Michael’s the Catskills guidebook
Sightseeing
Mount Utsayantha and it's popular fire tower. It is located just southeast of the village of Stamford in Delaware County. This mountain you can either hike or drive the one mile gravel road to the summit. There is a about 680 foot elevation gain for approximately one mile road. On the summit you will see a restored fire tower, numerous radio towers, picnic tables, a summit building .
In order to get the 360 degree views you'll need to climb the fire tower.
Directions: NY 23 east from the village of Stamford, right on Mountain Avenue. This road will become extremely steep.
There is a dirt road on the left as you crest the ridge, which is Tower Road. You'll see a sign for the park on the corner.
Park in this area if you are planning to hike the road as there are a few private driveways' prior to the main climb up to the Fire Tower.
The GPS coordinates are N42 23.581 W74 35.969 of the start of Tower Road for those who have a GPS devise.
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Mount Utsayantha Fire Tower
Mount Utsayantha and it's popular fire tower. It is located just southeast of the village of Stamford in Delaware County. This mountain you can either hike or drive the one mile gravel road to the summit. There is a about 680 foot elevation gain for approximately one mile road. On the summit you will see a restored fire tower, numerous radio towers, picnic tables, a summit building .
In order to get the 360 degree views you'll need to climb the fire tower.
Directions: NY 23 east from the village of Stamford, right on Mountain Avenue. This road will become extremely steep.
There is a dirt road on the left as you crest the ridge, which is Tower Road. You'll see a sign for the park on the corner.
Park in this area if you are planning to hike the road as there are a few private driveways' prior to the main climb up to the Fire Tower.
The GPS coordinates are N42 23.581 W74 35.969 of the start of Tower Road for those who have a GPS devise.
Skiing
Hunter Mountain the biggest ski area in the Catskills its just a short drive from Jefferson.
A base elevation 1,600 ft. with a summit that climbs to 3,200 ft. Hunter Mountain maintains renowned terrain across three separate mountains, with high-efficiency, state-of-the-art snowmaking that covers 100 percent of its trails.
The ski resort is so confident, in fact, that it offers a Hunter Mountain Snow Guarantee whereby skiers and riders within a certain time window of purchase can turn their ticket in for a voucher good until the end of the current season.
The ski area also boasts an award-winning Learning Center and programs and an entire dedicated training mountain designed for beginners and families alike, Hunter One. The mountain's terrain is split evenly between beginner, intermediate and advanced trails, along with 10 percent expert, and seasoned skiers and riders will get their fix on the expert terrain of Hunter West and Empire Terrain park.
Hunter North is the newest addition that was just added recently to the mountain, which make this the biggest mountain in ski acreges in the Catskills region.
(Quick Note the mountain can get crowded on the weekend, so keep that in mind)
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Hunter Mountain
Hunter Mountain the biggest ski area in the Catskills its just a short drive from Jefferson.
A base elevation 1,600 ft. with a summit that climbs to 3,200 ft. Hunter Mountain maintains renowned terrain across three separate mountains, with high-efficiency, state-of-the-art snowmaking that covers 100 percent of its trails.
The ski resort is so confident, in fact, that it offers a Hunter Mountain Snow Guarantee whereby skiers and riders within a certain time window of purchase can turn their ticket in for a voucher good until the end of the current season.
The ski area also boasts an award-winning Learning Center and programs and an entire dedicated training mountain designed for beginners and families alike, Hunter One. The mountain's terrain is split evenly between beginner, intermediate and advanced trails, along with 10 percent expert, and seasoned skiers and riders will get their fix on the expert terrain of Hunter West and Empire Terrain park.
Hunter North is the newest addition that was just added recently to the mountain, which make this the biggest mountain in ski acreges in the Catskills region.
(Quick Note the mountain can get crowded on the weekend, so keep that in mind)