Armstrong Mountain (Keene Valley, New York)
| Armstrong Mountain | |
|---|---|
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| Highest point | |
| Elevation | 4,400 ft (1,300 m) NGVD 29[1] |
| Listing | Adirondack High Peaks 22nd[2] |
| Coordinates | 44°08′05″N 73°50′57″W / 44.1347741°N 73.8490291°W[3] |
| Geography | |
  Armstrong Mountain Location of Armstrong Mountain within New York  Armstrong Mountain Armstrong Mountain (the United States) | |
| Location | Keene, Essex County, New York |
| Parent range | Great Range |
| Topo map | USGS Keene Valley |
| Climbing | |
| First ascent | 1875, by Ed Phelps and Thomas P. Wickes[4] |
| Easiest route | Hike |
Armstrong Mountain is a mountain located in Essex County, New York, named after Thomas Armstrong, a local pioneer. The mountain is part of the Great Range of the Adirondack Mountains. Armstrong Mtn. is flanked to the southwest by Gothics, and to the northeast by Upper Wolfjaw Mountain.
Armstrong Mountain stands within the watershed of the East Branch of the Ausable River, which drains into Lake Champlain, thence into Canada's Richelieu River, the Saint Lawrence River, and into the Gulf of Saint Lawrence. The east side of Armstrong Mtn. drains into the East Branch of the Ausable River. The west side of Armstrong Mtn. drains into Ore Bed Brook, thence into Johns Brook and the East Branch.
Armstrong Mountain is within the High Peaks Wilderness Area of Adirondack State Park.
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 28 May 2024.
- ^ "Armstrong Mountain". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior.
- ^ Carson, Russell M. L. (1927). Peaks and People of the Adirondacks. Garden City: Doubleday. pp. 145–147. ISBN 9781404751200.
External links[edit]
- "Armstrong Mountain, New York". Peakbagger.com.
- "Armstrong Mountain". SummitPost.org.
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