Overlook Mountain Fire Tower

CatskillsVerified September 9, 2026

The Ashokan Reservoir from Overlook Mountain, on this hike. Photo: 420Traveler, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons.

Distance

4.4 mi

OpenStreetMap

Elevation gain

1,381 ft

USGS 3DEP

Time

2 h–2½ h

computed, Naismith's rule

Difficulty

moderately strenuous

index 110, computed

Blazes

—

Not yet verified

Getting there

By car

trailhead parking · NYS DEC

The route

Topographic map of Overlook Mountain Fire Tower

Overlook Spur Trailred dec trail discs blazesmile markers

Trail line from OpenStreetMap (6196954), © OpenStreetMap contributors, ODbL. Tiles © OpenTopoMap, CC-BY-SA.

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Weather at the trailhead

Day	High	Low	Forecast	Rain	Wind
Sat, Oct 24	54°F 12°C	33°F 1°C	Partly Sunny, night: clear	0%	2 mph SW
Sun, Oct 25	57°F 14°C	37°F 3°C	Sunny, night: clear	0%	2 mph S
Mon, Oct 26	61°F 16°C	37°F 3°C	Sunny, night: mostly clear	1%	1 to 5 mph W
Tue, Oct 27	49°F 9°C	29°F -2°C	Sunny, night: mostly clear	1%	3 to 13 mph N
Wed, Oct 28	50°F 10°C	35°F 2°C	Sunny, night: partly cloudy	0%	2 mph S
Thu, Oct 29	58°F 14°C	42°F 6°C	Mostly Sunny, night: mostly clear	6%	1 to 6 mph SW
Fri, Oct 30	59°F 15°C	39°F 4°C	Mostly Sunny, night: partly cloudy	5%	3 mph NW

Forecast for Overlook Mountain Trailhead from the National Weather Service (ALY office), issued Oct 24, 6:01 AM, fetched Oct 24, 6:01 AM; refreshed hourly. Public domain.

Today at the trailhead: sunrise 7:19 AM, sunset 6:02 PM (computed, NOAA solar algorithm). Check the last train against sunset.

Route by trail

Mile	Trail	Blazes	Length
0.0	Unnamed way	—	0.0 mi
0.0	Overlook Spur Trail	Red dec trail discs	4.4 mi
4.4	Unnamed way	—	0.0 mi

Trail names and blazes from the OpenStreetMap route relations, lengths measured along the drawn line, in walking order.

Along the way

Mile	What	Name	Elevation
0.0	Parking: Overlook Mountain Trailhead	Overlook Mountain Trailhead	—
0.0	Parking	unnamed	—
0.0	Toilets	unnamed	—
0.0	Information board	unnamed	—
2.2	Viewpoint	unnamed	—
2.2	Toilets	unnamed	—
2.2	Summit: Overlook Mountain	Overlook Mountain	3,136 ft
2.2	Monument: Overlook Mountain Fire Tower	Overlook Mountain Fire Tower	3,138 ft

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

Getting there by car

Overlook Mountain Trailhead

42.07095, -74.12255

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Trailhead from the managing agency · verified 2026-09-09. No station is within a verified walk of this trailhead.

Elevation profile

Elevation sampled every 164 ft from USGS 3DEP Elevation Point Query Service (2026-09-09). Gain 1,381 ft, loss 1,378 ft. Hover the profile to see the spot on the map.

Every fact, with its source

Fact	Value	Source	Verified
Distance	4.4 mi	OpenStreetMap	2026-09-09
Elevation gain	1,381 ft	USGS 3DEP	2026-09-09
Route type	Not yet verified	—	—
Time	2 h–2½ h (computed, Naismith's rule)	formula	computed
Difficulty	moderately strenuous (index 110, computed)	formula	computed
Blazes	Not yet verified	—	—
Managed by	NYS Department of Environmental Conservation	NYS DEC	2026-09-09
Trailhead	Overlook Mountain Trailhead 42.07095, -74.12255	NYS DEC	2026-09-09
Parking, fee, lot times	Not yet verified	—	—

Distance4.4 mi

Elevation gain1,381 ft

Route typeNot yet verified

Time2 h–2½ h (computed, Naismith's rule)

Difficultymoderately strenuous (index 110, computed)

BlazesNot yet verified

Managed byNYS Department of Environmental Conservation

TrailheadOverlook Mountain Trailhead 42.07095, -74.12255

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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