Devil’s Path

The Devil’s Path is the name of a mountain range and hiking trail in the Greene County portion of New York’s Catskill Mountains. The mountains commonly considered to be part of the Devil’s Path are, from west to east, West Kill, Hunter, Plateau, Sugarloaf, Twin, and Indian Head.

The name comes from early settlers of the region, who believed the range’s craggy cliffs were specially built by the devil so that he alone could climb them and occasionally retreat from the world of men. Today, they are famous for the deep gaps between them, which get lower in elevation as the mountains between them get higher when proceeding westward on the hiking trail.

The mountains and the land around them were acquired by the state as Forest Preserve and made part of the Catskill Park in the 1920s and ’30s. Today the area is managed by the New York State Department of Environmental Conservation as the Indian Head Wilderness Area.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Devil’s_Path_(hiking_trail)

View from Plateau

When you finally reach the top of Plateau Mountain, there is an expansive south-west view, on top of a rock face. This Easter Sunday was so clear and beautiful, but bitterly cold.

Taken on Sunday April 12, 2009 at Plateau Mountain.

TriMount

TriMount looking from Hunter Mountain. These are the most northerly high peaks in the Catskills. One range, is north of that -- Windham High Peak and Acra High Point.

Taken on Sunday April 12, 2009 at Hunter Mountain.