Catskill Mountains

American  

[kats-kil] / ˈkæts kɪl /

plural noun

1. a range of low mountains in E New York: resort area. Highest peak, Slide Mountain, 4,204 feet (1,281 meters).

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Catskill Mountains British  

/ ˈkætskɪl /

plural noun

1. Also called: Catskills. a mountain range in SE New York State: resort. Highest peak: Slide Mountain, 1261 m (4204 ft)

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Catskill Mountains

At Camp Lokanda in New York’s Catskill Mountains, professional canasta instructor Lisa Youngelson, also the camp’s activities director, taught the card game to the female counselors in training, a group of rising high-school seniors.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 3, 2026

“She came out to schmooze with the customers, and I went, “This is the one,’” said Siegel, who hails from what he billed “the Jewish Alps” — the Catskill Mountains in New York.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 26, 2025

McCutcheon’s father attempts to control her by sending her to the Catskill Mountains.

From Slate ● May 27, 2024

Grant Cornett is an artist who resides in the Catskill Mountains.

From New York Times ● Jul. 12, 2023

After washing his face in the farm spring, he and Mole resumed their trek into the dense forests of the Catskill Mountains.

From "Frightful's Mountain" by Jean Craighead George

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