New York Mountain is a
mountain
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in
Eagle County
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,
Colorado
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.
Gold Dust Peak
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lies south of New York Mountain and
New York Lake
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is located southeast. The
New York Mountain Trail
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leads to the summit. The mountain is the site of mining ruins from the late nineteenth century.
References
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Mountains of Colorado
Mountains of Eagle County, Colorado
North American 3000 m summits