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Peaks Over 3,000 Feet Elevation in New York State

There are 229 summits in New York State greater then 3,000 feet elevation.

Tallest Peak Summit Name Elevation County USGS Topo Map Name State Land Trail Location
1 Mount Marcy 5,344 Essex Mount Marcy High Peaks Wilderness NA 44.112733,
-73.9237833
2 Algonquin Peak 5,105 Essex North Elba High Peaks Wilderness Algonquin Trail 44.1436636,
-73.9865357
3 Mount Haystack 4,924 Essex Mount Marcy High Peaks Wilderness Haystack Trail Via Barklet Ridge 44.1056093,
-73.9004196
4 Mount Skylight 4,908 Essex Mount Marcy High Peaks Wilderness Skylight Trail 44.0994987,
-73.9306986
5 Basin Mountain 4,852 Essex Mount Marcy High Peaks Wilderness State Range Trail 44.1211639,
-73.8862527
6 Iroquois Peak 4,829 Essex North Elba High Peaks Wilderness Iroquois Herd Path Via Boundary Peak 44.1369973,
-73.9982027
7 Boundary Peak 4,826 Essex North Elba High Peaks Wilderness Iroquois Herd Path Via Boundary Peak 44.1397749,
-73.9937582
8 Whiteface Mountain 4,816 Essex Lake Placid Whiteface Mountain Ski Center Whiteface Landing To Whiteface Mtn. Trail 44.3658804,
-73.9026456
9 Dix Mountain 4,813 Essex Dix Mountain High Peaks Wilderness Elk Lake To Dix Mountain Trail 44.0822756,
-73.7862471
10 Gray Peak 4,800 Essex Mount Marcy High Peaks Wilderness Mount Marcy Trail Via Opalescent River 44.1114427,
-73.9348658
11 Schofield Cobble 4,744 Essex Mount Marcy High Peaks Wilderness NA 44.1089427,
-73.9270876
12 Little Marcy 4,728 Essex Mount Marcy High Peaks Wilderness Van Hoevenberg Trail To Marcy 44.1197753,
-73.910976
13 Gothics 4,724 Essex Keene Valley High Peaks Wilderness Beaver Meadow Falls Trail 44.1281079,
-73.8570849
14 Mount Colden 4,708 Essex North Elba High Peaks Wilderness Mount Colden Via Lake Arnold 44.1269976,
-73.9598674
15 Beck-horn 4,695 Essex Dix Mountain High Peaks Wilderness Elk Lake To Dix Mountain Trail 44.0800534,
-73.7845802
16 Little Haystack 4,678 Essex Mount Marcy High Peaks Wilderness Haystack Trail Via Slant Rock 44.1103313,
-73.9004197
17 Giant Mountain 4,623 Essex Rocky Peak Ridge Giant Mountain Wilderness North Trail To Giant Mtn. 44.161165,
-73.720279
18 Mount Redfield 4,603 Essex Mount Marcy High Peaks Wilderness Mt Redfield Trail 44.094777,
-73.949866
19 Santanoni Peak 4,596 Essex Santanoni Peak High Peaks Wilderness Bradley Pond Trail 44.0822811,
-74.1309855
20 Wright Peak 4,564 Essex North Elba High Peaks Wilderness Wright Peak Spur Trail 44.1517187,
-73.9801468
21 Nippletop 4,554 Essex Dix Mountain High Peaks Wilderness Nipple Top Trail 44.0892202,
-73.8159708
22 Saddleback Mountain 4,534 Essex North Elba High Peaks Wilderness State Range Trail 44.1264414,
-73.8748634
23 Panther Peak 4,455 Essex Santanoni Peak High Peaks Wilderness Bradley Pond Trail 44.0983915,
-74.132097
24 Rocky Peak 4,403 Essex Rocky Peak Ridge Giant Mountain Wilderness East Trail To Giant Mtn. Via Rocky Peak Ridge 44.1542177,
-73.7051718
25 Macomb Mountain 4,396 Essex Dix Mountain High Peaks Wilderness Macomb-E. Dix Trail 44.0517211,
-73.7801349
26 Hough Peak 4,393 Essex Dix Mountain High Peaks Wilderness S. Dix-Hough Trail 44.0694981,
-73.7776352
27 Mount Marshall 4,380 Essex Street Mountain High Peaks Wilderness Mt Marshall Trail 44.1275538,
-74.0118142
28 Armstrong Mountain 4,360 Essex Keene Valley High Peaks Wilderness Adk Range Trail 44.1347741,
-73.8490291
29 Seward Mountain 4,327 Franklin Ampersand Lake High Peaks Wilderness Seymour Mountain Herd Path 44.1597799,
-74.1993239
30 Allen Mountain 4,321 Essex Mount Marcy High Peaks Wilderness Mt Redfield Trail 44.0708892,
-73.9395871
31 Table Top Mountain 4,295 Essex North Elba High Peaks Wilderness Table Top Mountain Trail 44.143663,
-73.9070876
