Allen Mountain
Allen Mountain rises to 1,312 m in New York. Mount Marcy stands 1,629 m to the north-northeast, 3.0 miles off. The nearest named place is McDonnel Mountain, a peak 0.7 miles away. High Peaks Scenic Byway (NYS Route 73) passes 10 miles off.
The story
Allen Mountain is a mountain in the Adirondacks in the U.S. state of New York. It is the 26th-highest of the Adirondack High Peaks, with an elevation of 4,340 feet (1,320 m). The mountain is located in the town of Keene in Essex County. It was named for Rev. William B. Allen by his friend, Rev. Joseph Twichell, while the two were visiting the Adirondacks in 1869. The earliest recorded ascent of the mountain was made on August 21, 1921, by Bob Marshall, George Marshall, and Herbert Clark. An unmarked trail to the summit of Allen Mountain can be reached from the Upper Works located off New York State Route 28N. The Hanging Spear Falls Trail, also known as the East River Trail, begins at a parking lot near an abandoned stone furnace from the village of Tahawus. A herd path to Allen Mountain turns off this trail 5.1 miles (8.2 km) from the trailhead. An alternative approach on old lumber roads that intersect the Hanging Spear Falls Trail was possible prior to 2020, but is no longer recommended, as the roads have been "renaturalized" by the New York State Department of Environmental Conservation. The Adirondack Mountain Club discourages approaching Allen from the Elk Lake-Marcy Trail or from nearby Mount Skylight, which would involve passing through areas of blowdown and thick second-growth forest, and recommends to allow at least four hours from the marked trail to the summit.
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Wikidata Q4731793, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 1312 m
How to reach it
- 10.2 mi off the High Peaks Scenic Byway (NYS Route 73)
- 10.4 mi off the Roosevelt-Marcy Trail
- 14.4 mi off the Olympic Trail
- 23.5 mi off the Adirondack Trail
Overlooks nearby
- Snow Mountain Lookout · 10 mi
- Roaring Brook Falls Lower Lookout · 10 mi
- Roaring Brook Falls Upper Lookout · 10 mi
- Cascade Mountain · 11 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- McDonnel Mountain: 0.7 mi
- Little Nippletop: 1.4 mi
- Mount Redfield: 1.8 mi
- Mount Skylight: 2.0 mi
- Moose Mountain: 2.0 mi
- Panorama Bluff: 2.8 mi
- Fish Hawk Cliffs: 6.3 mi
- Wallface: 6.7 mi
- Lost Lookout: 7.0 mi
- Henderson Cliff: 7.7 mi
- Hanging Spear Falls: 3.3 mi
- Indian Falls: 4.8 mi
- Indian Falls: 4.8 mi
- The Falls: 5.4 mi
- Bushnell Falls: 5.9 mi
- Indian Head Trailhead: 10.1 mi
- Frontier Town Campground, Equestrian and Day Use Area: 13.5 mi
- Mid's Park: 15.3 mi
- Kiwanis Teddy Bear Park: 15.4 mi
- Brewster Park: 15.4 mi
- Mount Marcy First Ascent: 3.0 mi
- David Henderson Memorial: 4.1 mi
- McIntyre Blast Furnace: 5.8 mi
- Strategic Air Command Memorial: 6.0 mi
- Lower Ausable Lake Dam: 6.6 mi
- Airplane Wreckage: 5.2 mi
- Cliffside Coaster: 10.2 mi
- Mountain Pass Lodge: 10.2 mi
- Lake Placid Bobsled Experience at Mt. Van Hoevenberg: 10.2 mi
- John Brown Farm State Historic Site: 12.7 mi
- Tahawas Primitive Area: 6.1 mi
- Johns Brook Primitive Area: 8.8 mi
- Heaven Hill Trails: 12.2 mi
- Henry's Woods: 13.5 mi
- Town of North Hudson: 13.6 mi
- Lake Placid Hall of Fame: 14.9 mi
- Lake Placid Olympic Museum: 14.9 mi
- Adirondack History Museum: 20.0 mi
- Adirondack history center museum: 20.0 mi
- Historic Saranac Lake / Laboratory Museum: 20.0 mi
- Lake Placid Public Beach: 14.9 mi
- Park beach: 18.6 mi
- Bulwagga Bay Beach: 24.1 mi
- Port Henry Village Beach: 24.2 mi
- Footbridge Park: 19.7 mi
- Witherbee Park and Bandstand: 24.0 mi
- Bulwagga Bay Pavillion: 24.1 mi
- Powerhouse Park: 24.3 mi
- Schroon Community Garden: 18.5 mi
- Common Ground Garden: 21.4 mi
- Tahawus: 5.7 mi
- High Peaks Welcome Center: 12.3 mi
- Big Wooden Bear (8'): 20.4 mi
- Whitewater rafting: 23.6 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 7.7 miles of Allen Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mount Marcy | NNE 15° | 1,629 m | 3.0 mi |
| Algonquin Peak | NNW 335° | 1,555 m | 5.5 mi |
| Schofield Cobble | NNE 14° | 1,515 m | 2.8 mi |
| Mount Haystack | NE 39° | 1,498 m | 3.1 mi |
| Mount Skylight | NNE 12° | 1,495 m | 2.0 mi |
| Dix Mountain | E 84° | 1,473 m | 7.7 mi |
| Iroquois Peak | NNW 328° | 1,472 m | 5.4 mi |
| Boundary Peak | NNW 331° | 1,471 m | 5.5 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:00 | 18:30 | 19:08 |
| June solstice | 05:13 | 19:59 | 20:43 |
| September equinox | 06:44 | 18:17 | 18:55 |
| December solstice | 07:28 | 15:33 | 16:21 |
Local time (America/New_York).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Sep.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 15 | 17 | 25 | 39 | 52 | 61 | 65 | 63 | 56 | 44 | 33 | 22 |
| Precip in | 3.3 | 2.7 | 3.1 | 3.5 | 4.2 | 4.3 | 4.2 | 4.2 | 3.7 | 4.5 | 3.7 | 3.8 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Newcomb, 16 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/357544674
Day trips start here
- Elizabethtown · 19 mi
- Crown Point · 26 mi
- Westport · 26 mi
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