Mount Tremper is a hamlet in the Town of Shandaken in

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, New York, United States. Mount Tremper is situated to the east of

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and to the north of

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, within the

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. The community is located at . It is named for nearby

Mount Tremper Mount Tremper, officially known as Tremper Mountain and originally called Timothyberg, is one of the Catskill Mountains in the U.S. state of New York. It is located near the hamlet of Phoenicia, in the valley of Esopus Creek. At in elevatio ...

Attractions

Among the cultural attractions in the area is Mount Tremper Arts, a non-profit organization. MTA features performances,

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, educational programming, and informal gatherings. The

Mount Tremper Fire Observation Station The Mount Tremper Fire Observation Station is a historic fire observation station located on Mount Tremper at Shandaken in Ulster County, New York. The station and contributing resources include a , steel frame lookout tower erected in 1917 and ...

, built circa 1917, was used for fire observation until 1971. The 47-foot tower was opened to tourists on June 9, 2001. Mount Tremper is the site of

Zen Mountain Monastery Zen Mountain Monastery (or, Doshinji, meaning Temple of the Way of Reality) is a Zen Buddhist monastery and training center on a forested property in the Catskill Mountains in Mount Tremper, New York. It was founded in 1980 by John Daido Loori or ...

, the main house of the Mountains and Rivers Order of

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. The Mount Tremper trailhead is a lovely hike any time of year. Many come to fish for Rainbow Trout at the Esopus Creek.

Lodging and dining

Mount Tremper is home to The Pines, a locally owned honky tonk and restaurant. Kate's Lazy Meadow is a

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owned by

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, one of the founding members of

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. Although it is called Woodstock Brewery, this craft brewery is closer to Mt. Tremper than Woodstock. Overlook Creek Cottages is a compound that overlooks the Esopus and views of Mt. Tremper.

Notable residents

* Brasheedah Elohim, American-Israeli women's professional basketball player * Michael Lang, American concert promoter, producer, and manager *

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, Tunisian singer-songwriter, composer, and humanist * Kathy Ruttenberg, American sculptor and visual artist

References

{{UlsterCountyNY-geo-stub Hamlets in Ulster County, New York Catskills