Kaaterskill High Peak

Catskill High PeaksHudson RiverHudson River School sitesHutterite communities in the United StatesMountains of Greene County, New York ... and 1 more

Mountains of New York (state)

Kaaterskill High Peak (officially just High Peak) is one of the Catskill Mountains, located in the Town of Hunter in Greene County, New York, United States. It was once believed to be the highest peak in the entire range, but its summit, at 3,655 feet (1,114 m) in elevation, places it only 23rd among the Catskill High Peaks. It is, however, the fourth most prominent peak in the range. Due to its situation as the easternmost High Peak, its summit is just outside the watersheds of New York City's reservoirs in the region. Along with Round Top to the west, its distinctive ridgeline is a visual signature of the Catskills. Even today, it dominates the view of the range from the Hudson Valley. In the early 19th century, it was a frequent subject of works by Thomas Cole and other artists of the Hudson River School. Their works helped establish the Catskill Mountain House and other hotels around North-South Lake as the fashionable summer vacation spot for wealthy Americans of the era. Despite that popularity, the mountain was admired from afar more often than it was climbed. Although it boasts the earliest recorded ascent of any Catskill peak, today it seems somewhat neglected, lacking an official trail to its summit. However, a well-used path does exist, and perhaps because of the light use the mountain gets it is very popular with the area's serious hikers, due to the views available from Hurricane Ledge south of the summit, and several other points of interest in the vicinity of the mountain.

Excerpt from the Wikipedia article Kaaterskill High Peak (License: CC BY-SA 3.0, Authors, Images).

Kaaterskill High Peak
Twilight Park Trail,

Geographical coordinates (GPS) Address Nearby Places
placeShow on map

Continue reading on Wikipedia

Geographical coordinates (GPS)

Latitude	Longitude
N 42.162151394 °	E -74.080131253 °

placeShow on map

Address

Twilight Park Trail

Twilight Park Trail
12436
New York, United States
mapOpen on Google Maps

Nearby Places

Roundtop Mountain (Greene County, New York)

Roundtop Mountain is a mountain located in Greene County, New York south of Haines Falls, New York. Located to the east is High Peak and located to the northwest is Clum Hill. Roundtop Mountain drains north into Kaaterskill Creek and south into Schoharie Creek.

Twilight Park Historic District

Twilight Park Historic District is a national historic district located at Haines Falls in Greene County, New York. The district contains 102 contributing buildings, one contributing site, and seven contributing structures. It is composed of two late 19th century resort communities that have been incorporated as one (and under one name) since 1935. Twilight Park is the larger of the two, while Santa Cruz Park includes 15 remaining cottages. The initial cottages were constructed in 1887. On 14 July 1926, fourteen people were killed in hotel fire in Twilight.It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2007.

Old Platte Clove Post Office

Old Platte Clove Post Office is a historic post office building located at Elka Park in Greene County, New York. It was built about 1885 and is a light wood balloon frame Victorian-era T-shaped structure that served a residence and post office. It was used as a residence and post office from 1888 to 1911.It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2005.

Old Mill Falls

Old Mill Falls is a waterfall located in the Catskill Mountains of New York. It is within Platte Clove and the first falls on the Plattekill Creek.

Plattekill Falls

Plattekill Falls is a waterfall located in the Catskill Mountains of New York. It is within Platte Clove on the Plattekill Creek.

Bridal Veil Falls (Plattekill Creek)

Bridal Veil Falls is a waterfall located in the Catskill Mountains of New York. It is within Platte Clove and the third falls on the Plattekill Creek.

Frank D. Layman Memorial

Frank D. Layman Memorial is a historic monument located at Hunter in Greene County, New York. It was erected in 1901 to commemorate Frank D. Layman, who died on the site of the memorial on August 10, 1900, while fighting a forest fire. It is pyramidal in shape, four sided, and rises upward from a base approximately seven feet in diameter to approximately 11 feet.It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2003.

Kaaterskill Falls

Kaaterskill Falls is a two-stage waterfall on Spruce Creek in the eastern Catskill Mountains of New York, between the hamlets of Haines Falls and Palenville in Greene County. The two cascades total 260 feet (79 m) in height, making Kaaterskill Falls one of the highest waterfalls in New York, and one of the Eastern United States' tallest waterfalls. The waterfalls are one of America's oldest tourist attractions, being depicted or described by many books, essays, poems and paintings of the early 19th century. Beginning with Thomas Cole's first visit during 1825, they became a subject for painters of the Hudson River School, setting the wilderness ideal for American landscape painting. The Falls also inspired "Catterskill Falls", a poem by William Cullen Bryant.

Gray Rock Falls

Gray Rock Falls is a waterfall located in the Catskill Mountains of New York. It is within Platte Clove and located just above the mouth of Black Chasm.

Haines Falls station

Haines Falls is an abandoned train station in Haines Falls, New York. It was owned by the Ulster and Delaware Railroad. The abandoned station was restored in 1999 and is one of two surviving U&D branch stations. It is now the headquarters of the Mountain Top Historical Society. It is also the start of the Kaaterskill Rail Trail, a scenic hiking trail along the former railway.

Platte Clove

Platte Clove, sometimes Plattekill Clove, is a narrow and steep valley in the Catskill Mountains of New York. The valley is situated between Kaaterskill High Peak and Roundtop Mountain to the north and Plattekill Mountain and Indian Head Mountain to the south. It is mostly in Greene County, although the lowest, eastern portions are in Ulster County. The stream that runs below is called Plattekill Creek. A few hiking trails go through the Clove including Devil's Path and Huckleberry Point Trail. The area hosts bicycle racing events.

South Mountain (New York)

South Mountain is a mountain located in Greene County, New York east of Haines Falls, New York. Located to the southwest is Roundtop Mountain. High Peak drains south into Kaaterskill Creek and north into North-South Lake.