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Location
Information:
Platte Clove is a wild, untamed,
stupendous mountain pass that is breathtaking to behold
from roadside and from the trails along its rim, but
dangerous if you attempt to descend into its depths. In
Hiking the Catskills, Lee McAllister describes the clove
as one of the most rugged areas in the eastern United
States.
An article written in Harper's New Monthly
Magazine in 1883, entitled "The Catskills," states: "the
cloves are many, and I think that known as Platterkill
is the wildest and most picturesque, but only hardy
walkers should attempt its ascent. Eighteen waterfalls
may be counted in a walk up this clove. There are many
precipices and vertical heights. most of the main
waterfalls are formed on the Plattekill.
Plattekill is divided into two distinct sections: the
upper and the lower. In the upper, waterfalls are tall,
the terrain is more chiseled, and the side walls are
nearly vertical. In the clove's lower, or bottom
section, the stream has become more placid and the
terrain less formidable, with a number of waterfalls,
but none greater in 25 feet in height.
(Source:
Catskill Region Waterfall Guide
by Russell Dunn) |
