We present JHK photometry of Palomar 6 .
Our photometric measurements range from the RGB-tip to \approx 2 mag below the RHB and our CMDs show that Palomar 6 appears to have a well-defined RHB population .
The distance modulus and interstellar reddening of the cluster are estimated by comparing the magnitude and color of Palomar 6 RHB stars with respect to those of 47 Tuc .
We obtain ( m - M ) _ { 0 } = 14.28 mag and E ( B - V ) = 1.30 mag for the cluster and our study suggests that Palomar 6 is clearly located in the Galaxy ’ s central regions .
We also discuss the metallicity of the cluster using the slope of the RGB .
We obtain [ Fe/H ] \approx - 1.2 for Palomar 6 and our metallicity estimate is \approx 0.5 - 1.0 dex lower than previous estimates by others .