These can be purchased at most outdoor equipment retailers, bookstores, and on-line booksellers.Īdditional information, outdoor equipment, trip suggestions and guided or self-guided tours may be obtained from outdoor guide and outfitting businesses. Numerous guidebooks and maps are available with information on the lands, waters, trails and other recreational facilities in this area. Lodging may be found in the nearby communities of Hunter, Shandaken and Spruceton.Ĭatskill Regional Tourism Office (leaves DEC website) and Greene County Tourism (leaves DEC website) can provide information about other recreation, attractions and amenities in this area.Dining opportunities, as well as gas, food and other supplies can be found in the nearby community of Hunter.If you have questions and/or comments about this UMP, please email us at Nearby State Lands, Facilities, Amenities & Other Information State Lands and Facilities In addition to management objectives, the UMP contains detailed information on natural features, recreational infrastructure, geology, natural and human history, habitats, wildlife, fisheries and much more. DEC manages these lands in accordance with the 1995 Hunter Mountain Wild Forest Unit Management Plan (UMP) (PDF). The Rusk Mountain Wild Forest was re-classified in 2008, and was formerly part of the Hunter Mountain Wild Forest. Specific RulesĬamping is prohibited above an elevation of 3,500 feet in the Catskills, between March 21 and December 21.

Practice Leave No Trace Principles (leaves DEC website) when recreating in the Catskills to enjoy the outdoors responsibly minimize impact on the natural resources and avoid conflicts with other backcountry users.Īll users of Rusk Mountain Wild Forest must follow all State Land Use Regulations and should follow all Outdoor Safety Practices for the safety of the user and protection of the resource. Sky Ride when it is open-a moderate four-mile round-trip hike. Or take the yellow-marked trail from the Hunter Mt. A seven-mile moderately-difficult round trip hike. That tower was originally placed at an elevation of 4,000 feet-a third of a mile from the true summit-but was removed and reset at its present site on the true summit in 1953.ĭirections: Take the Spruceton Trail, marked with blue disks, from Greene County Route 6 (Spruceton Hollow Road) in the hamlet of Spruceton. The original tower was 40 feet tall, and was replaced with a steel tower 60 feet high in 1917. The original tower on Hunter Mountain-constructed of logs-was built in 1909, and was the first of three fire towers constructed in the Catskills that year. This tower has the unique distinction of being located at the highest elevation of any fire tower in New York State. General information on fire towers includes historic and current uses of fire towers and links to other locations with fire towers.

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