Devils Tombstone
{{short description|Mountain in New York, United States}}
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| location = NNE of Edgewood, New York, U.S.
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Devils Tombstone or the Devil's Tombstone Park, is a park which is named for the large rock which lay at the center of the park, which is located in Greene County, New York. The park is part of the Catskill Mountain range, and located north-northeast of Edgewood. Plateau Mountain, is located east of Devils Tombstone, Sugarloaf Mountain, is located southeast, and Hunter Mountain is directly west.
The Devil's Tombstone is one of the oldest parks in the Catskill Forest Preserve.{{Cite web|url=https://www.dec.ny.gov/outdoor/24462.html|title=Devil's Tombstone Campground & Day Use Area - NYS Dept. of Environmental Conservation|website=www.dec.ny.gov|access-date=2018-11-10}}
Origin of the Name
The Devil's Tombstone park is named after a large boulder which was left behind during the Wisconsin glaciation. The rocks resemblance to an old bluestone tombstone lead to its being hoisted into a standing position.{{Cite book|title=The Catskills in the ice age|last=Titus|first=Robert|date=2003|publisher=Purple Mountain Press|isbn=1930098413|location=|pages=44|oclc=53067077}}
Significant Remarks
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References
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{{Mountains of New York}}
Category:Mountains of Greene County, New York
Category:Mountains of New York (state)
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