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The Mohonk Mountain House, also known as Lake Mohonk Mountain House, is a resort hotel located south of the Catskill Mountains on the crest of the Shawangunk Ridge, New York. The property lies at the junction of the towns of New Paltz , Marbletown , and Rochester .
The small lake, one-half mile (0.80 km) long and 60 feet (18 m) deep, is located 1,245 feet (379 m) above sea level in the town of New Paltz near Sky Top Mountain, at 1,542 feet (470 m) one of the highest peaks of the Shawangunk Ridge.
Northwest of New Paltz, between Wallkill Valley on the east and Rondout Valley on the west 41°46′48″N 74°09′41″W / 41.78°N 74.1614°W / 41.78; -74.1614 ( Lake Mohonk Mountain House
The Trapps in the Mohonk Preserve. The Mohonk Preserve is a nature preserve in the Shawangunk Ridge, 90 miles (140 km) north of New York City in Ulster County, New York.The preserve has over 8,000 acres (32 km 2) of cliffs, forests, fields, ponds and streams, with over 70 miles (110 km) of carriage roads and 40 miles (64 km) of trails for hiking, cycling, trail running, cross-country skiing ...
New Paltz (locally / ˈ n uː p ɔː l z /) is an incorporated U.S. town in Ulster County, New York. The population was 14,407 at the 2020 census . [ 2 ] The town is located in the southeastern part of the county and is south of Kingston .
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In 1869, Quaker Twins Albert and Alfred Smiley acquired the property, expanded the inn into a mountain house-styled hotel, and began buying available land to provide a natural retreat for their guests. In 1879, Alfred left Mohonk to open his first of two mountain houses at Minnewaska Lake to the south.
An 1875 map of the town of New Paltz; the village was created in the central portion. New Paltz was founded in 1678 by French Huguenots settlers, including Louis DuBois, who had taken refuge in Mannheim, Germany, for a brief period of time, being married there in 1655, before emigrating to the Dutch colony of New Netherland in 1660 with his family.