Catskill 35 Peaks

There are 33 mountain peaks in the Catskills that exceed 3500 feet and are on public land open for hiking. Two 3500 foot peaks, Graham and Doubletop, are on private land and were recently closed to hiking by the property owners. All but two are within the Catskill Park. Many have trails to the summits but some must be "bushwhacked". Suggestions for hiking the trailed peaks are usually pretty clear. Several different routes may be used and, at times, some cautions are in order. Directions for hiking the trailless peaks are more varied. First, make sure you have a good map and compass. A GPS can be very helpful also particularly in locating the canisters that are at the summits of many of these peaks. Many of these ascents simply consist of parking somewhere and going up.

Click on the column headers below to order the list according to that column. Click on any peak's name to get a description of some of the routes that you can take to approach that peak.

Note: The NYNJTC recently revised the summit elevations of many of the high peaks. None of the elevations are considered official. The new elevations are based on maps with 1 foot contours created from LIDAR data. The table below has both sets of elevations and ranks. In the new list Rocky is below 3500 feet but the club voted unanimously to maintain the list as it exists.

Note: Graham and Doubletop Mountains are located on private property owned by the Gould family and are now CLOSED to all hikers. For years the family has graciously allowed hikers to access these peaks and we thank them for their generosity. When the COVID-19 pandemic occurred, the family chose to close their land for a period of time. The land was then opened to hikers who lived in contiguous counties.

Note: The "old" list below may seem to have "holes". This is caused by the removal of Graham and Doubletop form the list. References to these mountains have been maintained in my descriptions of hikes before they were closed.

Name	Old Rank	Old Elev	New Rank	New Elev	Location	Access	Lat - Long
Slide	1	4180	1	4184	Southern Catskills	Trail	N41.9992 W74.3862
Hunter	2	4040	2	4030	Central Catskills	Trail	N42.1775 W74.2308
Black Dome	3	3980	3	3994	Northern Catskills	Trail	N42.2700 W74.1231
Blackhead	4	3940	5	3940	Northern Catskills	Trail	N42.2677 W74.1053
Thomas Cole	5	3940	4	3953	Northern Catskills	Trail	N42.2708 W74.1369
Westkill	6	3880	6	3898	Central Catskills	Trail	N42.1678 W74.2900
Cornell	9	3860	7	3857	Southern Catskills	Trail	N42.0014 W74.3572
Table	10	3847	9	3825	Southern Catskills	Trail	N41.9586 W74.4053
Peekamoose	11	3843	10	3819	Southern Catskills	Trail	N41.9531 W74.3986
Plateau	12	3840	8	3835	Central Catskills	Trail	N42.1380 W74.1747
Sugarloaf	13	3800	11	3783	Central Catskills	Trail	N42.1311 W74.1506
Wittenberg	14	3780	12	3782	Southern Catskills	Trail	N42.0081 W74.3478
Southwest Hunter	15	3740	13	3753	Central Catskills	Bushwhack w/ canister	N42.1625 W74.2439
Balsam Lake	16	3723	14	3729	Southwest Catskills	Trail	N42.0458 W74.5944
Lone	17	3721	16	3700	Southern Catskills	Bushwhack w/ canister	N41.9692 W74.3897
Panther	18	3720	15	3724	Southern Catskills	Trail	N42.0564 W74.3950
Big Indian	19	3700	17	3699	Southwest Catskills	Short bushwhack w/ canister	N42.0350 W74.4969
Friday	20	3694	18	3692	Southern Catskills	Bushwhack w/ canister	N41.9875 W74.3625
Rusk	21	3680	19	3686	Central Catskills	Bushwhack w/ canister	N42.2006 W74.2775
Kaaterskill High Peak	22	3655	20	3652	Northern Catskills	Trail w/ short bushwhack	N42.1619 W74.0806
Twin	23	3640	21	3650	Central Catskills	Trail	N42.1256 W74.1294
Balsam Cap	24	3623	23	3608	Southern Catskills	Bushwhack w/ canister	N41.9769 W74.3578
Fir	25	3620	22	3629	Southern Catskills	Bushwhack w/ canister	N42.0275 W74.4694
North Dome	26	3610	25	3605	Central Catskills	Bushwhack w/ canister	N42.1733 W74.3494
Eagle	27	3600	27	3583	Southern Catskills	Short bushwhack w/ canister	N42.0619 W74.5097
Balsam	28	3600	24	3607	Northwest Catskills	Trail	N42.0908 W74.4886
Bearpen	29	3600	26	3587	Northwest Catskills	Bushwhack w/o canister	N42.2652 W74.4741
Indian Head	30	3573	28	3573	Central Catskills	Trail	N42.1161 W74.1150
Sherrill	31	3540	29	3558	Central Catskills	Bushwhack w/ canister	N42.1756 W74.3733
Halcott	32	3537	32	3509	Central Catskills	Bushwhack w/ canister	N42.1800 W74.4383
Vly	33	3529	30	3541	Northwest Catskills	Bushwhack w/ canister	N42.2453 W74.4464
Windham High Peak	34	3524	31	3525	Northern Catskills	Trail	N42.3147 W74.1439
Rocky	35	3508	33	3487	Southern Catskills	Bushwhack w/ canister	N41.9721 W74.3731