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Indian Head Wilderness

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Indian Head Mountain Range
Overlook Mountain & Echo Lake - 9.34 mile trip - 8 hours - 2,454' of vertical climb. Easy. Nice view from fire tower on Overlook peak. Historic ruins of Overlook Mountain House. Nice view of Echo Lake. Lots of Timber Rattlesnakes from ruins to fire tower.

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Indian Head Mountain Range
Plattekill Mountain - 5.20 mile trip - 4 hours. 1,018' vertical climb. Easy. Good Views from Overlook trail. Nice views from quarry on Plattekill Mtn. Great views from ledges on Plattekill Mtn of Echo Lake (bushwack from quarry to top).


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upper platte clove
Upper Platte Clove - Approximately 1 mile round trip - 1 hours. Easy but dangerous. The Upper Platte Clove has three water falls. Two of the waterfalls are 70' and 90' high.


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Indian Head Mountain Range
Indian Head Mountain - 6.16 mile trip - 4.75 hours. 1,515' vertical climb. Very Difficult and dangerous. Good Views from multiple points east of Indian Head Mountain. Part of the Devil's Path.


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Indian Head Mountain Range
Twin Mountain - 6.02 mile trip - 4.50 hours. 1,586' vertical climb. Difficult. Spectacular Views from the first Twin Mountain. Great Views from second Twin Mountain Peak. Part of the Devil's Path.


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sugarloaf mountain
Sugarloaf Mountain - 6.69 mile trip - 5.50 hours. 1,761' vertical climb. Very Difficult. Good views just west of the summit on Sugarloaf Mountain. Part of the Devil's Path.


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plateau mountain
Plateau Mountain - 7.31 mile trip - 5.25 hours. 1,622' vertical climb. Very Difficult. Good views from the Stony Clove side (west side) of Plateau Mountain. Part of the Devil's Path.


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