The Blackhead Mountains range

Mountain range

A mountain range is a single, large mass consisting of a succession of mountains or narrowly spaced mountain ridges, with or without peaks, closely related in position, direction, formation, and age; a component part of a mountain system or of a mountain chain...

 is located near the northern end of the Catskill Mountains

Catskill Mountains

The Catskill Mountains, an area in New York State northwest of New York City and southwest of Albany, are a mature dissected plateau, an uplifted region that was subsequently eroded into sharp relief. They are an eastward continuation, and the highest representation, of the Allegheny Plateau...

, in Greene County

Greene County, New York

Greene County is a county located in the U.S. state of New York. Its name is in honor of the American Revolutionary War general Nathanael Greene. Its county seat is Catskill...

, New York

New York

New York is a state in the Northeastern region of the United States. It is the nation's third most populous state. New York is bordered by New Jersey and Pennsylvania to the south, and by Connecticut, Massachusetts and Vermont to the east...

, where it divides the towns of Windham and Jewett

Jewett, New York

Jewett is a town centrally located in Greene County, New York, United States. The population was 953 at the 2010 census. The town is named after Judge Freeborn Jewett.- History :The town was first settled around 1784....

. The three named peaks in the range — Thomas Cole Mountain

Thomas Cole Mountain

Thomas Cole Mountain is a mountain located in Greene County, New York.The mountain named for Thomas Cole , an artist who lived in the area, and is regarded as the founder of the Hudson River School....

 (3,940 feet; 1,201 m), Black Dome

Black Dome (New York)

Black Dome is a mountain located in Greene County, New York.The mountain is the highest peak of the Blackhead Mountains range of the Catskills.Black Dome is flanked to the east by Blackhead, and to the west by Thomas Cole Mountain....

 (3,980 feet; 1,213 m) and Blackhead Mountain (also in the 3,940-foot range) — are the fourth, third and fifth highest peaks in the Catskills respectively. The gap

Mountain pass

A mountain pass is a route through a mountain range or over a ridge. If following the lowest possible route, a pass is locally the highest point on that route...

 between Thomas Cole and Black Dome is, at 3,700 feet, the highest in the Catskills.

To the west of Thomas Cole are two lesser, officially unnamed summits known locally as Camel's Hump (3,520 feet; 1,073 m) and Caudal (3,320 feet; 1,012 m). All except Blackhead can be climbed via the popular Black Dome Range Trail; a short spur from that trail leads to the Escarpment Trail atop Blackhead.

The range's distinctive rooster

Rooster

A rooster, also known as a cockerel, cock or chanticleer, is a male chicken with the female being called a hen. Immature male chickens of less than a year's age are called cockerels...

-comb profile is a visual signature of the Catskills. It can be seen from as far north as Albany

Albany, New York

Albany is the capital city of the U.S. state of New York, the seat of Albany County, and the central city of New York's Capital District. Roughly north of New York City, Albany sits on the west bank of the Hudson River, about south of its confluence with the Mohawk River...

 and its suburb

Suburb

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External links

• Thomas Cole Mountain Hiking Information Catskill 3500 Club
• Black Dome Mountain Hiking Information Catskill 3500 Club
• Blackhead Mountain Hiking Information Catskill 3500 Club