32 Big Slide Mountain 4,232 Essex Keene Valley High Peaks Wilderness Big Slide Trail 44.1822721,
-73.8704202
33 Esther Mountain 4,232 Essex Franklin Falls Wilmington Wild Forest Esther Mt Trail 44.3869916,
-73.8898673
34 MacIntyre Mountains 4,193 Essex Street Mountain High Peaks Wilderness Mt Marshall Trail 44.1308868,
-74.008203
35 Lower Wolfjaw Mountain 4,190 Essex Keene Valley High Peaks Wilderness W.a. White Trail 44.1483845,
-73.8326399
36 Upper Wolfjaw Mountain 4,190 Essex Keene Valley High Peaks Wilderness Adk Range Trail 44.1406072,
-73.8451402
37 Slide Mountain 4,167 Ulster Peekamoose Mountain Slide Mountain Wilderness Burroughs Range Trail-Wittenberg-Cornell 41.9987034,
-74.3862617
38 Phelps Mountain 4,137 Essex North Elba High Peaks Wilderness Phelps Mtn. Trail 44.1569957,
-73.9209775
39 Cascade Mountain 4,094 Essex Keene Valley High Peaks Wilderness Casade Mountain Trail 44.2186594,
-73.860143
40 South Dix 4,088 Essex Dix Mountain High Peaks Wilderness Macomb-E. Dix Trail 44.060054,
-73.7743014
41 Lookout Mountain 4,078 Essex Franklin Falls Whiteface Mountain Ski Center Esther Mt Trail 44.3778249,
-73.887645
42 Donaldson Mountain 4,062 Franklin Ampersand Lake High Peaks Wilderness Seymour Mountain Herd Path 44.1539471,
-74.210991
43 Seymour Mountain 4,055 Franklin Ampersand Lake High Peaks Wilderness Seymour Mountain Herd Path 44.1578347,
-74.1721003
44 Colvin Range 4,049 Essex Dix Mountain High Peaks Wilderness Colvin Trail 44.0939424,
-73.8345829
45 Mount Colvin 4,049 Essex Dix Mountain High Peaks Wilderness Colvin Trail 44.0939424,
-73.8345829
46 Hunter Mountain 4,045 Greene Hunter Hunter-West Kill Wilderness Spruceton Trail 42.1778662,
-74.2304216
47 Mount Emmons 4,022 Franklin Ampersand Lake High Peaks Wilderness Northville-Placid Trail 44.1436698,
-74.2140464
48 Street Mountain 4,022 Essex Street Mountain High Peaks Wilderness Street Mountain Trail 44.1797741,
-74.0437616
49 Grace Peak 4,006 Essex Dix Mountain High Peaks Wilderness Macomb-E. Dix Trail 44.0653314,
-73.7573564
50 Yard Mountain 3,999 Essex North Elba High Peaks Wilderness Big Slide Trail Via Yard Mtn. 44.1747725,
-73.8845874
51 MacNaughton Mountain 3,983 Essex Street Mountain High Peaks Wilderness Wall Face Ponds Trail 44.1397768,
-74.064317
52 Dial Mountain 3,980 Essex Dix Mountain High Peaks Wilderness Leach Trail 44.1058859,
-73.7959703
53 Blake Peak 3,976 Essex Dix Mountain High Peaks Wilderness Pinnacle Trail 44.081443,
-73.844583
54 Green Mountain 3,976 Essex Rocky Peak Ridge Giant Mountain Wilderness North Trail To Giant Mtn. 44.182272,
-73.714858
55 Black Dome 3,973 Greene Freehold Windham-Blackhead Range Wilderness Blackhead Range Trail 42.2700864,
-74.1226382
56 Thomas Cole Mountain 3,944 Greene Hensonville Windham-Blackhead Range Wilderness Blackhead Range Trail 42.2709196,
-74.1365275
57 Cliff Mountain 3,940 Essex Mount Marcy High Peaks Wilderness Mount Marcy Trail Via Opalescent River 44.1031102,
-73.9751452
58 McDonnel Mountain 3,940 Essex Mount Marcy High Peaks Wilderness Mt Redfield Trail 44.0803332,
-73.9340315
59 Blackhead 3,930 Greene Freehold Windham-Blackhead Range Wilderness Blackhead Mountain Spur Trail 42.2678644,
-74.1045818
60 West Kill Mountain 3,891 Greene Lexington Hunter-West Kill Wilderness Devil’s Path 42.1678663,
-74.2895904
61 Doubletop Mountain 3,875 Ulster Seager NA Seager Big Indian Trail 42.0275913,
-74.5282095
62 Nye Mountain 3,871 Essex Street Mountain High Peaks Wilderness Nye Mountain Trail 44.1931062,
-74.0240387
63 Kilburn Mountain 3,868 Essex Lake Placid Sentinel Range Wilderness Copperas Owen Pond Trl 44.3028247,
-73.8818114
64 Moose Mountain 3,868 Essex McKenzie Mountain Mckenzie Mountain Wilderness Mckenzie Mtn. Trail 44.3506029,
-74.0032049
65 Howard Mountain 3,852 Essex North Elba High Peaks Wilderness Klondike Notch Trail 44.1583844,
