by Alex Bruni on 05 23 11

The Adirondack Mountain Range is located in northeastern New York State. It is spread out over Clinton, Essex, Franklin, Fulton, Hamilton, Herkimer, Lewis, Saint Lawrence, Saratoga, Warren, and Washington counties.

Mountains: The 8,000 square miles of mountain peaks and summits in the Adirondacks are in no particular order. They are not connected like the Rockies. The Adirondack Mountains are actually a natural dome that has been eroded to make up over a hundred peaks.

They range in elevation from 1200 to 5000 feet plus. In the eastern part of the range, Mount Marcy is the highest peak at 5,344 feet high followed by Algonquin Peak at 5114 feet, Haystack; 4960 feet, Skylight at 4926 feet, Whiteface at 4867 at feet, Dix at 4857 feet and Giant at 4627 feet.

“The 46″ as they are called are the 46 highest peaks and are sought after by avid mountain climbers. Two brothers, Robert and George Marshall climbed all 46 peaks between the years 1918 to 1923. This mountain range also is utilized as a drainage divide for the Great Lakes Basin and Hudson watershed.

 

NY Adirondack Lakes

 

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