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Verkeerder Kill Falls

Coordinates: 41°41′06″N 74°19′41″W / 41.68500°N 74.32806°W / 41.68500; -74.32806
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Verkeerder Kill Falls
Verkeerder Kill Falls
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LocationUlster County, New York
Coordinates41°41′06″N 74°19′41″W / 41.68500°N 74.32806°W / 41.68500; -74.32806[1]
Elevation1,713 feet (522 m)
Total height187 feet (57 m)[1]
WatercourseVerkeerder Kill

Verkeerder Kill Falls is the highest waterfall in Sam's Point Preserve in the Shawangunk Mountains in the town of Shawangunk, Ulster County, New York. It is 187 feet (57 m) tall and is accessible via a three-mile-long (4.8 km) trail, part of the Long Path, which branches off from the main trail in Sam's Point Preserve. The waterfall is named after the stream. The waterfall may only be viewed from the top near an edge of a rocky outcrop.

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  1. ^ a b "Verkeerder Kill Falls". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior. Retrieved 2018-01-23.
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