-73.8912539
66 Cornell Mountain 3,848 Ulster Phoenicia Slide Mountain Wilderness Burroughs Range Trail-Wittenberg-Cornell 42.0014812,
-74.3568163
67 Graham Mountain 3,848 Ulster Seager NA Seager Big Indian Trail 42.0392576,
-74.5495986
68 Plateau Mountain 3,845 Greene Hunter Indian Head Wilderness Devil’s Path 42.1378671,
-74.1743088
69 McKenzie Mountain 3,842 Essex McKenzie Mountain Mckenzie Mountain Wilderness Mckenzie Mtn. Trail 44.3361593,
-74.0320951
70 Rist Mountain 3,839 Essex Mount Marcy High Peaks Wilderness Boreas Road 44.027559,
-73.987366
71 Sentinel Mountain 3,835 Essex Keene Sentinel Range Wilderness Winch Pond 44.3061581,
-73.8523658
72 Lyon Mountain 3,829 Clinton Moffitsville Chazy Highlands Wild Forest New Lyon Mountain Trail 44.7036537,
-73.8645877
73 T R Mountain 3,829 Essex North Elba High Peaks Wilderness Lake Arnold Crossover 44.143941,
-73.9354222
74 Snowy Mountain 3,825 Hamilton Snowy Mountain NA Snowy Mt 43.7003432,
-74.3859856
75 Table Mountain 3,819 Ulster Peekamoose Mountain Slide Mountain Wilderness Peekamoose-Table Trail 41.9587036,
-74.4048739
76 Peekamoose Mountain 3,812 Ulster Peekamoose Mountain Slide Mountain Wilderness Peekamoose-Table Trail 41.9531481,
-74.398207
77 Avalanche Mountain 3,809 Essex North Elba High Peaks Wilderness Avalanche Pass Trail 44.1361639,
-73.9695903
78 Averill Peak 3,806 Clinton Lyon Mountain Chazy Highlands Wild Forest New Lyon Mountain Trail 44.6928208,
-73.8809768
79 Sugarloaf Mountain 3,806 Greene Hunter Indian Head Wilderness Devil’s Path 42.1312006,
-74.1501414
80 Couchsachraga Peak 3,793 Essex Santanoni Peak High Peaks Wilderness Cold River Horse Trail 44.0956146,
-74.1601539
81 Boreas Mountain 3,779 Essex Mount Marcy NA Gulf Brook Road 44.0031138,
-73.8806937
82 Wittenberg Mountain 3,766 Ulster Phoenicia Slide Mountain Wilderness Burroughs Range Trail-Wittenberg-Cornell 42.0081478,
-74.3473716
83 Panther Mountain 3,763 Hamilton Snowy Mountain NA Snowy Mt 43.7367317,
-74.3907093
84 Burroughs Range 3,760 Ulster Phoenicia Slide Mountain Wilderness Burroughs Range Trail-Wittenberg-Cornell 42.0084255,
-74.3476494
85 Blue Mountain 3,750 Hamilton Blue Mountain Lake Blue Mountain Wild Forest Blue Mountain Trail 43.8725634,
-74.4009917
86 Porter Mountain 3,750 Essex Keene Valley High Peaks Wilderness Porter Mountain Trail Via Marcy Field 44.2153262,
-73.8434754
87 Wakely Mountain 3,750 Hamilton Wakely Mountain Wakely Mountain Primitive Area Wakely Mountain Trail 43.7358986,
-74.5151595
88 Little Nippletop 3,720 Essex Mount Marcy High Peaks Wilderness Elk Lake To Marcy Trail 44.0853327,
-73.9201422
89 Wallface Mountain 3,720 Essex Street Mountain High Peaks Wilderness Indian Pass Trail 44.1378317,
-74.0365378
90 Panther Mountain 3,714 Ulster Shandaken Slide Mountain Wilderness Giant Ledge-Panther Mountian-Fox Hollow Trail 42.0564799,
-74.3945946
91 Balsam Lake Mountain 3,707 Ulster Seager Balsam Lake Mountain Wild Forest Balsam Lake Mountain Trail 42.0459236,
-74.5940438
92 Henderson Mountain 3,707 Essex Mount Adams High Peaks Wilderness Bradley Pond Trail 44.0978353,
-74.0976509
93 Hoffman Mountain 3,701 Essex Blue Ridge Hoffman Notch Wilderness Hoffman Notch Trail 43.9114489,
-73.8168
94 Lone Mountain 3,697 Ulster Peekamoose Mountain Slide Mountain Wilderness Peekamoose-Table Trail 41.9692592,
-74.3893177
95 Big Indian Mountain 3,694 Ulster Shandaken Big Indian Wilderness Pine Hill West Branch Trail 42.0350915,
-74.4965421
96 Hurricane Mountain 3,688 Essex Rocky Peak Ridge Hurricane Mountain Wilderness East Hurricane Mtn Trial 44.235326,
-73.7106926
97 Friday Mountain 3,681 Ulster West Shokan Slide Mountain Wilderness Burroughs Range Trail-Wittenberg-Cornell 41.9875924,
-74.3620944
98 Rusk Mountain 3,678 Greene Lexington Rusk Mountain Wild Forest Spruceton Trail 42.2006434,
