
A NYS Nonprofit Corporation
Overlook Mountain, May its human neighbors in this time of crisis, rally to its defenses
– Alf Evers
Environment - Culture - Community
Sacred Mountain
Overlook Mountain
in Woodstock New York, may well be one of the most important and sacred mountains in our region. Since the mountain has entered human consciousness many thousands of years ago, it has served people in innumerable ways and has attained high status and recognition not just in the local community, but worldwide.
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The mountain acts as a major gateway to the nearly one million acre Catskill Forest Preserve, offering the closest Catskill Mountain summit trailhead to the New York City metropolitan area. Overlook Mountain is also the center of Tibetan Buddhism in North America and was recognized as a sacred site by the Iroquois Confederacy at the Council at Onondaga in 1979.
It’s time Overlook Mountain is honored and protected in a way that reflects its unique status and the immense contribution the mountain has made to humanity. The Overlook Mountain Center (OMC), through promoting cultural history, environment awareness, and community through collaboration, will act as a permanent human reflection of the mountain, honoring Overlook; the mountain that has given so much, to so many, in so many ways, for so long. OMC will create programming, exhibits and experiances that celebrate all aspects of Overlook Mountain, its’ past, present and future.
Despite its historical importance and beauty, large land parcels on Overlook Mountain are being threatened by real estate development. When two large parcels were threatened in Lewis Hollow, concerned citizens knew we must act quickly to help save this land! And we did!
Mission Statement
OMC, a NYS nonprofit formed in 2013, promotes awareness and understanding of the relationship between Overlook Mountain and the human populations that have encountered it throughout time. OMC creates programs, exhibits and tours to educate, experience and celebrate all aspects of Overlook Mountain and its ecosystems.
2019 OMC Program Schedule
2019 Scheduled OMC Hikes & Programs.
Please check back for added workshop and lecture events
Sun. 1/20 – Lewis Hollow cairns, walls and effigies
Sun. 2/17 – Lewis Hollow cairns, walls and effigies
Sat. 3/16 – Protecting Indigenous Ceremonial Stone Landscapes Workshop
Sun. 3/17 – Lewis Hollow cairns, walls and effigies – Workshop tour
Sun. 4/14 – Lewis Hollow cairns, walls and effigies
Sun. 5/19 – Mysteries of Mink Hollow cairns and walls
Sun. 6/23 – Summer Solstice Sunrise/Sunset activities
Sun. 7/21 – Lewis Hollow cairns, walls and effigies
Sun. 8/18 – Lewis Hollow cairns, walls and effigies
Sun. 9/22 – Autumnal Equinox – Mysteries of Mink Hollow cairns and walls
Sun. 10/20 – Lewis Hollow cairns, walls and effigies
Sun. 11/17 – Lewis Hollow cairns, walls and effigies
Sun. 12/22 – Winter Solstice Sunrise Celebration
at Woodstock town center
For more detailed hiking & workshop info please go to our Programs page
Project Goals

Mysteries of Lewis Hollow
Contact OMC: 845-417-8384 | P.O. Box 1278, Woodstock, NY 12498
Administrator: Glenn Kreisberg
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