 "Upstate" is a common term for New York counties north of suburban Westchester, Rockland and Dutchess counties.Upstate New York typically includes the Catskill Mountains or areas North of the Catskill Mountains, the Capital district, The Adirondacks, the Erie Canal, Lake Champlain, Otsego Lake, Oneida Lake; rivers such as the Delaware, Genesee, Mohawk, and Susquehanna.The highest elevation in New York is Mount Marcy of the Adirondack Mountains.