Region
Most climbed route
Snowmobile Trail from Platte Clove Rd., Kaaterskill High Peak Trailil
9.2 mi • 47,106 ft gain
Highlights
- Until the late 19th century, Kaaterskill High Peak was considered to be the highest in the Catskills until Slide Mountain was found to possess that honor. In fact, Kaaterskill High Peak is only 23rd highest in the range. It does have 4th most prominence.
Routes
22 summits • 9.2 mi • 47,106 ft gain • 4 hr 47 min
5 summits • 11.5 mi • 2,572 ft gain • 5 hr 40 min
2 summits • 0.4 mi • 618 ft gain • 29 min
1 summit • 11.2 mi • 2,146 ft gain • 4 hr 37 min
1 summit • 7.9 mi • 1,375 ft gain • 7 hr 58 min
1 summit • 9.2 mi • 1,817 ft gain • 5 hr 38 min
Latest summits
"Despite the brisk temperature of 2* Kelly, Rebecca, Tom and I enjoyed a romp of the Majestic Roundtop and Kaaterskill HP. The presence of the bright sun and absolute absence of wind helped us enjoy the day, particularly the view of KHP from Roundtop. Fortunately Gillespie road was plowed all the way to the end eliminating any road walking to start. We made the executive decision to go with just spikes and leave the snowshoes safely in the cars but upon leaving the old woods road and ascending towards RT we all thought “huh maybe we should’nt have” as we broke through the crust into the powder. More snow the decision will be easier as right now it’s borderline." — Nimblefoot • Jan 15, 2024
"Leading Itty Bitty to RT and KHP through 6 inches of fresh fluff to finish her single season Fall round. Gillespie wasn’t fully plowed so I parked at the first PA then we walked the 0.4 miles to the PA at the end of the road. Beautiful sunny blue sky day to play in a winter wonderland. Barefooted all day in slippery snow that hid underlying rocks and sticks that provided plenty of potential of slips and falls.
" — Nimblefoot • Dec 12, 2023
"Getting KHP and Roundtop for Itty Bitty for her single season summer round with a loop from Gillespie road. Bushwhack to the sno-mo trail and up to the old Twilight trail to reach the canister on KHP. Herd path over toward Roundtop then whack to the canister-free summit. After a bite to eat we whacked down to the old woods road which we used to stroll out to the car. Wet under foot from overnight/early AM rain while the sky provided blue and puffy clouds making a nice day with an old friend." — Nimblefoot • Sep 12, 2023
"Richard, Tom, Susan, Yong Ae and myself did a loop of KHP and Roundtop from Gillespie road. A mix of an old woods road and bushwhacking to reach the sno-mo trail, which was drier than usual so we took it all the way to the old twilight trail up to KHP. After signing it was HPs and some whacking to reach the summit of Roundtop. We had a civilized lunch at the summit cairn replete with tablecloth, paper plates, chop sticks, two containers of Kimbop, a container of pickled ginger and homemade ginger tea compliments of Yong Ae. There was also cookies, cherries and candies to complete our respite. After packing everything up we engaged in a spirited plunge down to the woods road and out to our cars." — Nimblefoot • Jun 21, 2023
"Out and back of Roundtop and KHP from end of Gillespie road followed by a scoot up to the tower on Overlook. The usual PA on Meads road, across from the Monastery, was totally full so I headed on to drop down to the new larger lot adding 1.4 miles to the hike. Overlook was one hot hike in the afternoon. " — Nimblefoot • Apr 14, 2023
"Peter, Francine, Donna, Mimi and I did a loop of RT and KHP from the end of Gillespie road. Warmed up nicely today and was much clearer sky so we actually see where we were going compared to yesterday’s cold overcast windy day with minimal visibility. We all stayed upright wearing just micro spikes as the snow and ice were more forgiving. No unplanned slides today. After lunch I did a solo hike of WHP to finish up the day. A fair amount of ice on the trail that was covered by a thin layer of snow but I managed to do most of the round trip bare booting." — Nimblefoot • Feb 26, 2023
"Another balmy day in the Catskills with temps in the upper 30’s. Bit of a breeze on the summits made it feel a bit more like winter despite the bare ground. Up over Roundtop then onto the canister on KHP from Gillespie road for a 3 hr round trip stroll. Found more old blue paint blazes on my ascent of RT than I’ve found in the past." — Nimblefoot • Jan 18, 2023
"First up was a saunter up to Roundtop from Gillespie road via woods road and bushwhack. Then an out and back to the canister on KHP via herdpath after dropping straight down from Roundtop. Back to the car and off to Moonhaw road PA for a quick climb of Friday where I encountered numerous hikers descending as I was attempting to motor uphill to the turnoff at the pregnant tree. Quick visit to the canister then descend with urgency." — Nimblefoot • Oct 27, 2022
"Back to KHP with Itty Bitty in tow for her to close out the month of August for her grid. She said she wouldn’t mind adding Roundtop to the hike so we strolled over the little bump on our way to the taller one. The woods were quiet today except for a stray airplane in the distance and the noon whistle from the local fire house." — Nimblefoot • Aug 25, 2022
"Getting these two peaks for Itty Bitty at 80 yrs young and 90#s of let’s git er done. Took the long rocky slog all the way out to the sno-mo loop trail then onto the old blue-blazed twilight trail to reach the can on KHP. Herd path out and back to Roundtop then returned via the shortcut down the ridge from KHP and herd path out to the LP. She is recovering well from various heart issues though age has slowed the French midget(her words) down quite a bit but at least the tenacity is still burning." — Nimblefoot • Jun 6, 2022