The Mohonk Mountain House, also known as Lake Mohonk Mountain House, is an American resort hotel located south of the Catskill Mountains on the crest of the Shawangunk Ridge. The property lies at the junction of the towns of New Paltz, Marbletown, and Rochester.
Mohonk Mountain House
Lake Mohonk
Water fountain
Seen from Skytop observation tower
The Shawangunk Ridge, also known as the Shawangunk Mountains or The Gunks, is a ridge of bedrock in Ulster County, Sullivan County and Orange County in the state of New York, extending from the northernmost point of the border with New Jersey to the Catskills. The Shawangunk Ridge is a continuation of the long, easternmost section of the Appalachian Mountains; the ridge is known as Kittatinny Mountain in New Jersey, and as Blue Mountain as it continues through Pennsylvania. This ridge constitutes the western border of the Great Appalachian Valley.
Shawangunk Ridge from Sky Top cliff
Shawangunk Ridge from south of New Paltz
Awosting Falls in Minnewaska State Park Preserve. The cliff is made of layers of conglomerate.
The ridge within the Bear Hill Preserve in Cragsmoor