Wyoming County Highpoint Trip Report
two points on Bartlett Mtn 1 3/4 miles south of Loveton (2,380+ ft)
Date: July 21, 2007
Author: Michael Schwartz
The access problems I encountered in 2000 are unchanged, although fewer homes
along Catlin Hollow Road seem occupied. Park at a grassy "pullout" a short
distance southwest of the stucco house.
Note that the ranch style house next to the stucco house is now a gutted shell.
With permission, walk to the left rear of the stucco house and see a grassy two-
track path extending left (northeast, paralleling Catlin Hollow Road back toward
PA 87). In short order, this leads to a gated woods road that will take you all
the way to the summit plateau. This seems to be the trail shown on the topo
that begins at the "d" in the word "road", although the trail does not exactly
follow the path shown on the map and is not visible from Catlin Hollow Road.
When you reach the apex of the switchback shown at NAD27 (41.51875° N, 76.19753° W),
go up the stony trail rather than continuing on the more level grassy path.
We never saw the trail junction shown north of the western summit area and found
that the trail finally took its pronounced bend toward the right at a point just
northwest of the number "2300" (41.51348° N, 76.19813° W).
From there, bushwhack east to the summit areas. The only changes at the summit are a couple of
unobtrusive cairns at or near the western knob. I found the bump I had assumed
to be the eastern summit seven years ago but two GPSs placed the eastern area
some distance away in flattish woods. Regardless, highest ground is surely atop
the interesting slab rocks and boulders at the western summit.
You will find two promising-looking jeep/woods roads heading up the mountain
further (southwest) along Catlin Hollow Road past the stucco house. Those roads
both die less than halfway up the mountain, leaving a very steep bushwhack to
find the correct road described above. Trust me, you don't want to try either one.
The other area for Wyoming County near the Luzerne County highpoint was not visited.