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1317:Landforms of Greene County, New York
611:(Map). 1:24,000. 7.5 minute series.
557:Champlain & Hudson River Valleys
554:Foulke, Patricia and Robert (2003).
540:Picturesque Catskills: Greene County
1307:Climbing areas of the United States
1302:Mountain passes of New York (state)
208:between 3,520-foot (1,070 m)
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564:: Hunter Publishing. p. 207.
537:De Lisser, Richard Lionel (1967).
316:. Bushnellville Creek drains into
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167:New York City water supply system
699:(DEC). September 2001. p. 7
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507:The Catskill Forest: A History
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633:Central Catskill Trails
267:Greene County Route 6.
660:Titus, Robert (1993).
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448:Schoharie Reservoir
442:began building the
206:Bushnellville Creek
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68:Lexington, New York
880:Delaware Water Gap
870:Cumberland Narrows
472:ice grading system
375:. Waters from the
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942:Potomac Water Gap
927:Mechanicsburg Gap
912:James River Gorge
785:Mechanicsburg, PA
452:Ashokan Reservoir
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1133:Carter Notch
1085:Turner's Gap
1080:Thornton Gap
1070:Snickers Gap
1065:Rockfish Gap
1045:Manassas Gap
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922:Loysburg Gap
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318:Esopus Creek
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1208:Lincoln Gap
1163:Evans Notch
1040:Maggoty Gap
1020:Fishers Gap
995:Chester Gap
957:Swatara Gap
937:The Narrows
902:Goshen Pass
562:Walpole, MA
476:sedimentary
288:Prattsville
113: /
88:Coordinates
1296:Categories
1198:Hobart Gap
1143:Craven Gap
1113:Balsam Gap
1090:Wilson Gap
1030:Jarman Gap
1010:Deep Notch
917:Lehigh Gap
875:Brocks Gap
862:Water gaps
618:2010-07-07
486:References
462:Recreation
394:Middletown
358:sandstones
218:High Peaks
152:high peaks
136:Echo Notch
128:Deep Notch
101:74°24′20″W
98:42°11′40″N
58:NY 42
22:Deep Notch
1312:Catskills
1153:Deals Gap
1138:Cowee Gap
1118:Brock Gap
1060:Pound Gap
1035:Keyes Gap
1025:Fox's Gap
980:Ashby Gap
972:Wind gaps
947:Reeds Gap
890:Blair Gap
402:Shandaken
354:dissected
314:watershed
276:Pine Hill
202:West Kill
192:Geography
144:Lexington
81:Catskills
40:Elevation
1253:Soco Gap
1128:Bull Gap
505:(2000).
425:charcoal
338:Devonian
272:Stamford
161:and the
148:Catskill
64:Location
852:of the
804:July 7,
760:July 7,
703:July 8,
386:tannery
350:Acadian
346:Taconic
332:History
296:Halcott
292:Windham
234:summits
216:, both
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362:shales
239:grades
174:slides
693:(PDF)
392:with
367:Like
342:delta
159:NY 42
134:, or
76:Range
850:Gaps
806:2010
793:ISBN
762:2010
705:2010
670:ISBN
641:ISBN
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