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.

Spring Glen

Hamlet

Spring Glen is a hamlet of the Town of Wawarsing in Ulster County, New York, United States. It is located just off US 209 just north of the Sullivan County line. Spring Glen is situated 3½ miles west of Sam’s Point Overlook.

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″ north

Longitude

-74.35757° or 74° 21′ 27″ west

Open location code

87H7MJ9R+WX

OpenStreetMap ID

node 2393902953

OpenStreetMap feature

tourism=viewpoint

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