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Blue Mountain Summit Trail

Hudson HighlandsVerified September 7, 2026

40

Minute walk from Peekskill

Official timetable
Autumn in Blue Mountain Reservation
Autumn in Blue Mountain Reservation, on this hike. Photo: Gerda Arendt, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons.

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From the train

Peekskill

40 min walk · MTA

The route

Topographic map of 1 hikes and 1 stations0.51PWCTrailhead© OpenTopoMap (CC-BY-SA) · © OpenStreetMap contributors
Blue Mountain Summit Trailblue stripe blazesmile markers

Trail line from OpenStreetMap (14720245), © OpenStreetMap contributors, ODbL. Tiles © OpenTopoMap, CC-BY-SA. Dashed line: the walk from Peekskill station to the trailhead, 1.6 mi by the shortest OpenStreetMap route (computed).

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Weather at the trailhead

DayHighLowForecastRainWind
Fri, Oct 2360°F 16°C34°F 1°CSunny, night: partly cloudy then areas of frost0%7 mph N
Sat, Oct 2462°F 17°C36°F 2°CPartly Sunny, night: mostly clear then patchy frost0%2 mph N
Sun, Oct 2565°F 18°C38°F 3°CAreas Of Frost then Sunny, night: clear0%2 mph W
Mon, Oct 2669°F 21°C44°F 7°CPatchy Frost then Sunny, night: mostly clear0%2 mph NW
Tue, Oct 2760°F 16°C37°F 3°CSunny, night: mostly clear1%3 to 7 mph N
Wed, Oct 2859°F 15°C43°F 6°CMostly Sunny, night: partly cloudy4%2 mph E
Thu, Oct 2966°F 19°C48°F 9°CMostly Sunny, night: mostly clear3%0 to 6 mph S

Forecast for Blue Mountain Summit Trail trailhead from the National Weather Service (OKX office), issued Oct 23, 3:39 PM, fetched Oct 23, 3:39 PM; refreshed hourly. Public domain.

Today at the trailhead: sunrise 7:16 AM, sunset 6:04 PM (computed, NOAA solar algorithm). Check the last train against sunset.

Along the way

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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

Peekskill

Metro-North Hudson Line

40 minute walk from the platform.

Official timetable

Source · verified 2026-09-07

Topographic map of 1 hikes and 1 stationsTrailheadPeekskill© OpenTopoMap (CC-BY-SA) · © OpenStreetMap contributors

Dashed line: 1.6 mi on foot from the platform by the shortest OpenStreetMap route, computed, not an official figure.

Elevation profile

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Elevation sampled every 164 ft from USGS 3DEP Elevation Point Query Service (2026-09-07). Gain 361 ft, loss 39 ft. Hover the profile to see the spot on the map.

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Managed byWestchester County Parks
TrailheadBlue Mountain Summit Trail trailhead 41.26973, -73.92222
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Permits & closures

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

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