Layman’s Monument

Layman’s Monument is a monument in Greene County, New York. Layman’s Monument is situated near the waterfall Bastion Falls, as well as near Kaaterskill Falls.

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights: South Mountain and High Peak.

South Mountain

Peak

Photo: Naib, CC BY 3.0.

South Mountain is a mountain located in Greene County, New York east of Haines Falls, New York. Located to the southwest is Roundtop Mountain. High Peak drains south into Kaaterskill Creek and north into North-South Lake.

Kaaterskill High Peak is one of the Catskill Mountains, located in the Town of Hunter in Greene County, New York, United States. It was once believed to be the highest peak in the entire range, but its summit, at 3,655 feet in elevation, places it only 23rd among the Catskill High Peaks. High Peak is situated 2 miles south of Layman’s Monument.

North–South Lake

Reservoir

Photo: Naib, CC BY 3.0.

North–South Lake is an 1,100-acre state campground in the Catskill Forest Preserve near Palenville, New York operated by the New York State Department of Environmental Conservation near the site of the historic Catskill Mountain House overlooking the Hudson River. North–South Lake is situated 1½ miles northeast of Layman’s Monument.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Twilight Park Historic District and Haines Falls.

Twilight Park Historic District

Hamlet

Twilight Park Historic District is a national historic district located at Haines Falls in Greene County, New York. The district contains 102 contributing buildings, one contributing site, and seven contributing structures.

Haines Falls

Village

Photo: RobertDrake2015, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Haines Falls is a hamlet located east of Tannersville in the Town of Hunter, in Greene County, New York, United States. Haines Falls is located at. The town's original name was "Haines Corners". Haines Falls is situated 1½ miles west of Layman’s Monument.

Palenville

Village

Photo: Daniel Case, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Palenville is a hamlet and census-designated place in Greene County, New York, United States. The population was 1,002 at the 2020 census. Palenville is in the southwestern part of the town of Catskill, located at the junction of Routes 23A and 32A. Palenville is situated 2½ miles east of Layman’s Monument.

Layman’s Monument

Type: Monument
Category: historic site
Location: Greene County, New York, Mid-Atlantic, United States, North America
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Latitude

42.18902° or 42° 11′ 21″ north

Longitude

-74.06819° or 74° 4′ 6″ west

Open location code

87J75WQJ+JP

OpenStreetMap ID

node 5004182722

OpenStreetMap feature

historic=monument

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Notable Places Nearby

Highlights: Bastion Falls and Kaaterskill Falls.

Nearby Places

Places to explore: No parking May 1 through Oct 15 and Kaaterskill Falls Viewing Platform.

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