Hunter Mountain (New York)
Highest mountain in Greene County, New York, and second highest in the Catskills / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Hunter Mountain is in the towns of Hunter and Lexington, just south of the village of Hunter, in Greene County, New York, United States. At approximately 4,040 feet (1,231 m) in elevation, it is the highest peak in the county and the second-highest peak in the Catskill Mountains.
Hunter Mountain | |
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Highest point | |
Elevation | 4,040 feet (1,231 m)+[1] |
Prominence | 2,160 ft (660 m)[1] |
Listing | |
Coordinates | 42°10′40″N 74°13′50″W[2] |
Geography | |
Location | New York, US |
Parent range | Catskills |
Topo map | USGS Hunter |
Climbing | |
First ascent | unknown |
Easiest route | old road |
While the mountain is closely associated with the eponymous ski area built around the Colonel's Chair ridge at the mountain's northwest corner, that takes up only a small portion of the mountain. The actual summit, some distance from the ski area, is graced with a fire lookout tower, the highest in the state and second-highest in the Northeast. The former road to it is open to hikers, horses (and possibly mountain bikers in the future). It is the most popular route to the mountain's summit.