-74.2770897
99 Cheney Cobble 3,674 Essex Mount Marcy High Peaks Wilderness East River Trail 44.0445021,
-73.9648654
100 Lewey Mountain 3,665 Hamilton Snowy Mountain West Canada Lake Wilderness Sucker Brook Trail 43.6642328,
-74.4412649
101 Seward Mountains 3,665 Franklin Ampersand Lake High Peaks Wilderness Calkins Creek Truck Trail 44.1561694,
-74.2148801
102 Santanoni Mountains 3,661 Essex Santanoni Peak High Peaks Wilderness Bradley Pond Trail 44.0881144,
-74.138486
103 Buell Mountain 3,652 Hamilton Snowy Mountain NA Snowy Mt 43.7161764,
-74.4065426
104 High Peak 3,645 Greene Kaaterskill Clove Kaaterskill Wild Forest Kaaterskill High Peak Trail 42.1620334,
-74.0801381
105 Little Whiteface Mountain 3,638 Essex Lake Placid Whiteface Mountain Ski Center Whiteface Landing To Whiteface Mtn. Trail 44.3558804,
-73.891534
106 Burtons Peak 3,632 Essex Keene Valley NA The Brothers Trail 44.1925,
-73.8586111
107 Fir Mountain 3,629 Ulster Shandaken Big Indian Wilderness Pine Hill West Branch Trail 42.0275916,
-74.4690414
108 Twin Mountain 3,629 Greene Hunter Indian Head Wilderness Devil’s Path 42.1256453,
-74.1290294
109 Little Moose Mountain 3,609 Hamilton Wakely Mountain Little Moose Wilderness Otter Brook Trail 43.6700663,
-74.5707151
110 Balsam Mountain 3,606 Ulster Shandaken Big Indian Wilderness Pine Hill West Branch Trail 42.0909235,
-74.4882082
111 Calamity Mountain 3,606 Essex Mount Adams High Peaks Wilderness Calamity Brook Trail 44.1028328,
-74.0043132
112 Sunrise Mountain 3,606 Essex Dix Mountain High Peaks Wilderness Elk Lake To Dix Mountain Trail 44.0247778,
-73.7904124
113 Balsam Cap 3,602 Ulster West Shokan Slide Mountain Wilderness Burroughs Range Trail-Wittenberg-Cornell 41.9770369,
-74.3573722
114 Stewart Mountain 3,602 Essex Keene Sentinel Range Wilderness Winch Pond 44.3261581,
-73.8562549
115 North Dome 3,596 Greene Lexington Hunter-West Kill Wilderness Devil’s Path 42.1734217,
-74.3490366
116 Pillsbury Mountain 3,589 Hamilton Spruce Lake West Canada Lake Wilderness Pillsbury Mountain Trail 43.580901,
-74.5120992
117 Slide Mountain 3,586 Essex Lake Placid Sentinel Range Wilderness Barkeater Cliffs Campsite Trail 44.2767136,
-73.8862561
118 Eagle Mountain 3,573 Ulster Seager Big Indian Wilderness Pine Hill West Branch Trail 42.0620352,
-74.50932
119 Dun Brook Mountain 3,563 Hamilton Dun Brook Mountain NA Deer Pond Road 43.890897,
-74.3187666
120 Saddleback Mountain 3,560 Essex Jay Mountain Jay Mountain Wilderness Jay Mountain Trail 44.2953258,
-73.6676367
121 Indian Head Mountain 3,553 Greene Woodstock Indian Head Wilderness Devil’s Path 42.116201,
-74.1145846
122 Fishing Brook Mountain 3,550 Essex Dun Brook Mountain Blue Mountain Wild Forest Deer Pond Road 43.9342303,
-74.2946002
123 Mount Sherrill 3,550 Greene Lexington Hunter-West Kill Wilderness Devil’s Path 42.1756439,
-74.3729262
124 Gooseberry Mountain 3,540 Essex Keene Valley High Peaks Wilderness Orebed Brook Trail 44.1367187,
-73.8731969
125 Bearpen Mountain 3,530 Delaware Prattsville Bearpen Mountain State Forest Access Trail 42.2734189,
-74.4840396
126 Vly Mountain 3,530 Greene West Kill Bearpen Mountain State Forest Snowmobile Trail 42.2453645,
-74.4459834
127 Windham High Peak 3,527 Greene Hensonville Windham-Blackhead Range Wilderness Escarpment Trail 42.3148069,
-74.1434718
128 Halcott Mountain 3,524 Greene West Kill Halcott Mountain Wild Forest Condon Hollow Rd. 42.1800882,
-74.4379281
129 Mount Adams 3,520 Essex Mount Adams High Peaks Wilderness Mt Adams Trail 44.0867231,
-74.0257027
130 Pitchoff Mountain 3,501 Essex North Elba Sentinel Range Wilderness Pitchoff Mountain Trail 44.2375474,
-73.8776443
131 Noonmark Mountain 3,491 Essex Keene Valley High Peaks Wilderness Stimson Trail 44.1289404,
