<mapframe latitude="42.2678644" longitude="-74.1045818" zoom="15" width="400" height="300" align="right"> { "type": "FeatureCollection", "features": [ { "type": "Feature", "properties": {}, "geometry": { "type": "Point", "coordinates": [ -74.10449981689455, 42.26790919743789 ] } } ] } **Blackhead** is a [mountain](https://bliptext.com/articles/mountain) located in [Greene County](https://bliptext.com/articles/greene-county-new-york), [New York](https://bliptext.com/articles/new-york-state). The mountain is part of the [Blackhead range](https://bliptext.com/articles/blackhead-mountains) of the [Catskill Mountains](https://bliptext.com/articles/catskill-mountains). Blackhead is flanked to the northeast by [Black Dome](https://bliptext.com/articles/black-dome-new-york) and [Acra Point](https://bliptext.com/articles/acra-point) is located north. Blackhead stands within the [watershed](https://bliptext.com/articles/drainage-basin) of the [Hudson River](https://bliptext.com/articles/hudson-river), which drains into [New York Bay](https://bliptext.com/articles/new-york-bay). The southwest side of Blackhead drains into East Kill, thence into [Schoharie Creek](https://bliptext.com/articles/schoharie-creek), the [Mohawk River](https://bliptext.com/articles/mohawk-river), and the Hudson River. The north side of Blackhead drains into the [headwaters](https://bliptext.com/articles/headwaters) of Batavia Kill, and thence into Schoharie Creek. The east side of Blackhead drains into Trout Brook, thence into Shingle Kill, [Catskill Creek](https://bliptext.com/articles/catskill-creek), and the Hudson River. Blackhead is within New York's [Catskill Park](https://bliptext.com/articles/catskill-park). The [Long Path](https://bliptext.com/articles/long-path), a 350 mi [long-distance](https://bliptext.com/articles/long-distance-trail) hiking trail from [New York City](https://bliptext.com/articles/new-york-city) to [Albany](https://bliptext.com/articles/albany-new-york), is contiguous with the [Escarpment Trail](https://bliptext.com/articles/escarpment-trail). # [A panoramic view from Blackhead Mountain. The prominent peak in the foreground is Black Dome. | upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/4/4c/Blackhead///Panorama///II.jpg] # [Trail junction on hike to Blackhead | upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/a/a1/Stoppel///Point///and///Blackhead///trail.jpg]