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Shawangunk Vistas
The Shawangunk landscape is characterized by cliff, talus, slabrock and both elements of a Boreal and Southern forest.
Ridgetop Views
Panoramic vistas can be found all along the narrow ridge--on clifftops as well as on rocky heights. There are many 360-degree views over the Wallkill and Rondout valleys, as well as to the north and south. The rocky ridgetop with many scrub oaks, low growing blueberry and huckleberry, and pitch pine affords the hiker constantly changing scenery.
Streams and Streambeds
The Shawangunks has more than 55 miles of mapped perennial streams and brooks above 660 feet. The four major parallel streams--the Stonykill, Saunderskill, Peterskill and Coxing Kill--eventually drain into the Rondout Creek, which flows to the Hudson River.
Natural History
The Shawangunks can be defined by many prominent features such as cliff, talus, pitch pine. The ridge is in a transition zone between a Northern or Boreal Forest and a Southern or Carolinian one. It is along a flyway for birds of prey and home to many species of plants and animals.
Shawangunk Waterfalls
The Shawangunk has a variety of spectacular waterfalls that cascade over cliffs into the streams below.
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