Cliff Mountain (New York)
| Cliff Mountain | |
|---|---|
  Cliff Mountain Location of Cliff Mountain within New York  Cliff Mountain Cliff Mountain (the United States) | |
| Highest point | |
| Elevation | 3,960 ft (1,210 m) NGVD 29[1] |
| Listing | Adirondack High Peaks 44th[2] |
| Coordinates | 44°06′11″N 73°58′31″W / 44.1031102°N 73.9751452°W[3] |
| Geography | |
| Location | Newcomb / Keene, Essex County, New York |
| Parent range | Marcy Group of the Great Range |
| Topo map | USGS Mount Marcy |
| Climbing | |
| First ascent | June 17, 1921, by Arthur S. Hopkins[4] |
| Easiest route | Hike |
Cliff Mountain is a mountain located in Essex County, New York. The mountain is part of the Marcy Group of the Great Range of the Adirondack Mountains. Cliff is flanked to the southeast by Mount Redfield.
Cliff Mountain stands within the watershed of the Opalescent River, a tributary of the Hudson River, which in turn drains into New York Bay. The north and west sides of Cliff Mtn. drain directly into the Opalescent River. The southeast side drains into Upper Twin Brook, thence into the Opalescent River.
According to the 1897 survey of the Adirondacks, the height of Cliff Mountain was over 4,000 feet (1,219 m), so it was included in the 46 High Peaks; the 1953 USGS survey found it and three other peaks to be lower, but the list has not been changed. The mountain is within the High Peaks Wilderness Area of Adirondack State Park. No marked trail leads to its summit.
See also
[edit]- List of mountains in New York
- Northeast 111 4,000-footers
- Adirondack High Peaks
- Adirondack Forty-Sixers
References
[edit]- ^ Goodwin, Tony, ed. (2021). Adirondack trails. High peaks region (15th ed.). Adirondack Mountain Club. pp. 286–287. ISBN 9780998637181.
- ^ "The Peaks – Adirondack 46ers". adk46er.org. Retrieved 30 May 2024.
- ^ "Cliff Mountain". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior. Retrieved 2013-01-29.
- ^ Carson, Russell M. L. (1927). Peaks and People of the Adirondacks. Garden City: Doubleday. p. 166. ISBN 9781404751200.
External links
[edit]- "Cliff Mountain, New York". Peakbagger.com.
- "Cliff Mountain". SummitPost.org.
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