Devils Tombstone facts for kids

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Devils Tombstone Location in New York Adirondack Park Show map of New York Adirondack Park Devils Tombstone Location in the United States Show map of the United States
Highest point
Elevation	1,959 feet (597 m)
Geography
Location	NNE of Edgewood, New York, U.S.
Topo map	USGS Hunter

This is the Devil's Tombstone which is from where the park derives its name.

Devils Tombstone Park is a special place in Greene County, New York. It gets its name from a huge rock found right in the middle of the park. This park is part of the beautiful Catskill Mountains. You can find it north-northeast of a town called Edgewood. Other mountains like Plateau Mountain (to the east), Sugarloaf Mountain (to the southeast), and Hunter Mountain (to the west) are nearby.

Devils Tombstone is also one of the oldest parks within the larger Catskill Forest Preserve.

Why It's Called Devil's Tombstone

The park is named after a giant rock called the Devil's Tombstone. This huge boulder was left here a long, long time ago by a big glacier. The rock looks a lot like an old tombstone made of bluestone. Because of this, it was set upright to stand tall.