Cliff Mountain (New York)

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Cliff Mountain
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Cliff Mountain
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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″N73°58′31″W / 44.1031102°N 73.9751452°W / 44.1031102; -73.9751452 [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.

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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.

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References

  1. Goodwin, Tony, ed. (2021). Adirondack trails. High peaks region (15th ed.). Adirondack Mountain Club. pp. 286–287. ISBN   9780998637181.
  2. "The Peaks – Adirondack 46ers". adk46er.org. Retrieved 30 May 2024.
  3. "Cliff Mountain". Geographic Names Information System . United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior . Retrieved 2013-01-29.
  4. Carson, Russell M. L. (1927). Peaks and People of the Adirondacks. Garden City: Doubleday. p. 166. ISBN   9781404751200.