NEW YORK 



NEW YORK 



OUTLINE MAP OF NEW YORK 



Showing: boundaries, navigable rivers, principal canals, leading cities, location of gas and oil, salt 

 and gypsum fields, and the highest point of land in the state. 



which is low and level, New York can be di- 

 vided into several well-marked physical regions. 



Eastern Mountain Belt. This is a region of 

 rugged hills and low mountains, which are the 

 continuation and foothills of the Green Moun- 

 tains and of the Berkshire Hills of New Eng- 

 land. It occupies the entire portion east of the 

 Hudson River. 



The Plateau Region and the Catskill Moun- 

 tains. West of the Hudson River is the plateau 

 region, which extends through Southern and 

 Central New York almost to Lake Erie. This 

 region is the north* -rn extension of tin- Allr- 

 ghany plateau, which skirts the western base of 

 Appalachian Mountains. The eastern limit 

 >f this plateau is formed by the Catskill Moun- 

 tains. These mountains cover an area of about 

 500 square miles, and are in the form of a group 

 rather than that of a range. Many of tln-ir 

 slopes are wooded and the intervening valleys 

 are I he region of the Catskills, lik.- 



that of the Adirondacks, is a favorite sunim. r 

 resort. The highest peak, Slide Mountain, has 

 an altitude of 4.205 feet, :.nd there are sev 

 peaks between 3,000 and 4,000 feet high. This 



whole extensive plateau region is cut up by 

 many deep and wide valleys, which have a gen- 

 eral direction from north to south. 



The Adirondacks. The most notable feature 

 of New York's surface is the roughly-circular 

 mountain region known as the Adirondacks 

 (which see). It has an area of over 5,000 

 square miles and. covers all the eastern and 

 northern portion of the state, extending south 

 to the Mohawk Valley. The Adirondack re- 

 gion is justly celebrated for its beautiful and 

 wild scenery, for its nigged peaks, its prim 

 forests and its hundreds of lakes and mountain 

 streams. It contains several peaks between 

 3,000 and 4,000 feet high. Tho highest peak, 

 Mount Marcy, 5,345 feet, is the highest point 

 of the state. 



To the west of tin- Adirondack* and north of 

 th- plateau region extends the lake shore plain, 

 winch has a slightly undulating surface, sloping 

 ly towards the lakes. The soil of this plain 

 is very fertile and the region is specially suited 

 for fruit raising. 



The Mohawk Valley. Extending from the 

 Hudson River near Albany and west to Utica is 



