Indian Head Mountain
Indian Head Mountain rises to 1,083 m in New York. Hunter Mountain stands 1,228 m to the northwest, 7.3 miles off. The nearest named place is Twin Mountain South Summit, a peak 0.6 miles away. Shawangunk Mountains Scenic Byway passes 19 miles off.
The story
Indian Head Mountain is a 3,573 ft (1,089 m) 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-mile (560 km) long-distance hiking trail through southeastern New York, is contiguous with this stretch of the Devil's Path.
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Wikidata Q6020411, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 1,083 m
How to reach it
- 18.7 mi off the Shawangunk Mountains Scenic Byway
Overlooks nearby
- White Dot · 20 mi
- Sentinel Rock · 24 mi
- Pinnacle Rock · 24 mi
- Hayes Lookout · 24 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Twin Mountain South Summit: 0.6 mi
- Twin Mountain: 1.0 mi
- South Twin: 1.5 mi
- Plattekill Mountain: 1.6 mi
- Sugarloaf Mountain: 2.1 mi
- Andy Lee Field: 4.9 mi
- Woodstock Waterfall Park: 5.3 mi
- Rip Van Winkle Lake Park: 5.3 mi
- The Comeau Property: 5.4 mi
- Bearsville Park: 5.7 mi
- Overlook Turnpike Primitive Bicycle Corridor: 1.3 mi
- Platte Clove Preserve: 1.8 mi
- Mink Hollow Primitive Bicycle Corridor: 2.7 mi
- Mount Guardian Preserve: 3.7 mi
- Sloan Gorge Preserve: 3.8 mi
- Black Chasm Falls: 1.6 mi
- Plattekill Falls: 1.9 mi
- Old Mill Falls: 1.9 mi
- Bridal Veil Falls: 1.9 mi
- Lower Bridal Veil Falls: 1.9 mi
- Boarding House: 1.8 mi
- Tory Fort: 3.8 mi
- Keegan Bell: 4.9 mi
- Woodstock Veterans' War Memorial: 5.0 mi
- New York State Forest Preserve Centennial: 5.4 mi
- Woodstock Artists Association & Museum: 5.2 mi
- Mountain Top Historical Society: 5.5 mi
- Piano Performance Museum: 8.6 mi
- Kiersted House: 8.8 mi
- Empire State Railway Museum: 10.2 mi
- Devils Kitchen: 2.0 mi
- The "Great" Cliffs: 2.3 mi
- Hawks Rocks: 2.8 mi
- Ministers Face: 2.8 mi
- Hurricane Ledge: 3.6 mi
- The Great Knot: 5.0 mi
- Opus 40: 6.2 mi
- The Query Family: 6.2 mi
- Flame: 6.2 mi
- Tomorrow: 6.2 mi
- Saugerties Beach: 8.9 mi
- West Landing: 10.8 mi
- South Landing: 10.8 mi
- Ulster Landing Beach: 11.6 mi
- Kingston Point Beach: 15.0 mi
- The Walled Garden: 10.3 mi
- The Upper Garden: 10.3 mi
- Blithewood Garden: 12.1 mi
- Rough Garden: 12.3 mi
- Ellipse: 12.3 mi
- World's Largest Kaleidoscope: 10.0 mi
- The Old Game Farm: 10.1 mi
- Rail Explorers: 10.2 mi
- Hudson River Cruises: 15.3 mi
- Headless Horseman Hayrides and Haunted Houses: 19.7 mi
- Devil's Acre spring: 6.9 mi
- Elm Ridge piped spring: 13.3 mi
- Bear Wallow: 15.9 mi
- Keyhole Spring: 16.8 mi
- Table Mountain Spring: 18.5 mi
- Notch Lake Picnic Area: 5.5 mi
- Hunter Mountain North Picnic Area: 9.2 mi
- Saugerties Lighthouse: 10.0 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 11.4 miles of Indian Head Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hunter Mountain | NW 306° | 1,228 m | 7.3 mi |
| Black Dome | N 358° | 1,217 m | 10.6 mi |
| Thomas Cole Mountain | N 354° | 1,205 m | 10.7 mi |
| Blackhead | N 3° | 1,201 m | 10.5 mi |
| West Kill Mountain | WNW 292° | 1,186 m | 9.7 mi |
| Plateau Mountain | WNW 296° | 1,169 m | 3.4 mi |
| Sugarloaf Mountain | WNW 300° | 1,160 m | 2.1 mi |
| Southwest Hunter Mountain | WNW 296° | 1,140 m | 7.3 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:01 | 18:32 | 19:09 |
| June solstice | 05:21 | 19:54 | 20:37 |
| September equinox | 06:44 | 18:19 | 18:56 |
| December solstice | 07:22 | 15:43 | 16:28 |
Local time (America/New_York).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Sep.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 22 | 24 | 31 | 43 | 54 | 63 | 68 | 66 | 60 | 48 | 38 | 28 |
| Precip in | 4.9 | 4.0 | 5.7 | 5.2 | 4.8 | 6.0 | 5.5 | 6.3 | 6.3 | 7.0 | 4.9 | 7.2 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Platte Clove, 2 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidata- USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 953655 — Indian Head Mountain, Greene County, New York.
OpenStreetMap element node/357566120
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