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Eagle Mountain
Summit of Eagle Mountain in winter.jpg
Cairn marking the summit
Highest point
Elevation 3,610 ft (1,100 m)
Prominence 500 ft (150 m)
Listing Catskill High Peaks 27th
Geography
Location Ulster County, New York
Parent range Catskill Mountains
Topo map USGS Seager

Eagle Mountain is a mountain located in Ulster County, New York. The mountain is part of the Catskill Mountains. Eagle Mountain is flanked to the north by Haynes Mountain, to the southwest by Doubletop Mountain and Graham Mountain, and to the southeast by Big Indian Mountain.

The east and northeast sides of Eagle Mountain drain into Esopus Creek, thence into the Hudson River, which drains into New York Bay. The north, west and south sides of Eagle Mtn. drain into Dry Brook, thence into the East Branch of the Delaware River, and into Delaware Bay.

Eagle Mountain is within the Big Indian Wilderness of New York's Catskill State Park.

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