Mount Sherrill

Mount Sherrill
Sherrill from Spruceton Road east ofWest Kill
Highest point
Elevation	3,550 ft (1,080 m)
Prominence	540 ft (160 m)
Listing	Catskill High Peaks31st
Coordinates	42°10′32″N74°22′23″W
Geography
Mount Sherrill Location of Mount Sherrill within New York Mount Sherrill Mount Sherrill (the United States)
Location	Hunter-West Kill Wilderness,Catskill Forest Preserve,Greene County,New York
Parent range	Central Catskills
Topo map	USGSLe xing ton
Climbing
Easiest route	Hike

Mount Sherrillis amountainlocated inGreene County,New York,and is named afterEliakim Sherrill,and is part of theCatskill Mountains. Mount Sherrill is flanked to the east byNorth Dome,and to the west by Balsam Mountain.

Mount Sherrill stands within thewatershedof theHudson River,which drains intoNew York Bay. The northern slopes of Mt. Sherrill drain via Bennett Brook and Newton Brook into the West Kill, then intoSchoharie Creek,theMohawk River,and, finally, the Hudson River. The west side of Mt. Sherrill drains into Bushnellsville Creek, thence intoEsopus Creek,and the Hudson River. The southeast side of Mt. Sherrill drains through Peck Hollow into Esopus Creek.

Mount Sherrill is contained within theWestkill Mountain Wilderness Areaof New York'sCatskill State Park. There is no hiking trail over the mountain, although an extension of theDevil's Pathwest from West Kill Mtn. has been contemplated.

See also

• Catskill High Peaks
• List of mountains in New York

External links

• Mount Sherrill Hiking Info.Catskill 3500 Club
• Peakbagger: Mount Sherrill
• U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Mount Sherrill