Lake Mohonk
{{Short description|Lake in Ulster County, New York, USA}}
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| name = Lake Mohonk
| image = Mohonk Mountain House 2011 View of Mohonk Lake from One Hiking Trail FRD 3247.jpg
| caption = Lake Mohonk
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| location = Ulster County, New York
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| basin_countries = United States
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| area = {{convert|17|acre|abbr=on}}
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| max-depth = {{convert|60|ft|abbr=on}}
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| elevation = {{convert|1253|ft|m|abbr=on}}
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| cities = Marbletown
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Lake Mohonk is located in Ulster County, New York, United States.{{cite gnis|957489|Mohonk Lake}} It is located approximately {{convert|14|mi}} northwest of Poughkeepsie. Activities on the lake are operated by Mohonk Mountain House.
Description
The small lake, {{convert|1/2|mile|spell=in}} long and {{convert|60|ft}} deep, is located {{convert|1245|ft}} above sea level in the town of New Paltz near Sky Top Mountain, at {{convert|1542|ft}} one of the highest peaks of the Shawangunk Ridge.
The peak of Sky Top lies just east of the south end of the lake; to the west, Eagle Cliff rises to a height of {{convert|1412|ft}}. Competitors in the Survival of the Shawangunks swim the lake as their final aquatic leg of the competition.{{cite news|title=50 Miles of Scenic Suffering for Fun, Fitness and Health|author=Janon Fisher|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2004/09/13/nyregion/13triathlon.html?_r=1|newspaper=New York Times|date=September 13, 2004|access-date=October 6, 2012}}
File:Lake Among the Hills by William Hart, 1858.jpg|alt=Lake surrounded by hills, under a cloudy sky|Lake Among the Hills (1858) by William Hart, on display at the White House
File:On Lake Mohonk, Eerie Railway, 1881.jpg|Lake Mohonk, 1881
File:The Wallkill Valley in art and story (1899) (14753574036).jpg|Lake Mohonk, 1899
File:Lake Mohonk, Ulster County, New York (2011).jpg|Lake Mohonk, 2011
References
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Sources
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- {{EB1911|wstitle=Mohonk Lake|volume=18|page=650}}
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