Catmount

Hike Name: Catmount Location: northeast NY Length: 4.5 Submitted by: Martha Cox Date Submitted: 0/0/00 Rating:	more New York trail reviews New York national parks New York state parks
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Description
3,170 ft exposed summit with views of Taylor Pond and Silver Lake. North of Whiteface. Starts out flat through some interesting moss covered clearings, crosses a stream, the climbs steeply through a magnificent stand of birch trees to an exposed rocky ridge with LOTS of blueberries to snack on (late july/august).
Continue along the ridge in and out of conifer stands, then a rocky climb up through a vertical "lemon squeezer", after that, exposed views on the exposed approach to the summit - follow the cairns. 360 views from the summit - High peak region to the south, ponds to the north, Whiteface to the west.

Directions to Hike
9N to Jay, NY - follow Silver lake road (rt 86) to the East Kilns fork. Take the road along the brook. Trailhead is about 5 miles from the fork. Drive slowly - it's on the north side, marked only by an orange ribbon and trees close to the road make the entrance hard to spot!

Contact Information
NY DEC or Adirondack mountain club 518 668-4447

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