Sam's Point Preserve, or Sam's Point Dwarf Pine Ridge Preserve, is a 4600-acre (19 km²) preserve in Ulster County on the highest point (2,289 feet/697 m) of the Shawangunk Ridge in New York. Ulster County is a County located in the state of New York, USA. The Shawangunk Ridge (also known as the Shawangunk Mountains, or The Gunks; pronounced by some locals as "SHONG-gum" (/ˈʃɑŋgʌm/ is a ridge of mountains New York ( is a state in the Mid-Atlantic and Northeastern regions of the United States and is the nation's third most populous It is owned by the Open Space Institute and managed by The Nature Conservancy. Open Space Institute ( OSI) is an organization that seeks to preserve scenic natural and historic landscapes for public enjoyment conserve habitats and The Nature Conservancy is a US charitable Environmental organization working to preserve the Plants, Animals, and natural communities Its unique environment features dwarf pine trees along the ridgetop. See also Nature The natural environment, commonly referred to simply as the environment, is a terminology that is comprised of all living and This article is about the tree For other uses of the term "pine" see Pine (disambiguation. Located within the park is Lake Maratanza, the highest lake on the ridge, and ice caves. Lake Maratanza is the highest lake in New York 's Shawangunk Ridge at 2245 feet (684 m above sea level term ice cave refers to any type of natural Cave (most commonly Lava tubes or Limestone caves that contains significant amounts of perennial (year-round
The name derives from a story that a man named Sam, pursued by Indians, jumped off the cliff to avoid capture and miraculously survived the drop. Roads throughout the preserve were built as fire roads in the 1930's by the Civilian Conservation Corps. Civilian Conservation Corps ( CCC) was a Work relief program for young men from unemployed families established on March 21, 1933, by U
The Long Path long-distance hiking trail crosses it, eventually reaching VerKeerderkill Falls. The Long Path is a 34735-mile (559 km long-distance Hiking Trail running from George Washington Bridge in Fort Lee, New Jersey The word 'hiking' is understood in all English-speaking countries but there are differences in usage A trail is a Path or Road used for Walking, Cycling, Cross-country skiing, or other activities VerKeerderkill Falls is the highest Waterfall in Sam's Point Preserve in the Shawangunk Mountains in Ulster County New York. A branch leads to Sam's Point (with a view of land for many miles, sometimes as far as High Point in New Jersey), and another to ice caves with motion-sensor lights. High Point is the name of several places in the United States High Point North Carolina High Point University, located there New Jersey ( is a state in the Mid-Atlantic and Northeastern regions of the United States. Visitors who want to get to Sam's Point have to go through Cragsmoor. Cragsmoor is a hamlet (and Census-designated place) in Ulster County, New York, United States. Sam's Point Preserve is near the Mohonk Preserve and Minnewaska State Park Preserve. The Mohonk Preserve is located in the Shawangunk Ridge, a section of the Appalachian Mountains, north of New York City in Ulster County New The Minnewaska State Park Preserve is a 21106 acre (58 km² preserve located on the Shawangunk Ridge in New York on US 44 / NY 55, five miles
The land was once owned by the nearby village of Ellenville to protect its watershed and partly by a company which offered tours of the ice caves. Administrative divisions of New York State differ from those in certain other countries and most U Ellenville is a village in Ulster County, New York, United States. A drainage basin is an extent of Land where Water from Rain or Snow melt drains downhill into a body of water such as a River, The Open Space Institute, working with The Nature Conservancy bought it with assistance from the Lila Acheson and Dewitt Wallace Fund for the Hudson Highlands, after the village considered selling the land to developers.
In 2005, the Preserve opened the Sam’s Point Conservation Center with education facilities, exhibits and a gift shop. A parking fee of $7 per vehicle is charged.
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