Indian Head Mountain (New York)
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Indian Head Mountain is a mountain
located in the southeast corner of Greene County
, New York
.
The mountain, named for the appearance of its profile, is part of the Devil's Path
range of the Catskill Mountains
.
To the northwest, Indian Head is separated from Twin Mountain
by Jimmy Dolan Notch; to the southeast, Indian Head is flanked by Plattekill Mountain.
Indian Head Mountain stands within the watershed
of the Hudson River
, which drains into New York Bay
.
The north side of Indian Head drains into the headwaters of Schoharie Creek
, thence into the Mohawk River
, and the Hudson River.
The southwest and south sides of Indian Head drain into Saw Kill, thence into Esopus Creek
, and the Hudson River.
The east end of Indian Head is drained by Plattekill Creek in Plattekill Clove, which runs down the Catskill Escarpment
, and into Esopus Creek just above Glenerie Falls.
Indian Head Mountain is contained within New York's Catskill State Park
.
The mountain is the easternmost summit on the Devil's Path
hiking trail.
The Long Path
, a 350 miles (563.3 km) long-distance
hiking trail through southeastern New York, is contiguous with this stretch of the Devil's Path.
Mountain
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located in the southeast corner of Greene County
Greene County, New York
Greene County is a county located in the U.S. state of New York. Its name is in honor of the American Revolutionary War general Nathanael Greene. Its county seat is Catskill...
, New York
New York
New York is a state in the Northeastern region of the United States. It is the nation's third most populous state. New York is bordered by New Jersey and Pennsylvania to the south, and by Connecticut, Massachusetts and Vermont to the east...
.
The mountain, named for the appearance of its profile, is part of the Devil's Path
Devil's Path (Catskills)
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...
range of the Catskill Mountains
Catskill Mountains
The Catskill Mountains, an area in New York State northwest of New York City and southwest of Albany, are a mature dissected plateau, an uplifted region that was subsequently eroded into sharp relief. They are an eastward continuation, and the highest representation, of the Allegheny Plateau...
.
To the northwest, Indian Head is separated from Twin Mountain
Twin Mountain (Greene County, New York)
Twin Mountain is a mountain located in Greene County, New York.Twin gets its name from its two summits; the lower, 3,590-ft peak is about to the southeast of the higher.The mountain is part of the Devil's Path range of the Catskill Mountains....
by Jimmy Dolan Notch; to the southeast, Indian Head is flanked by Plattekill Mountain.
Indian Head Mountain stands within the watershed
Drainage basin
A drainage basin is an extent or an area of land where surface water from rain and melting snow or ice converges to a single point, usually the exit of the basin, where the waters join another waterbody, such as a river, lake, reservoir, estuary, wetland, sea, or ocean...
of the Hudson River
Hudson River
The Hudson is a river that flows from north to south through eastern New York. The highest official source is at Lake Tear of the Clouds, on the slopes of Mount Marcy in the Adirondack Mountains. The river itself officially begins in Henderson Lake in Newcomb, New York...
, which drains into New York Bay
New York Bay
New York Bay is the collective term for the marine areas surrounding the entrance of the Hudson River into the Atlantic Ocean. Its two largest components are Upper New York Bay and Lower New York Bay, which are connected by The Narrows...
.
The north side of Indian Head drains into the headwaters of Schoharie Creek
Schoharie Creek
Schoharie Creek in New York, USA flows north from the foot of Indian Head Mountain in the Catskill Mountains through the Schoharie Valley to the Mohawk River. It is twice impounded north of Prattsville to create New York City's Schoharie Reservoir and the Blenheim-Gilboa Power Project.Two notable...
, thence into the Mohawk River
Mohawk River
The Mohawk River is a river in the U.S. state of New York. It is the largest tributary of the Hudson River. The Mohawk flows into the Hudson in the Capital District, a few miles north of the city of Albany. The river is named for the Mohawk Nation of the Iroquois Confederacy...
, and the Hudson River.
The southwest and south sides of Indian Head drain into Saw Kill, thence into Esopus Creek
Esopus Creek
Esopus Creek is a tributary of the Hudson River that drains the east-central Catskill Mountains of the U.S. state of New York. From its source at Winnisook Lake on the slopes of Slide Mountain, the Catskills' highest peak, it flows across Ulster County to the Hudson at Saugerties. Many tributaries...
, and the Hudson River.
The east end of Indian Head is drained by Plattekill Creek in Plattekill Clove, which runs down the Catskill Escarpment
Catskill Escarpment
The Catskill Escarpment, often referred to locally as just the Escarpment or the Great Wall of Manitou, and known as the Catskill Front to geologists, is the range forming the northeastern corner of the Catskill Mountains in Greene and Ulster counties in the U.S. state of New York...
, and into Esopus Creek just above Glenerie Falls.
Indian Head Mountain is contained within New York's Catskill State Park
Catskill State Park
The Catskill Park is in the Catskill Mountains in New York in the United States. It consists of 700,000 acres of land inside a Blue Line in four counties: Delaware, Greene, Sullivan, and Ulster...
.
The mountain is the easternmost summit on the Devil's Path
Devil's Path (hiking trail)
The Devil's Path is a hiking trail in the Greene County section of the Catskill Mountains of New York, often described as the toughest hiking trail in the Eastern United States...
hiking trail.
The Long Path
Long Path
The Long Path is a long-distance hiking trail beginning at the George Washington Bridge in Fort Lee, New Jersey and currently ending at Altamont, New York, in the Albany area...
, a 350 miles (563.3 km) long-distance
Long-distance trail
Long-distance trails are the longer recreational trails mainly through rural areas, used for non-motorised recreational travelling ....
hiking trail through southeastern New York, is contiguous with this stretch of the Devil's Path.
External links
- Indian Head Mountain Hiking Info Catskill 3500 Club