The Devil's Path is a

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and

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in the Greene County portion of

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. The mountains commonly considered to be part of the Devil's Path are, from west to east,

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, and Indian Head. The name comes from early settlers of the region, who believed the range's craggy cliffs were specially built by the

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so that he alone could climb them and occasionally retreat from the world of men. Today, they are famous for the deep gaps between them, which get lower in elevation as the mountains between them get higher when proceeding westward on the hiking trail. The mountains and the land around them were acquired by the state as

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and made part of the

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in the 1920s and 1930s. Today the area is managed by the

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as the

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References

External links

Catskill High Peaks hiking information (Catskill 3500 Club)
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