GEOLOGY OF THE HYDE PARK AREA

STOP #5: Vanderbilt Overlook

14. What type of rock is the Vanderbilt Mansion made of?

15. What is the age of rock in Hyde Park (Use Ea Sci. Ref. Charts)?

16. What is the age of the Catskills seen across the Hudson River?

17. Why is the Catskills considered to be a plateau and NOT a mountain?

18. What must be present between the rocks in Hyde Park and the rocks of the Catskills?

19. What could be a possible explanation of the high elevation in Highland just across the Hudson?

20. What is the slope like between the overlook and the Hudson River?

How would a topographic map show this slope?

21. What is the topography like along this slope?

22. What might have caused type of topography?

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