-73.7720809
132 Rocky Mountain 3,478 Ulster West Shokan Slide Mountain Wilderness Peekamoose-Table Trail 41.9728703,
-74.3726505
133 Little Santanoni Mountain 3,471 Essex Santanoni Peak High Peaks Wilderness Moose Pond Horse Trail 44.0731156,
-74.1670981
134 Spotted Mountain 3,461 Essex Underwood High Peaks Wilderness Macomb-E. Dix Trail 44.0769975,
-73.7440228
135 Manbury Mountain 3,455 Hamilton Wakely Mountain Little Moose Wilderness Otter Brook Trail 43.6653442,
-74.5532143
136 Blue Ridge Mountain 3,451 Essex Blue Ridge Hoffman Notch Wilderness Hoffman Notch Trail 43.9247817,
-73.8148558
137 Roundtop 3,451 Delaware Prattsville Bearpen Mountain State Forest Ski Run Road 42.2939737,
-74.4904283
138 Roundtop Mountain 3,451 Greene Kaaterskill Clove Kaaterskill Wild Forest Kaaterskill High Peak Trail 42.1684222,
-74.094583
139 Olderbark Mountain 3,438 Greene Bearsville Indian Head Wilderness Mink Hollow Trail 42.1142565,
-74.1909765
140 Puffer Mountain 3,438 Hamilton Bullhead Mountain Siamese Ponds Wilderness Puffer Pond Brook Trail 43.6617318,
-74.1993082
141 Morgan Mountain 3,432 Essex Wilmington Wilmington Wild Forest Cooper Kill Trail 44.4186582,
-73.8593108
142 Wolf Pond Mountain 3,425 Essex Cheney Pond NA Gulf Brook Road 43.9892253,
-73.8781933
143 Stoppel Point 3,422 Greene Kaaterskill Clove Windham-Blackhead Range Wilderness Escarpment Trail 42.2250879,
-74.0651364
144 Huntersfield Mountain 3,419 Greene Ashland Huntersfield State Forest Huntersfield Access Trail #8/Long Path Access 42.355638,
-74.3465339
145 Cellar Mountain 3,405 Hamilton Wakely Mountain Moose River Plains Wild Forest Cellar Pond Trail 43.7122879,
-74.5429375
146 Haynes Mountain 3,405 Ulster Seager Big Indian Wilderness Pine Hill West Branch Trail 42.0792571,
-74.5079309
147 Sawtooth Mountains 3,402 Franklin Street Mountain High Peaks Wilderness Northville-Placid Trail 44.1928314,
-74.1134874
148 Bear Den Mountain 3,389 Essex Dix Mountain High Peaks Wilderness Leach Trail 44.1194964,
-73.792915
149 Pinnacle 3,389 Essex Dix Mountain High Peaks Wilderness Pinnacle Trail Spur To Summit 44.0583887,
-73.8640277
150 Vanderwhacker Mountain 3,389 Essex Vanderwhacker Mountain Vanderwhacker Mountain Wild Forest Vanderwhacker Firetower Trail 43.8983963,
-74.0959781
151 Jay Mountain 3,379 Essex Jay Mountain Jay Mountain Wilderness Jay Mountain Trail 44.3125477,
-73.685693
152 Spruce Top 3,379 Greene Hunter NA Devil’s Path 42.1506447,
-74.1679195
153 Spruce Mountain 3,376 Ulster Shandaken Big Indian Wilderness Phoenicia East Branch Trail 42.0175919,
-74.4498744
154 Belle Ayr Mountain 3,373 Ulster Shandaken Belleayre Mountain Ski Center NA 42.1159229,
-74.4979304
155 Evergreen Mountain 3,369 Greene Lexington Rusk Mountain Wild Forest Devil’s Path 42.2117542,
-74.3079238
156 Hedgehog Mountain 3,366 Essex Keene Valley High Peaks Wilderness Rooster Comb And Hedgehog Trail 44.159495,
-73.8109724
157 Balsam Mountain 3,353 Greene West Kill Hunter-West Kill Wilderness Condon Hollow Rd. 42.1836992,
-74.387371
158 Kempshall Mountain 3,350 Hamilton Kempshall Mountain High Peaks Wilderness Northville-Placid Trail 44.0236734,
-74.3271041
159 Buck Mountain 3,346 Hamilton Snowy Mountain West Canada Lake Wilderness Snowy Mt 43.6947879,
-74.4368212
160 Mount Pisgah 3,340 Delaware Margaretville NA Mountain Brook Road 42.2211973,
-74.7357125
161 MacDonough Mountain 3,320 Essex Jay Mountain Jay Mountain Wilderness Jay Mountain Trail 44.3050482,
-73.644025
162 Debar Mountain 3,317 Franklin Debar Mountain Debar Mountain Wild Forest Debar Mountain Trail 44.6033852,
-74.2204351
163 Bullhead Mountain 3,314 Warren Bullhead Mountain Siamese Ponds Wilderness John Pond Crossover Trail 43.7017316,
-74.1804199
164 Laramore Mountain 3,314 Essex Keene Valley High Peaks Wilderness Casade Mountain Trail 44.2258813,
