Shale Pit

Shale Pit is a quarry in Ulster County, New York. Shale Pit is situated nearby to the protected area Mohonk Preserve (Foothills), as well as near the tourism office Duck Pond Visitor Center.

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Mohonk Mountain House and Guyot Hill.

Mohonk Mountain House

Protected area

Photo: Fred Hsu, CC BY-SA 3.0.

The Mohonk Mountain House, also known as Lake Mohonk Mountain House or simply Lake Mohonk, is a resort hotel located south of the Catskill Mountains on the crest of the Shawangunk Ridge in New York. Mohonk Mountain House is situated 2 miles north of Shale Pit.

Guyot Hill

Peak

Guyot Hill is a mountain located in the Shawangunk Mountains of New York, south of High Falls. Bonticou Crag is located east-northeast of Guyot Hill. Guyot Hill is situated 2½ miles north of Shale Pit.

Sojourner Truth Bridge

Bridge

Photo: Gyrobo, Public domain.

Sojourner Truth Bridge is situated 2½ miles east of Shale Pit.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include New Paltz and Alligerville Historic District.

New Paltz

Photo: Daniel Case, CC BY-SA 3.0.

New Paltz is a city in Ulster County, New York State. This article also covers the small town of Gardiner, less than 7 miles to the southwest.

Alligerville Historic District

Hamlet

Photo: HighAtop94, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Alligerville Historic District is a national historic district located at Alligerville, Ulster County, New York. It encompasses 81 contributing buildings, 5 contributing sites, and 8 contributing structures in the hamlet of Alligerville. Alligerville Historic District is situated 4 miles northwest of Shale Pit.

High Falls

Village

Photo: Daniel Case, CC BY-SA 3.0.

High Falls is a hamlet in Ulster County, New York, United States. The population was 700 at the 2020 census. Portions of High Falls are located in the towns of Marbletown and Rosendale. High Falls is situated 5 miles north of Shale Pit.

Shale Pit

Type: Quarry
Category: industry
Location: Ulster County, New York, Mid-Atlantic, United States, North America
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Latitude

41.7499° or 41° 44′ 60″ north

Longitude

-74.13568° or 74° 8′ 8″ west

Open location code

87H7PVX7+XP

OpenStreetMap ID

way 292738628

OpenStreetMap feature

landuse=quarry

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