Butter Hill & Storm King

Difficulty: EASY-MODERATE

Distance: 2.8 miles/700 ft gain

Time: 4 hours walk time

[EASY-MODERATE] Storm King is a historically significant mountain located on the west side of a gigantic gorge on the Hudson River. Its highest point -- Butter Hill -- has outstanding views of Crow’s Nest Mountain, Bull Hill, Route 9W, and Schunemunk Mountain. Storm King itself features a north-facing lookout that opens up to Breakneck Ridge, Mount Beacon, the Shawangunk Ridge, and the Catskills. The climb up Butter Hill will ascend a steep, rocky scramble. This is followed by rolling terrain to Storm King. The group will use an old, Revolutionary War route to return to Route 9W.

Due to the ongoing Covid-19 pandemic, the execution of this event may be altered to preserve the health and safety of all involved. As new information is made available we my choose to change the time, location, route, capacity, social distancing…