North Dome is a

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located in Greene County,

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. The mountain is part of the

Catskill Mountains The Catskill Mountains, also known as the Catskills, are a physiographic province and subrange of the larger Appalachian Mountains, located in southeastern New York. As a cultural and geographic region, the Catskills are generally defined a ...

. North Dome is flanked to the east by

West Kill Mountain West Kill Mountain, or Westkill Mountain, is located in Greene County, New York. The mountain is named after the West Kill stream which flows along its northern side, and is part of the Devil's Path range of the Catskill Mountains. To the eas ...

, and to the west faces Mount Sherrill. North Dome stands within the

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of the

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, which drains into

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. The northern slopes of North Dome drain into the

West Kill The West Kill, an tributary of Schoharie Creek, flows through the town of Lexington, New York, United States, from its source on Hunter Mountain (New York), Hunter Mountain, the second-highest peak of the Catskill Mountains. Ultimately its wate ...

via

Hagadone Brook Hagadone Brook converges with West Kill west of Spruceton, New York. Hagadone Brook drains the northern slopes of North Dome North Dome is a granite dome in Yosemite National Park, California. It is the southernmost summit of Indian Ridge ...

and Bennett Brook, thence into

Schoharie Creek Schoharie Creek is a river in New York (state), New York that flows north from the foot of Indian Head Mountain (New York), Indian Head Mountain in the Catskill Mountains, Catskills through the Schoharie Valley to the Mohawk River. It is twice ...

, the

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, and the Hudson River. The southern slopes of North Dome drain into

Esopus Creek Esopus Creek is a tributary of the Hudson River that drains the east-central Catskill Mountains in the U.S. state of New York. From its source at Winnisook Lake on the slopes of Slide Mountain, the Catskills' highest peak, it flows across Ul ...

, and thence into the Hudson River. North Dome is contained within the Westkill Mountain Wilderness Area of New York's

Catskill State Park The Catskill Park is in the Catskill Mountains in the U.S. state of New York. It consists of of land inside a Blue Line in four counties: Delaware, Greene, Sullivan, and Ulster. As of 2005, or 41 percent of the land within, is owned by ...

. There is no hiking trail over the mountain, though an extension of the Devil's Path west from West Kill Mtn. has been contemplated. The ascent is made by bushwack, most often from Spruceton Road. The only way to the top of the North Dome is through private land, a nearby summer camp.

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External links

North Dome Mountain Hiking Info
Catskill 3500 Club
Peakbagger.com: North Dome
* Mountains of Greene County, New York Catskill High Peaks Mountains of New York (state) {{GreeneCountyNY-geo-stub

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