Rusk Mountain, Catskill Park

Name: Rusk Mountain
Address: Catskill Park, United States

#26 among attractions in Catskill Park

Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain

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Rusk Mountain is a peak located in the towns of Jewett and Lexington in Greene County, New York, United States. At 3,680 feet in elevation, it is the 20th-highest peak in the Catskill Mountains and considered a member of the Catskill High Peaks. While there is no maintained trail, a bushwhack to the summit is considered relatively easy, and required for membership in the Catskill Mountain 3500 Club. ()

Prominence: 760 ftCoordinates: 42°12'30"N, 74°18'45"W

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Rusk Mountain – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Diamond Notch Falls, Colonels Chair, Hunter Mountain, Devils Tombstone.

3.6 miSE
Waterfall
Diamond Notch Falls, Hunter
93 min walk • Diamond Notch Falls is a waterfall located on the West Kill, east of Spruceton in the Hunter-West Kill Wilderness in Greene County, New York. Diamond Notch Falls is a side by side waterfall, both being about 15 feet in height. The Diamond Notch Trail passes Diamond Notch Falls.
4.2 miE
Mountain
Colonels Chair, Hunter
108 min walk • Colonels Chair is a mountain located in Greene County, New York southwest of Hunter, New York. Located south is Hunter Mountain and to the west is Rusk Mountain. Colonels Chair drains north into Schoharie Creek via Taylor Hollow and Shanty Hollow.
4.7 miSE
Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain
Hunter Mountain, Catskill Park
120 min walk • Hunter Mountain is in the towns of Hunter and Lexington, just south of the village of Hunter, in Greene County, New York, United States.
6.6 miSE
Mountain
Devils Tombstone, Catskill Park
170 min walk • Devils Tombstone or the Devil's Tombstone Park, is a park which is named for the large rock which lay at the center of the park, which is located in Greene County, New York.
~1760 ftNE
Mountain
Evergreen Mountain, Catskill Park
9 min walk • Evergreen Mountain is a mountain located in Greene County, New York north of Spruceton, New York. Herdman Brook drains the southeastern portion of the mountain and flows south before converging with West Kill.
4.7 miSE
Tower
Hunter Mountain Fire Tower, Catskill Park
121 min walk • The Hunter Mountain Fire Tower is located on the summit of the eponymous mountain, second highest of the Catskill Mountains in the U.S. state of New York.
6.1 miNW
Mountain
Maben Hill
157 min walk • Maben Hill is a mountain located in Greene County, New York east-southeast of Prattsville, New York. Maben Hill is located south of Patterson Ridge. It drains south and east into Schoharie Creek.
5.8 miE
Mountain
East Jewett Range, Hunter
149 min walk • East Jewett Range is a mountain in Greene County, New York. It is located in the Catskill Mountains west-southwest of Maplecrest. Van Loan Hill is located north, and Onteora Mountain is located east-southeast of East Jewett Range.
3.8 miSW
Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain
Mount Sherrill, Catskill Park
98 min walk • Mount Sherrill is a mountain located in Greene County, New York, and is named after Eliakim Sherrill, and is part of the Catskill Mountains. Mount Sherrill is flanked to the east by North Dome, and to the west by Balsam Mountain. Mount Sherrill stands within the watershed of the Hudson River, which drains into New York Bay.
5.6 miW
Mountain
Beech Ridge, Catskill Park
143 min walk • Beech Ridge is a ridge located in Greene County, New York southwest of Lexington, New York. Located to the northwest is Vly Mountain and to the north of Vinegar Hill.
3.5 miS
Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain
West Kill Mountain, Catskill Park
90 min walk • West Kill Mountain, or Westkill Mountain, is located in Greene County, New York. The mountain is named after the West Kill stream which flows along its northern side, and is part of the Devil's Path range of the Catskill Mountains.