-73.8501427
165 Tripod Mountain 3,307 Essex Rocky Peak Ridge Giant Mountain Wilderness Hopkin Via Direct Trail 44.1983824,
-73.736248
166 Metcalf Mountain 3,304 Hamilton Blue Mountain Lake Blue Ridge Wilderness Gould Road 43.7522873,
-74.4957146
167 Wyman Mountain 3,304 Essex Underwood High Peaks Wilderness Macomb-E. Dix Trail 44.0581093,
-73.7445779
168 Jay Mountains 3,297 Essex Jay Mountain Jay Mountain Wilderness Jay Mountain Trail 44.308659,
-73.6704147
169 Eleventh Mountain 3,294 Warren Bakers Mills Siamese Ponds Wilderness Bog Meadow Trail 43.6142322,
-74.0720783
170 Schultice Mountain 3,284 Delaware Roxbury NA Ski Run Road 42.3186948,
-74.5157062
171 Cellar Mountain 3,281 Hamilton Snowy Mountain West Canada Lake Wilderness Sucker Brook Trail 43.6411776,
-74.4443199
172 Plattekill Mountain 3,268 Delaware Hobart Plattekill State Forest Mountain Brook/ Harold Roberts Access Trail 42.2667522,
-74.6482102
173 South Pond Mountain 3,258 Hamilton South Pond Mountain Siamese Ponds Wilderness County Line Brook Trail 43.5900656,
-74.2204175
174 Hemlock Mountain 3,248 Ulster Shandaken Big Indian Wilderness Phoenicia East Branch Trail 42.0128698,
-74.4390407
175 Peaked Mountain 3,235 Essex Jay Mountain Hurricane Mountain Wilderness Soda Range Trail 44.2656034,
-73.6993039
176 Onteora Mountain 3,232 Greene Hunter NA Blackhead Range Trail 42.2223098,
-74.1679184
177 Kitty Cobble 3,225 Hamilton Wakely Mountain West Canada Lake Wilderness Otter Brook Trail 43.6295111,
-74.6229377
178 Baldwin Hill 3,218 Essex Franklin Falls Mckenzie Mountain Wilderness Esther Mt Trail 44.3847694,
-73.9195905
179 Richmond Mountain 3,218 Greene Ashland Mount Pisgah State Forest Long Path Hiking Trail 42.367582,
-74.270976
180 Squaw Mountain 3,218 Hamilton Indian Lake NA Snowy Mt 43.7270094,
-74.3420956
181 Dug Mountain 3,215 Hamilton Kunjamuk River NA Long Pond Trail 43.583122,
-74.345146
182 Hamilton Mountain 3,215 Hamilton Wells Silver Lake Wilderness West River Road 43.412013,
-74.3673645
183 Mount Alton 3,212 Essex Lake Placid Mckenzie Mountain Wilderness Whiteface Mountain Trail 44.3717139,
-73.9662589
184 Utsayantha Mountain 3,209 Delaware Stamford NA Ward Allen Road 42.3992472,
-74.5895953
185 Van Wyck Mountain 3,202 Ulster Peekamoose Mountain Slide Mountain Wilderness Phoenicia East Branch Trail 41.9523147,
-74.4354304
186 Colonels Chair 3,199 Greene Hunter NA Colonel’s Chair Trail 42.2006434,
-74.2306991
187 Gore Mountain 3,199 Warren Gore Mountain Gore Mountain Ski Center Schaefer Trail 43.6764539,
-74.035134
188 Chase Mountain 3,192 Essex Rocky Peak Ridge Hurricane Mountain Wilderness North Hurricane Trail 44.2417145,
-73.7248599
189 Knob Lock Mountain 3,192 Essex Rocky Peak Ridge Giant Mountain Wilderness Hurricane Trail From 9n 44.2003271,
-73.7073583
190 McGregor Mountain 3,192 Delaware Stamford Stamford Fp Detached Parcel Relay Public Forest Access Road 42.3900808,
-74.5790396
191 Weston Mountain 3,192 Essex Jay Mountain Hurricane Mountain Wilderness Soda Range Trail 44.2642144,
-73.7079152
192 Burnt Knob 3,189 Greene Freehold Windham-Blackhead Range Wilderness Escarpment Trail 42.3020297,
-74.1190264
193 Burgess Mountain 3,189 Hamilton Rock Lake NA Bear Trap Brook Trail 43.7520092,
-74.3565416
194 North Mountain 3,186 Greene Kaaterskill Clove Windham-Blackhead Range Wilderness Escarpment Trail 42.2175881,
-74.0487469
195 Payne Mountain 3,182 Hamilton Snowy Mountain Moose River Plains Wild Forest Northville-Placid Trail 43.7231211,
-74.4951582
196 Hopkins Mountain 3,169 Essex Rocky Peak Ridge Giant Mountain Wilderness Hopkins Mtn. Via Spread Eagle Mtn. 44.1833828,
-73.7490257
197 Spruce Lake Mountain 3,163 Hamilton Spruce Lake Mountain West Canada Lake Wilderness Northville-Placid Trail 43.5120126,
