The Lostkills : Bushwhacking and Hiking the Lesser-Known Catskill Peaks.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Via, Alan.

Series:

Excelsior Editions Series

Language:

English

Physical Description:

1 online resource (149 pages)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Albany : State University of New York Press, 2026.

Summary:

A complete guide to hiking and bushwhacking the lesser-known Catskill peaks.The Lostkills introduces readers to a mostly unknown group of Catskill peaks on public land in addition to some lightly used trails.Alan Via refers to these places as "the Lostkills" as they include off-the-beaten-path hikes, mostly bushwhacks to smaller mountain summits.

Contents:

Intro

Contents

Foreword

Getting Started

Introduction

Bushwhacking and Safety Basics

Before You Begin

Before Leaving Home

Elevations

Hike Ratings

Hike Map Legend

Composite Peakfinder Map

Northern Peaks

Key to Peak Routes and Descriptions

Arizona, 3408 ft

Armlin Hill, 2141 ft with Field Wall Knob, 1917 ft

Balsam, 3321 ft

Batavia Unit, 1780 ft

Bates High Point, NW Summit, 2331 ft

SE Summit, 2329 ft

Bookah's Bump, 3026 ft

Buckskin Bushwhack, 2933 ft

Bump Mt., 2414 ft

Christmas Tree Peak (NW Hunter), 3255 ft

Cozy Hollow, 1999 ft

East Rusk, 3628 ft

Evergreen Mt., 3379 ft

Ginseng Mt., 2805 ft, from Lake Heloise

Ginseng Mt., 2805 ft, Southern Approach

Harding Road to South Mt., 2495 ft

High Knob, 2649 ft

Huyck Preserve, 1849 ft

Kate Hill, 2389 ft

Kenrose Sanctuary, 1500 ft

Lake Heloise to Barlow Notch, 2335 ft

Leonard Hill, 2622 ft, and NW Hubbard Hill, 2622 ft

Middleburgh Cliffs, 1175 ft

NW Patterson (Red Falls Peak), 2004 ft

Palenville Overlook, 1751 ft, and Indian Head, 1731 ft

Mt. Pisgah, 2912 ft

Rip's Ledge, 1790 ft

SE Hubbard Hill, 2645 ft

South Escarpment to Palenville, 2495 ft

South Mountain Range, 3120 ft

Star Rock, 2530 ft, from Colgate Lake

Steenburg Mt., 2561 ft

The Knob, 2662 ft

Vinegar Hill, 2020 ft

West Cave, 3002 ft

Southern Peaks

Acorn Hill, 1316 ft

Ashokan Quarry Trail, 840 ft

Beetree Hill, 1835 ft

Breath Hill, 2564 ft

Broadstreet Hollow North, 2698 ft, Broadstreet Hollow South, 2784 ft

Carl Mt., 2870 ft, and Hoyt Hollow Mt., 2804 ft

Garfield Mt., 2570 ft

Hiram's Knob, 2900 ft

Huckleberry Point via Paradise Point Path, 2500 ft

Linsley Quarry, 2490 ft

Little Rocky, 3048 ft

Mombaccus Mt., 2843 ft.

NW Panther (Fox Hollow), 2913 ft

Ohayo Mt., 1385 ft

Piney Point, 1682 ft

Mt. Pleasant, 2800 ft, with Romer Mt., 2239 ft

Samson Mt., 2825 ft

Samuel's Point, 2880 ft

Sheridan Mt., 2213 ft

South Mt., 2205 ft

South Sherrill, 2886 ft

Southeast Rose Mt., 2904 ft

Ticeteneyck (Ticetonyk) Mt., 2501 ft

Ticetonyk (Ticeteneyck) Scenic Vista Trail, 2170 ft

Mt. Tobias, 2525 ft

Torrens Hook, 1697 ft

Tsuga Top, 3068 ft

West Panther, 2869 ft

West Silver Hollow Mt., 2715 ft

West Winnisook Lake Mt., 3216 ft

Western Peaks

Andes Rail Trail and Bullet Hole Spur, 1800 ft

Barkaboom Triple, 3117 ft

Bear Spring Mt., 2458 ft, and South Mt., 2428 ft

Beech Mt., 3119 ft

Bloomville Mt., 2117 ft

Bramley Mt., 2817 ft

Brock Mt., 2763 ft

Cherry Ridge, 2621 ft

Hardscrabble Mt., 2892 ft

Holmes Hollow, 2125 ft

Huckleberry Ridge, 2832 ft, and West Huckleberry Ridge, 2749 ft

Palmer Hill, 2325 ft

Rock Rift, 2379 ft

Rodgers Hill, 2482 ft

Russell Brook Mt., 2667 ft

Scutt Mt. (Moon Mt.), 2647 ft, and NE Scutt, 2489 ft

Shavertown Trail, 1980 ft

SSW Warren, 2541 ft

Starkweather Hill, 2559 ft

Turnwood Mt., 2880 ft

Woodford, 2196 ft

Wright Brook Peak, 2241 ft

Acknowledgments

Glossary

Suggested Reading and References

Maps

Index

About the Author.

Notes:

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ISBN:

979-88-558-0721-9

979-88-558-0559-8

OCLC:

1586551538