Dix Mountain
| Dix Mountain | |
|---|---|
.jpg) Dix's distinctive slides, seen from Noonmark | |
| Highest point | |
| Elevation | 4,840 ft (1,480 m)[1] |
| Prominence | 2,830 ft (860 m)[2] |
| Listing | #6 Adirondack High Peaks |
| Coordinates | 44°04′56″N 73°47′11″W / 44.08222°N 73.78639°W |
| Geography | |
  Dix Mountain Location of Dix Mountain within New York  Dix Mountain Dix Mountain (the United States) | |
| Location | Keene / North Hudson, New York, U.S. |
| Parent range | Dix |
| Topo map | USGS Mount Marcy |
| Climbing | |
| First ascent | 1807 by Rykert and party |
| Easiest route | Hike |
Dix Mountain is the sixth highest peak in the High Peaks Region of the Adirondack Park, and is located roughly on the boundary between the towns of North Hudson and Keene in Essex County, New York. The peak was named in 1837 after John Dix (1798–1879), who was the Secretary of State of New York at the time, and later became the state's governor.
While it stands somewhat south of the main High Peaks region (and in fact is at the center of its own Dix Mountain Wilderness Area) and is more difficult to reach and steep and challenging to climb, the mountain enjoys great popularity with serious hikers not only due to its status as a required peak for Adirondack Forty-Sixers but for open views of the region from its summit, almost as good as those to be found at nearby Mount Marcy with far less crowds.
Dix is also the gateway to four other High Peaks in the Dix Range, all of them, unlike Dix itself, officially trailless: Hough, Macomb, South Dix and Grace Peak. One of the most difficult Adirondack peakbagging challenges is to do all five in the same day; while many have, most hikers prefer to break the trips up into separate assaults on Dix and/or one of the others.
The mountain was reportedly first climbed by a man named Rykert in the course of surveying the town line.
Hikers commonly choose to climb Dix from the south by taking the Elk Lake Trail from the similarly named lake toward Hunters Pass, where a spur leads up to Dix. Less frequently, a lengthy northern ascent can start from the Ausable Club in St. Huberts.
Climate
| Climate data for Dix Mountain 44.0829 N, 73.7822 W, Elevation: 4,288 ft (1,307 m) (1991–2020 normals) | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Mean daily maximum °F (°C) | 18.3 (−7.6) |
20.0 (−6.7) |
27.4 (−2.6) |
43.6 (6.4) |
55.8 (13.2) |
64.1 (17.8) |
68.4 (20.2) |
67.2 (19.6) |
61.7 (16.5) |
49.2 (9.6) |
33.1 (0.6) |
23.7 (−4.6) |
44.4 (6.9) |
| Daily mean °F (°C) | 10.3 (−12.1) |
11.9 (−11.2) |
19.6 (−6.9) |
33.6 (0.9) |
46.2 (7.9) |
55.2 (12.9) |
59.9 (15.5) |
58.6 (14.8) |
52.6 (11.4) |
40.5 (4.7) |
26.7 (−2.9) |
16.9 (−8.4) |
36.0 (2.2) |
| Mean daily minimum °F (°C) | 2.4 (−16.4) |
3.9 (−15.6) |
11.8 (−11.2) |
23.6 (−4.7) |
36.6 (2.6) |
46.4 (8.0) |
51.4 (10.8) |
50.0 (10.0) |
43.5 (6.4) |
31.7 (−0.2) |
20.3 (−6.5) |
10.1 (−12.2) |
27.6 (−2.4) |
| Average precipitation inches (mm) | 5.24 (133) |
4.14 (105) |
5.34 (136) |
7.11 (181) |
7.38 (187) |
7.00 (178) |
7.00 (178) |
6.32 (161) |
6.66 (169) |
7.63 (194) |
6.69 (170) |
6.52 (166) |
77.03 (1,958) |
| Source: PRISM Climate Group[3] | |||||||||||||
Gallery
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As seen from Hough Peak -
Dix Mt. and Hough Peak seen from Nippletop -
View from Dix Mountain Peak on July 1, 2018, looking towards Elk Lake.
Notes
- ^ Summit elevation between 1,470 and 1,480 m.
- ^ Key col elevation between 610 and 620 m.
- ^ "PRISM Climate Group, Oregon State University". PRISM Climate Group, Oregon State University. Retrieved October 20, 2023.
To find the table data on the PRISM website, start by clicking Coordinates (under Location); copy Latitude and Longitude figures from top of table; click Zoom to location; click Precipitation, Minimum temp, Mean temp, Maximum temp; click 30-year normals, 1991-2020; click 800m; click Retrieve Time Series button.
External links
- "Dix Mountain". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior.
- "Dix Mountain, New York". Peakbagger.com.
- "Dix Mountain". SummitPost.org.