-74.6532121
198 Tongue Mountain 3,159 Hamilton Dun Brook Mountain NA Northville-Placid Trail 43.9114522,
-74.3454349
199 Catamount Mountain 3,153 Clinton Wilmington Taylor Pond Wild Forest Catamount Trail 44.459214,
-73.8723668
200 Wildcat Mountain 3,153 Ulster Peekamoose Mountain Slide Mountain Wilderness Pine Hill West Branch Trail 41.9775924,
-74.4759867
201 White Man Mountain 3,146 Delaware Roxbury NA Access Trail 42.2845295,
-74.5340406
202 Bradley Mountain 3,140 Hamilton Wakely Mountain Blue Ridge Wilderness Cellar Pond Trail 43.7378431,
-74.5546055
203 Overlook Mountain 3,136 Ulster Woodstock Overlook Mountain Wild Forest Firetower Spur 42.0850905,
-74.0931954
204 Mount Tamarac 3,127 Essex McKenzie Mountain Mckenzie Mountain Wilderness Jackrabbit Trail 44.3267144,
-74.0204281
205 Mount Morris 3,117 Franklin Tupper Lake NA Goodman Mountain Trail 44.1595046,
-74.475168
206 Acra Point 3,110 Greene Freehold Windham-Blackhead Range Wilderness Escarpment Trail 42.2964745,
-74.0998591
207 Round Mountain 3,107 Essex Keene Valley High Peaks Wilderness Weston Trail Spur To Round Mt 44.1317179,
-73.7515245
208 Cave Mountain 3,104 Greene Hensonville Elm Ridge Wild Forest North Face Trail 42.2859185,
-74.2462543
209 Pete Gay Mountain 3,097 Warren Gore Mountain NA Schaefer Trail 43.6903427,
-74.0443015
210 Plattekill Mountain 3,091 Greene Woodstock Indian Head Wilderness Overlook Trail 42.1073123,
-74.0865281
211 Mount Andrew 3,081 Essex Mount Adams High Peaks Wilderness Bradley Pond Trail 44.0564482,
-74.093483
212 County Line Mountain 3,081 Hamilton South Pond Mountain Siamese Ponds Wilderness Siamese Ponds Trail 43.6114543,
-74.2006952
213 High Point 3,074 Ulster West Shokan Sundown Wild Forest Ashokan High Point 41.9248149,
-74.2879263
214 Rose Mountain 3,074 Ulster West Kill NA Rochester Hollow 42.1506445,
-74.4379284
215 Cowan Mountain 3,068 Delaware Hobart NA Relay Public Forest Access Road 42.3450825,
-74.6498756
216 Round Top 3,068 Delaware Hobart Plattekill State Forest Mountain Brook/ Harold Roberts Access Trail 42.2714741,
-74.6832109
217 Churchill Mountain 3,064 Delaware Stamford NA Relay Public Forest Access Road 42.388692,
-74.6098738
218 Irish Mountain 3,064 Delaware Roxbury NA Ski Run Road 42.3356386,
-74.5262617
219 Swart Mountain 3,061 Hamilton Lake Pleasant Silver Lake Wilderness West River Road 43.3967355,
-74.3815314
220 Scarface Mountain 3,058 Essex McKenzie Mountain Saranac Lakes Wild Forest Scarface Mountain Trail 44.2647717,
-74.0737646
221 T Lake Mountain 3,058 Hamilton Piseco Lake West Canada Lake Wilderness T Lake Trail 43.4470133,
-74.5770967
222 Bailey Hill 3,054 Essex Cheney Pond Hoffman Notch Wilderness Hoffman Notch Trail 43.9108943,
-73.9026366
223 Bald Peak 3,054 Essex Rocky Peak Ridge Giant Mountain Wilderness East Trail To Giant Mtn. Via Rocky Peak Ridge 44.1597731,
-73.6654114
224 Little Rocky Mountain 3,051 Greene Bearsville Indian Head Wilderness Warner Creek Trail 42.1150898,
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225 Denman Mountain 3,048 Sullivan Claryville NA Denman Mountain Snowmobile Trail 41.90287,
-74.5396005
226 Woodhull Mountain 3,045 Ulster Peekamoose Mountain NA Phoenicia East Branch Trail 41.9459259,
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227 Barkaboom Mountain 3,005 Delaware Arena Dry Brook Ridge Wild Forest Touch-Me-Not-Trail 42.0717554,
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228 Stony Creek Mountain 3,002 Franklin Stony Creek Mountain High Peaks Wilderness Ampersand Mountain Trail 44.222002,
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229 Van Dorrien Mountain 3,002 Franklin Ampersand Lake High Peaks Wilderness Ampersand Mountain Trail 44.2222766,
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Burnt Knob Overlook

