| Stoppel Point | |
|---|---|
Stoppel Point Location of Stoppel Point within New York Show map of New YorkStoppel Point Stoppel Point (the United States) Show map of the United States | |
| Highest point | |
| Elevation | 3,422 ft (1,043 m)1 |
| Coordinates | 42°13′30″N 74°03′54″W / 42.22500°N 74.06500°W / 42.22500; -74.065001 |
| Geography | |
| Location | NE of Haines Falls, New York, U.S. |
| Topo map | USGS Kaaterskill Clove |
Stoppel Point is a mountain located in Greene County, New York northeast of Haines Falls, New York. Located to the southeast is North Mountain. Stoppel Point drains east into Winter Clove, north into Countryman Kill and East Kill, and the east side is the source of Kaaterskill Creek.
On May 26, 1983, a pilot with a revoked student certificate crashed a Piper-28-140 into the mountain at about 3,400 feet (1,000 m) in bad weather .2 The remains of his airplane can still be found.
References
References
- "Stoppel Point". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior. Retrieved January 12, 2018.
- NTSB report on 1983 crash