Let me start be saying daylight savings blows. I could of used 2 or 3 extra hours of light to reach the summit, yet I do not consider it a failure. I set out to find 2 plane crashes and found 1 at an elevation of about 3,400 feet. I have heard from other hikers that the 2nd wreck is much more difficult to find and it’s total bushwhacking to get to it. Searching for plane wreckage’s has become another love that combines exploration with hiking and it just doesn’t get any better. This is a very challenging hike and I would not recommend it for kids. As always, Happy Exploring 🍃 Kaaterskill High Peak at 3,655 feet is one of the more famous mountains of the Catskill Range in NY, and easily one of it's most recognizable. The mountain has many interesting things about it that make it a challenging hiking destination. Perhaps the first reason people will go to the mountain is because of it's elevation. At 3655 ft. it is in the list of the Catskill 3500 club, which is a popular goal that many people pursue consisting of the 35 peaks that rise above 3500 ft. in the Catskills. Though it only ranks 22nd on the list by elevation, it actually ranks an impressive 4th in prominence. It could be one of the steepest climbs in the Catskills, depending on which way you go to the top. May 26, 1983, killed a Watertown man, Rex Miller, when he flew his Piper-28-140 into the mountain at about 3,400 feet in bad weather while attempting to return home from Poughkeepsie. The remains of his airplane can still be found.

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