Lake Mohonk is located in Ulster County, New York, United States. It is located approximately northwest of Poughkeepsie. Activities on the lake are operated by Mohonk Mountain House.

Description

The small lake, long and deep, is located above sea level in the town of New Paltz near Sky Top Mountain, at one of the highest peaks of the Shawangunk Ridge.

The peak of Sky Top lies just east of the south end of the lake; to the west, Eagle Cliff rises to a height of . Competitors in the Survival of the Shawangunks swim the lake as their final aquatic leg of the competition.

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File:Lake Among the Hills by William Hart, 1858.jpg|alt=Lake surrounded by hills, under a cloudy sky|Lake Among the Hills (1858) by William Hart, on display at the White House

File:On Lake Mohonk, Eerie Railway, 1881.jpg|Lake Mohonk, 1881

File:The Wallkill Valley in art and story (1899) (14753574036).jpg|Lake Mohonk, 1899

File:Lake Mohonk, Ulster County, New York (2011).jpg|Lake Mohonk, 2011

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