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Appalachian Trail: Cat Rocks (West Mountain)

New YorkOut and backVerified September 7, 2026
The view from Cat Rocks on the Appalachian Trail
The view from Cat Rocks on the Appalachian Trail, on this hike. Photo: Chenda Ngak, CC BY 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons.

Distance

7.0 mi

ATC

Elevation gain

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Not yet verified

Time

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Difficulty

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Blazes

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From the train

Appalachian Trail

starts at the station · weekends only · ATC

The route

Topographic map of Appalachian Trail: Cat Rocks (West Mountain)1234West MountainCats RockWCPPPTrailhead© OpenTopoMap (CC-BY-SA) · © OpenStreetMap contributors
Line under review
Appalachian Trailwhite stripe blazesmile markers

Trail line from OpenStreetMap (2007688, 223180993, 952822274), © OpenStreetMap contributors, ODbL. Tiles © OpenTopoMap, CC-BY-SA. Under review: the line is 4.3 mi but the official round trip is 7.0 mi. Distance and gain from this line are withheld.

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Weather at the trailhead

DayHighLowForecastRainWind
Fri, Oct 2357°F 14°C31°F -1°CSunny, night: mostly clear0%7 mph N
Sat, Oct 2459°F 15°C31°F -1°CPartly Sunny, night: clear0%3 mph NW
Sun, Oct 2562°F 17°C35°F 2°CSunny, night: clear0%3 mph W
Mon, Oct 2665°F 18°C42°F 6°CSunny, night: mostly clear0%3 mph NW
Tue, Oct 2758°F 14°C34°F 1°CSunny, night: mostly clear1%7 mph N
Wed, Oct 2857°F 14°C41°F 5°CMostly Sunny, night: partly cloudy2%3 mph SE
Thu, Oct 2964°F 18°C46°F 8°CMostly Sunny, night: partly cloudy6%1 to 7 mph S

Forecast for Appalachian Trail: Cat Rocks (West Mountain) trailhead from the National Weather Service (ALY office), issued Oct 23, 3:39 PM, fetched Oct 23, 3:39 PM; refreshed hourly. Public domain.

Today at the trailhead: sunrise 7:15 AM, sunset 6:02 PM (computed, NOAA solar algorithm). Check the last train against sunset.

Along the way

MileWhatNameElevation
0.6Summit: West MountainWest Mountain1,224 ft
0.9Summitunnamed1,204 ft
1.0Viewpoint: Cats RockCats Rock—
1.3Toiletsunnamed—
1.8Parkingunnamed—
4.2Parkingunnamed—
4.3Parkingunnamed—
4.3Parkingunnamed—

Features within 394 ft of the line from OpenStreetMap (ODbL), fetched 2026-09-08. Mile is the distance along the line to the nearest point on it.

Getting there by train

Appalachian Trail

Metro-North Harlem Line · weekends & holidays only

Starts at the station

Official timetable

Source · verified 2026-09-07

Elevation profile

400 ft850 ft1,300 ft0.0 mi1.1 mi2.2 mi3.2 mi4.3 mi
Elevation sampled every 164 ft from USGS 3DEP Elevation Point Query Service (2026-09-08). Gain 499 ft, loss 1,145 ft. Hover the profile to see the spot on the map. Line is under review, so these totals describe the drawn line, not the hike.

Every fact, with its source

Distance7.0 mi
Elevation gainNot yet verified
Route typeOut and back
TimeNot yet verified
DifficultyNot yet verified
BlazesNot yet verified
Managed byAppalachian Trail Conservancy / NPS
TrailheadAppalachian Trail: Cat Rocks (West Mountain) trailhead 41.59288, -73.58804
Parking, fee, lot timesNot yet verified

Permits & closures

No permit, reservation, or capacity rule is recorded for this hike. Check the official sources before you go.

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