Balsam Cap

Balsam Cap is a 3,622 ft / 1,104 m mountain peak near Brownville, New York, United States. Based on peakery data, it ranks as the 107th highest mountain in New York and the 32123rd highest mountain in the United States. The nearest peaks are Friday Mountain, Rocky Mountain, Cornell Mountain, Lone Mountain, Hanover Mountain, and Slide Mountain. Balsam Cap belongs to the Catskill 3500 peak list. See the Balsam Cap map, 3D fly around, and the Balsam Cap photos to get a better sense of the mountain.

Balsam Cap SUMMIT LOG peakery first ascent by scienceguy288

21 people report climbing or hiking to the summit, most recently on Apr 6, 2013. Below are trip reports and shared pictures from their climbs. Based on the summit log, the most popular climbing routes and hiking trails to the summit are Herdpath/Bushwack from Moonhaw Road, Bushwhack from Friday Mountain and Bushwhack back to Moonhaw road.

Others who’ve claimed Balsam Cap

  • snodough
  • scienceguy288
  • laura12065

Routes Used trails & approaches

39% Herdpath/Bushwack from Moonhaw Road

12% Bushwhack from Friday Mountain

12% Bushwhack back to Moonhaw road

9% Bushwhack to Friday mtn

6% From Denning and Rocky

6% Herdpaths and Bushwhack back to Moonhaw Road

3% Bushwhack to Rockly Mtn

3% Bushwhack from Kanape Brook parking lot

3% Bushwhack and Herdpaths from Moonhaw Road

3% Bushwhack to stream, then back to Denning

3% Herdpaths from Friday

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Elevation

3,622 ft / 1,104 m

Prominence

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Height Rank

#108 in New York

#32124 in United States

Range

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Location

New York, United States

Peak Lists

Catskill 3500

Claimed by

  • snodough
  • scienceguy288
  • HikeNY
  • scatterbone
  • barbaratraver
  • laura12065
  • jjp24
  • geoveda
  • Nimblefoot
  • LGH-Tom

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