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The
Catskill Mountains
, also known as
the Catskills
, are part of the larger
Appalachian Mountains
. They are in southeastern
New York
. The Catskills are generally defined as those areas close to or within the borders of the
Catskill Park
, a 700,000-acre (2,800 km
2
)
forest preserve
forever protected from many forms of development under New York state law.
The Catskills form the northeastern end of the
Allegheny Plateau
(also known as the
Appalachian Plateau
).
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