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Shawangunk Ridge
The
Shawangunk Ridge
, also known as the
Shawangunk Mountains
or
The Gunks
, is a
ridge
of bedrock in
Ulster County
,
Sullivan County
and
Orange County
in the state of
New York
, extending from the northernmost point of
New Jersey
to the
Catskill Mountains
. Shawangunk Ridge is the continuation of the long, easternmost ridge of the Appalachian Mountains; the ridge is known as
Kittatinny Mountain
in New Jersey, and as
Blue Mountain
as it continues through Pennsylvania. This ridge constitutes the western border of the
Great Appalachian Valley
.
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