Halcott Mountain
| Halcott Mountain | |
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Halcott from Belleayre Ski Center to the south
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| Highest point | |
| Elevation | 3520+ ft (1073 m)+ NGVD 29 |
| Prominence | 700 ft (210 m) |
| Listing | Catskill High Peaks #32 |
| Coordinates | 42°10′48″N 74°26′17″W / 42.1800882°N 74.4379281°WCoordinates: 42°10′48″N 74°26′17″W / 42.1800882°N 74.4379281°W |
| Geography | |
| Location |
Lexington, New York, United States |
| Parent range | Catskill Mountains |
| Topo map | USGS West Kill |
| Geology | |
| Age of rock | 250-350 mya |
| Mountain type | Dissected plateau |
| Climbing | |
| Easiest route | Hike up east slope from NY 42 to summit ridge |
Halcott Mountain is one of the Catskill Mountains of the U.S. state of New York. It is mostly located in Greene County, with some of its lower slopes in Delaware and Ulster counties. Its exact summit elevation has not been officially determined, but the highest contour line on the mountain is 3,520 feet (1,070 m). It is one of the peaks on the divide between the Delaware and Hudson watersheds.
As one of the Catskill High Peaks above 3,500 feet (1,100 m) in elevation, a successful ascent of Halcott is required for peakbaggers seeking to join the Catskill Mountain 3500 Club. It is on public land, part of the Catskill Park Forest Preserve, but has no trail. Hikers bushwhack through the relatively open woods to sign the canister at the summit and prove their climb. It is considered one of the easiest of the 13 trailless High Peaks.
The mountain spreads over a wide area. Most of it is located in the Greene County town of Lexington. Some of its lower eastern slopes are in Halcott to the west, and the tripoint of the three counties is on one of its southern ridges, putting those points south of the Greene County line in either the Ulster County town of Shandaken or Delaware County's Middletown. Most of the land on the mountain in Greene County is part of the 4,760-acre (1,930 ha) Halcott Mountain Wild Forest, managed by the state Department of Environmental Conservation (DEC). The lower western slope is outside the Catskill Park Blue Line, and private tracts are at the base of its slopes in the other two counties. The nearest settlements are the small communities of Fleischmanns and Pine Hill a short distance to the southwest and south and smaller West Kill further away to the north.
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