Backpacking the Windham High Peak – Blackhead Mountain Range loop makes for a wonderful 2 to a 3-day outing. Passing over 6-peaks and 3-subpeaks makes …
Backpacking the Windham – Blackhead Mountain Range Loop
The Blackhead Mountains range is located near the northern end of the Catskill Mountains, in Greene County, New York, where it divides the towns of Windham and Jewett. The three named peaks in the range — Thomas Cole Mountain (3,940 feet; 1,201 m), Black Dome (3,980 feet; 1,213 m) and Blackhead Mountain (also in the 3,940-foot range) — are the fourth, third and fifth highest peaks in the Catskills respectively.
Blackhead Range
Blackhead Mountain Range Catskills
The Blackhead Mountain Range is home to the Catskill’s 3rd, 4th, and 5th tallest peaks. The major summits of Black Dome (3995′), Thomas Cole (3953′), …
Blackhead Mountain Catskill Mountains
Blackhead Mountain is a peak in the Catskill Mountains, more specifically in the Catskill’s Blackhead Range or Chain. When viewed from the Hudson Valley, the …
Thomas Cole Mountain and the Catskill Artist Remembered
In his funeral oration delivered before the National Academy of Design, New York, May 4, 1848 William Cullen Bryant described in exceptional detail the life …
Blackhead Mountain – A “Peak” at History
Standing about 3,900 feet above the town of Catskill along the Hudson, Blackhead Mountain is an icon among peaks in the Catskills. It is seen …