Edited sentence: ) than the escarpment adjacent to North and South Lake (2,250 ft.Additionally, the lookout point from North and South Lake is not even a peak at all.Approximately 100 miles away in New Hampshire, an over-hyped  peak called Mount Monadnock draws visitors every year with the claim that four states are visible from its apex (Massachusetts, New York, Vermont, and New Hampshire).For those interested in stretching their legs a little, the nearby North Mountain surpasses Monadnock's height with an elevation of 3,180 feet.However, the latter overlooks the Hudson Valley, which has an elevation close to sea level, making the effective elevation difference comparable to Monadnock's.Indeed, there are a total of 35 mountains in the Catskill range with elevations surpassing 3,500 feet.It is true that Monadnock has a higher elevation (3,165 ft.Monadnock is also praised for its towering height - a claim which any hiker of the Catskill Mountains disregards as gibberish.Proponents of Monadnock's cultural relevance will point out that an artist named Richard Whitney once painted a pretty picture of Mount Monadnock; the Catskill mountains, on the other hand, were the birthplace for an entire art movement (the Hudson River School, pioneered by Thomas Cole).This vantage point is widely regarded as superior to the peak of Mount Monadnock, considering that it is accessible by car (Monadnock is not).While this is true, North-South Lake visitors need only make a five minute trek to the site of the historic Catskill Mountain House, from which five states are visible on a clear day (New York, Massachusetts, Vermont, New Hampshire and Connecticut)