An interactive map and listing of the 280 peaks over 3,000 feet elevation listed in the Open Street Map database for New York State.

Hunter Mountain via Spruceton Horse Trail

On Sunday, February 21, 2010 I got up at 5 AM and started out on the Spruceton Horse Trail to Hunter Mountain around 8 AM. Previously I went up Hunter Mountain using the much steeper Mink Hollow Trail, which in a couple of parts would be challenging to snowshoe for a novice like myself. The Spruceton Trail is 3.5 miles and an accent of 1,900 feet versus Mink Hollow Trail at 2.1 miles and 2,200 feet accent.

 Deep Pond Trail

Here I am starting up the mountain, with trail-less high peak Rusk Mountain in the distance.

Starting Up the Spruceton Trail

The Old Hunter Road (abandoned 1937) is straight, wide, and modest ascent. With the sun rising, I had issues with snow blindness, but it offered some interesting broken views of West Kill Mountain in the background.

Westkill Mountain from Hunter

About half-way up the Mountain, you reach the “saddle” between Rusk and Hunter Mountain. After snowshoeing for a little over an hour, with this sign telling you there is 1.7 miles to go, an accent of 1,100 feet is a bit discouraging, but so be it.

1.7 Miles to Hunter Tower

After about 2 hours of snowshoeing I reached the spring. The past half hour of hiking, from the saddle up to the spring, may not be a long distance at 1/2 mile, it is a vigrous but not not steep 500 foot ascent by an old but wide abandoned truck trail.

Looking Down a Steeper Trail

The AMC’s Best Day Hikes in the Catskills and Hudson Valley suggests that one has to be careful with drinking out of this spring, because thirsty horseback riders sometimes bring their horses back to give them a drink too, ignoring the sign.

Spring

Going a little bit farther past the spring, you come across the trail down to the John Robb Lean To. About 1/4 mile and 100 feet below the Spruceton Trail, after going a narrow little rock crevice, there is the Spruceton Leanto.

From the Lean To, it’s approximately 1 mile to the Hunter Fire Tower. The next mile is either flat or a slight ascent, until you reach the last 1/4 mile of the trail where is ascent quickly with switchbacks, but again, not steeply.

One Mile to Hunter Fire Tower

Finally after about 4 1/2 hours of snowshoeing (including breaks and taking photos), I reached the Hunter Mountain Fire Tower. By now it had clouded up, and it reminds one of a picture out of a movie.

Approaching the Fire Tower

It felt good to get the snowshoes off, stop, and have some lunch for an extended break.

Snowshoeing Down the Trail

Looking North off the Fire Tower towards the Catskills famous TriMount-range aka Thomas Cole, Black Dome, and Black Head Mountains.

North from Tower

To the due east one can see Catskill’s Sunset Point, the upper Hudson Valley near Catskill, and in the distance, the Taconics, including the other Sunset Point in the Taconic State Park.

Sunset Point in the Catskills

It was frigid on the fire tower with the winds blowing. Off the tower it wasn’t quite so bad. After spending a little time relaxing at the picnic table, and putting another layer of clothes on, I headed south along the blue trail to the Hunter Mountain Overlook which overlooks the South-Western Catskills.

Boreal Forest

Reaching the Hunter Mountain Overlook, the views where quite amazing, showing mountains from Mount Tremper to the east to West Kill Mountain in the West.

South

The saddle between Hunter and West Kill Mountain. It was amazingly beautiful.

Westkill Mountain from Hunter

After taking half a dozen photos at the Overlook, I headed back to the Fire Tower, and went up it once again. Here I am looking to the North West towards Blenheim Mountain and Schoharie County. The former Hunter Mountain Ranger’s cabin is in the foreground, with a snowboarder who snowshoed with board on back from Hunter Mountain Ski Resort on the balcony.

Ranger's Cabin

Here is South Hunter Mountain, looking due South.

South Hunter Mountain

Heading back down the trail, looking at Rusk Mountain.

Looking Towards Rusk

I arrived back to my truck around 4 PM. I was tired, as snowshoeing is a lot more work then hiking. Snowshoes kind of drag on the snow, and the cold just makes everything a bit more tiresome. Yet, the beauty was amazing even at a balmy 22 degrees.

Balmy 24 Degrees

Make sure to browse all of the amazing photos from the hike up there. Also, see my April 12, 2009 trip up to Hunter Mountain via Mink Hollow.

Co-Signed Spruceton Trail

Here is the map of the Spruceton Horse Trail up Hunter Mountain.