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The 46 Adirondack High Peaks
Ranking in Height Elevation
(feet)
Difficulty
1-7
Ascent of Climb Length of Round Trip Typical HikeTime
Mt. Marcy 5344' 5 3166' 14.8 miles 10 hours
Algonquin Peak 5114' 5 2936' 9.6 miles 9 hours
Mt. Haystack 4960' 7 3570' 17.8 miles 12 hours
Mt. Skylight 4926' 7 4265' 17.9 miles 15 hours
Whiteface Mtn. 4867' 4 2535' 5 miles 6.5 hours
Dix Mtn. 4857' 5 2800' 13.2 miles 10 hours
Gray Peak 4840' 7 4178' 16 miles 14 hours
Iroquois Peak 4840' 6 3250' 11.6 miles 8.5 hours
Basin Mtn. 4827' 6 3650' 16.5 miles 11 hours
Gothics 4736' 5 4070' 10 miles 9 hours
Mt. Colden 4714' 5 2850 15.2 miles 10 hours
Giant Mtn. 4627' 4 3050' 6 miles 7.5 hours
Nippletop 4620' 5 4050' 12.6 miles 10 hours
Santanoni Peak 4607' 5 2860' 11.4 miles 10 hours
Mt. Redfield 4606' 7 3225' 17.5 miles 14 hours
Wright Peak 4580' 4 2400' 7 miles 7 hours
Saddleback Mtn. 4515' 5 2990' 13.4 miles 10 hours
Panther Peak 4442' 6 3762' 17.6 miles 13.5 hours
Tabletop Mtn. 4427' 5 3660' 15.2 miles 13 hours
Rocky Peak Ridge 4420' 6 4500' 13.4 miles 11 hours
Macomb Mtn. 4405' 5 2344' 8.4 miles 8 hours
Armstrong Mtn. 4400' 5 3734' 12.7 miles 11 hours
Hough Peak 4400' 6 3200' 13.7 miles 11 hours
Seward Mtn. 4361' 7 3490' 16 miles 17 hours
Mt. Marshall 4360' 6 2575' 14 miles 11 hours
Allen Mtn. 4340' 7 2540' 16.2 miles 13 hours
Big Slide Mtn. 4240' 4 2800' 9.4 miles 8 hours
Esther Mtn. 4240' 4 3020' 9.4 miles 7.5 Hours
Upper Wolfjaw 4185' 5 3619' 12.7 miles 11 hours
Lower Wolfjaw 4175' 4 2825' 8.7 miles 8 hours
Street Mtn. 4166' 6 2115' 8.8 miles 9.5 hours
Phelps Mtn. 4161' 5 3394' 10 miles 9 hours
Mt. Donaldson 4140' 7 3490' 17 miles 17 hours
Seymour Mtn. 4120' 6 2370' 14 miles 11 hours
Sawteeth 4100' 4 2975' 11.8 miles 9 hours
Cascade Mtn. 4098' 2 1940' 4.8 miles 5 hours
South Dix 4060' 6 3050' 11.5 miles 12 hours
Porter Mtn. 4059' 3 2700' 7.6 miles 5.5 hours
Mt. Colvin 4057' 4 2130' 10.8 miles 10 hours
Mt. Emmons 4040' 7 3490' 18 miles 18 hours
Dial Mtn. 4020' 5 3450' 10 miles 9 hours
East Dix 4012' 6 3002' 12.5 miles 12 hours
Blake 3960' 4 3270' 13.6 miles 12 hours
Cliff Mtn. 3960' 6 2160' 17.2 miles 12 hours
Nye Mtn. 3895' 6 1844' 7.5 miles 8.5 hours
Couchsachraga Peak 3820' 6 3140' 15 miles 12 hours
Of the 46 peaks in the Adirondacks determined
to be 4000ft.or more above sea level by the United States
Geological Survey at the turn of the century, 21 of them lack
trails. Though many of them have rough paths beaten down
by climbers, these herd paths are not marked.
Climbing the peaks without maintained trails calls for
leadership skills by folks who are experienced in map reading
and use of the compass and who posses a feeling for route
finding in forested mountain terrain. The trailess peaks are
as follows:
 
1.Seymour
2.Seward
3.Donaldson
4.Emmons
5.Santanoni
6.Panther
7.Couchsachraga
8.MacNaughton
9.TableTop
10.Street
11.Nye
12.Esther
13.Macomb
14.South Dix
15.East Dix
16.Hough
17.Marshall
18.Gray
19.Redfield
20.Cliff
21.Allen


 

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