Blackhead | |
Elevation: | 3940+ ft (1201+ m) |
Elevation Ref: | [1] |
Prominence Ft: | 500 |
Listing: | Catskill High Peaks 5th |
Location: | Greene County, New York, U.S. |
Range: | Blackhead Mountains |
Coordinates: | 42.2679°N -74.1046°W |
Coordinates Ref: | [2] |
Topo: | USGS Freehold, NY |
Blackhead stands within the watershed of the Hudson River, which drains into New York Bay.The southwest side of Blackhead drains into East Kill, thence into Schoharie Creek, the Mohawk River, and the Hudson River.The north side of Blackhead drains into the headwaters of Batavia Kill, and thence into Schoharie Creek.The east side of Blackhead drains into Trout Brook, thence into Shingle Kill, Catskill Creek, and the Hudson River.
Blackhead is within New York's Catskill Park.The Long Path, a 350miles long-distance hiking trail from New York City to Albany, is contiguous with the Escarpment Trail.