Here is a list of 10 of my favorite scenic vistas in the Catskill Mountains of New York and their locations. All of the images in this article were taken by myself and I have visited most of these scenic overlooks multiple times.
| Difficulty: 6/10 |
| Location: South Twin Summit |
Starting off with what I consider the best view in all of the Catskills, the summit of South Twin.
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| Difficulty: 8/10 |
| Location: West Kill Summit |
A close second to the impressive South Twin summit is the Buck Ridge Lookout at West Kill Mountain.
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| Difficulty: 4/10 |
| Location: North South Lake |
Sunset Rock is an easy to moderately difficult hike starting at North South Lake.
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| Difficulty: 8/10 |
| Location: Wittenberg Mountain |
The summit of Wittenberg Mountain offers a spectacular view of the Ashokan Reservoir and surrounding mountains.
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| Difficulty: 6/10 |
| Location: Hunter Mountain Summit |
The fire tower atop Hunter Mountain offers beautiful sweeping views above 4,000ft of the entire Catskill Mountains.
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| Difficulty: 3/10 |
| Location: Trail to Panther Mountain |
One of the easiest and popular vistas in the Catskills are the numerous ledges collectively known as Giant Ledge on the trail to Panther Mountain.
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| Difficulty: 9/10 |
| Location: Trail between Cornell and Slide. |
This remote and difficult to reach vista is worth it if you are able. Between Slide and Cornell Mountains and closer to Cornell, this vista offers nice views of Slide and the bowl to the north.
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| Difficulty: 5/10 |
| Location: Water spring east of Slide |
Just below Slide Mountain on the eastern trail to Cornell where the Slide Mountain water spring is located is a viewpoint that offers nice views of Cornell and Wittenberg to the east as well as many other peaks off to the northeast.
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| Difficulty: 6/10 |
| Location: Devil's Path just before South Twin |
On the Devil's Path just before reaching South Twin is a nice overlook back towards Indian Head. If you approached from Indian Head it's a nice look back at where you came from.
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| Difficulty: 7/10 |
| Location: Devil's Path before Indian Head |
On the Devil's Path approaching Indian Head from the east just over a half of a mile is a nice rock ledge overlook of Plattekill and Overlook Mountains.
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| Difficulty: 6/10 |
| Location: South Twin Summit |
Starting off with what I consider the best view in all of the Catskills, the summit of South Twin.
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| Difficulty: 8/10 |
| Location: West Kill Summit |
A close second to the impressive South Twin summit is the Buck Ridge Lookout at West Kill Mountain.
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| Difficulty: 4/10 |
| Location: North South Lake |
Sunset Rock is an easy to moderately difficult hike starting at North South Lake.
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| Difficulty: 8/10 |
| Location: Wittenberg Mountain |
The summit of Wittenberg Mountain offers a spectacular view of the Ashokan Reservoir and surrounding mountains.
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| Difficulty: 6/10 |
| Location: Hunter Mountain Summit |
The fire tower atop Hunter Mountain offers beautiful sweeping views above 4,000ft of the entire Catskill Mountains.
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| Difficulty: 3/10 |
| Location: Trail to Panther Mountain |
One of the easiest and popular vistas in the Catskills are the numerous ledges collectively known as Giant Ledge on the trail to Panther Mountain.
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| Difficulty: 9/10 |
| Location: Trail between Cornell and Slide. |
This remote and difficult to reach vista is worth it if you are able. Between Slide and Cornell Mountains and closer to Cornell, this vista offers nice views of Slide and the bowl to the north.
Trail Guide https://www.intotheabsurd.com/the-burroughs-range-loop
| Difficulty: 5/10 |
| Location: Water spring east of Slide |
Just below Slide Mountain on the eastern trail to Cornell where the Slide Mountain water spring is located is a viewpoint that offers nice views of Cornell and Wittenberg to the east as well as many other peaks off to the northeast.
Trail Guide https://www.intotheabsurd.com/slide-mountain-catskills
| Difficulty: 6/10 |
| Location: Devil's Path just before South Twin |
On the Devil's Path just before reaching South Twin is a nice overlook back towards Indian Head. If you approached from Indian Head it's a nice look back at where you came from.
Trail Guide https://www.intotheabsurd.com/south-twin-mountain-catskills
| Difficulty: 7/10 |
| Location: Devil's Path before Indian Head |
On the Devil's Path approaching Indian Head from the east just over a half of a mile is a nice rock ledge overlook of Plattekill and Overlook Mountains.
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