of Graham since it is private property; as of January 2021 this is no longer granted since too few hikers had been asking. The Old Tappan Road curves around the side of Turner Hollow, descending 100 feet (30 m) before ascending again after a fork where an older portion of the Turner Hollow Road descends on the left to Drury Hollow. The road ahead continues the gentle ascent until , where it climbs more sharply up a series of switchbacks, passing some of the balsam firs on the slope at higher elevations. The summit is marked by a U.S. Geological Survey benchmark with the elevation set in a rock at the west edge of the ridge where the road ends. The old relay station, a one-story cinderblock structure with no remaining roof and the three steel supports that can be seen from various viewpoints in the area near the mountain, is at the center of a large clearing. An informal poll of 3500 Club members has found Graham ranks with nearby Eagle as their least favorite summit among the Catskill High Peaks. There are open views west to Balsam Lake Mountain. Rough use paths lead along the ridge through the pygmy forest to views over the Dry Brook valley and Big Indian, Eagle and Fir mountains to the northwest, and Doubletop and the Beaver Kill's headlands to the southeast. Other access routes include a bushwhack approach from the Seager-Big Indian Trail along Dry Brook; this usually is combined with an ascent of Doubletop. It also has been hiked in combination with Balsam Lake, for which the hike sometimes begins from the south, at the end of Beaverkill Road north of Quaker Clearing. A direct off-trail hike from there is also possible. See also List of mountains in New York References External links Graham Mountain Hiking Information Catskill 3500 Club Catskill High Peaks Mountains of Ulster County, New York Mountains of New York (state)