Cold Brook New York Map

About Cold Brook, New York

Cold Brook is a locality in Ulster County, New York, United States. It is a small community with a population of 250. The population density is 219.9 people per km². Cold Brook is located at 43.2399°N, 75.0389°W. It observes the Eastern Time (America/New_York) timezone. Cold Brook is an incorporated locality. ZIP codes: 12412, 13324.

Cold Brook emerges from the dense, verdant folds of the landscape where the relentless movement of Esopus Creek defines the local topography. It lies 9.3 miles south-southwest of Edgewood, NY (from Edgewood, NY: bearing 199°T), and is situated 8.0 miles west-southwest of Woodstock. This waterway carves a path through the terrain, its current acting as a rhythmic pulse against the backdrop of the Catskill Mountains, which loom nine miles away with a somber, blue-tinted permanence. The earth here is thick with the damp, mineral scent of deep woodland, and the air holds a cool, heavy clarity that suggests the proximity of the Slide Mountain Wilderness. Only a mile away, the Ashokan Reservoir East Basin reflects the shifting sky, its surface often mirroring the somber gray of an approaching storm or the bruised violet of an upstate twilight. The land near Traver Hollow rises in sharp, rhythmic ridges, creating a geography that feels both ancient and intentionally private, shielded by the high, timbered walls of the surrounding slopes.

Cold Brook carries the quiet weight of a history rooted in the extraction of hemlock bark and the slow, deliberate pace of mountain commerce. The economy remains tethered to the land, favoring small-scale enterprises that respect the seasonal migrations of the forest and the persistent, life-giving flow of the nearby creek. Travelers who seek the rugged isolation of the Phoenicia Trail often pass through, drawn by the stillness that settles over the valley once the sun dips behind the western ridges. Life in Cold Brook is measured not by the frantic tick of a clock, but by the gradual change in the color of the canopy and the way the shadows lengthen across the meadow at dusk. It is a place where the human presence feels like a light, respectful footprint, existing in a fragile, enduring equilibrium with the unyielding wildness of the surrounding peaks.

About This Cold Brook Map Page

This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of Cold Brook, New York. Coordinates: 43.239875, -75.038869. Live weather conditions are sourced directly from the National Weather Service. Real-time local and world news feeds keep the page current.

Detailed location data for Cold Brook includes the ZIP code (12412, 13324), telephone area code (845, 315), county seat of Ulster County (Kingston), and school district assignment (Poland Central School District).

Location data is drawn from the USGS Geographic Names Information System (GNIS) and cross-verified against 2020 US Census records by coordinate proximity. Population figures are sourced from the 2020 US Census.