Slide Mountain Wilderness Area

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Slide Mountain Wilderness Area
IUCN category Ib (wilderness area)
Location of the Slide Mountain Wilderness
Location	Ulster County, New York, United States
Nearest city	Kingston, New York
Coordinates	41°59′55″N 74°23′11″W / 41.99861°N 74.38639°W / 41.99861; -74.38639
Area	47,500 acres (192 km2)
Established	1985
Visitors	23,000 (in 2003)
Governing body	New York State Department of Environmental Conservation

The Slide Mountain Wilderness Area is, at 47,500 acres (19,200 ha), the largest tract of state-owned Forest Preserve in New York's Catskill Park, and the largest area under any kind of wilderness area protection between the Adirondacks and the southern Appalachians. It is located in the towns of Shandaken, Denning and Olive in Ulster County.