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
Ulster County is a county in the U.S. state of New York. It is situated along the Hudson River. As of the 2020 census, the population was 181,851. The county seat is Kingston. The county is named after the Irish province of Ulster. The county is part of the Hudson Valley region of the state.
Mohonk Mountain House on Shawangunk Ridge
Ulster County in 1875
Lake Minnewaska
Ashokan Reservoir from Wittenberg