. The waterfall has often been reported as 187 feet in height. Verkeerder Kill Falls is situated 2 miles northeast of Sam’s Point Overlook.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Cragsmoor and Walker Valley.
Cragsmoor
Hamlet
Photo: Daniel Case, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Cragsmoor is a hamlet in Ulster County, New York, United States. The population was 433 at the 2020 census. Cragsmoor is located atop the Shawangunk Ridge, in the south part of the Town of Wawarsing. Sam's Point Preserve is in Cragsmoor.
Walker Valley
Village
Photo: Daniel Case, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Walker Valley is a hamlet located in the western part of the Town of Shawangunk in Ulster County, New York, United States, generally thought of as coterminous with the 12588 ZIP code. Walker Valley is situated 2½ miles southwest of Sam’s Point Overlook.
Ellenville
Photo: Daniel Case, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Ellenville is a village within the town of Wawarsing, in Ulster County, part of the Catskills region in New York State. Ellenville is near the intersection of routes NY 52 and US 209.
Sam’s Point Overlook
- Type: Scenic viewpoint
- Category: tourism
- Location: Ulster County, New York, Mid-Atlantic, United States, North America
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Latitude
41.66983° or 41° 40′ 11″ northLongitude
-74.35757° or 74° 21′ 27″ westOpen location code
87H7MJ9R+WXOpenStreetMap ID
node 2393902953OpenStreetMap feature
tourism=viewpoint
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