Bonticou Crag

Geology:

1,100 foot high, prominent, stark-white crag overlooking the valley. 

History:

1705  -- the name first appeared.  It designated a kill (stream) and region of fertile lowland along the Wallkill River.  Bontecou literally means "spotted cow" in Dutch. 

Habitats: 

open fields, forests

On the exposed bedrock atop the crag, the vegetation is sparse: pitch pines, a few gray birches, lowbush blueberries, mosses, and lichens.

Trail:

Moderately strenuous 3 mile round-trip from Spring Farm Trailhead.