Couchsachraga Peak
Couchsachraga Peak rises to 1,157 m in New York. Algonquin Peak stands 1,555 m to the east-northeast, 9.2 miles off. The nearest named place is Panther Peak, a peak 1.4 miles away. Adirondack Trail passes 14 miles off. 217 named places lie within 25 miles, 45 of them named summits.
The story
Couchsachraga Peak is a mountain located in Essex County, New York. "Couchsachraga" is based on an Algonquin or Huron name for the area, meaning "dismal wilderness". The mountain is part of the Santanoni Range of the Adirondacks. Couchsachraga Peak is flanked to the east by Panther Peak. There is no marked trail to the summit, which, being fully forested, has no views. Couchsachraga Peak stands within the watershed of the Cold River, which drains into the Raquette River, the Saint Lawrence River in Canada, and into the Gulf of Saint Lawrence. The southern sides of Couchsachraga drains into Calahan Brook, thence into Moose Creek and the Cold River. The northeast and northern sides of Couchsachraga drain via several brooks into the Cold River. According to the 1897 survey of the Adirondacks, the height of Couchsachraga Peak was over 4,000 feet (1,219 m), so it was included in the 46 High Peaks; the 1953 USGS found it and three other peaks to be lower, but the list has not been changed. Couchsachraga is within New York's Adirondack Park.
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Wikidata Q5175966, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 1,157 m
How to reach it
- 14.0 mi off the Adirondack Trail
- 8.6 mi off the Roosevelt-Marcy Trail
- 11.2 mi off the Olympic Trail
- 14.3 mi off the High Peaks Scenic Byway (NYS Route 73)
Overlooks nearby
217 named places within 25 miles
- Henderson Cliff: 4.0 mi
- Wallface: 6.8 mi
- Panorama Bluff: 13.8 mi
- The Courthouse: 16.6 mi
- Fish Hawk Cliffs: 16.7 mi
- Panther Peak: 1.4 mi
- Little Santanoni Mountain: 1.6 mi
- Santanoni Peak: 1.8 mi
- Henderson Mountain: 3.1 mi
- Mount Emmons: 4.2 mi
- Millers Falls: 2.5 mi
- Hanging Spear Falls: 8.4 mi
- Lower Falls: 8.7 mi
- Wanika Falls: 8.8 mi
- Raquette Falls: 8.8 mi
- Baldwin Park: 15.3 mi
- Long Lake Town Beach: 15.5 mi
- Town of Long Lake Municipal Park: 15.6 mi
- Mt Sabattis Town Park: 15.8 mi
- Prescott Park: 15.8 mi
- Airplane Wreckage: 8.3 mi
- Newcomb Ski Slope: 9.4 mi
- John Brown Farm State Historic Site: 14.3 mi
- Cliffside Coaster: 14.5 mi
- Lake Placid Bobsled Experience at Mt. Van Hoevenberg: 14.5 mi
- McIntyre Blast Furnace: 5.3 mi
- David Henderson Memorial: 8.1 mi
- Plane Crash Site: 8.7 mi
- Pendleton: 9.1 mi
- Strategic Air Command Memorial: 9.7 mi
- Tahawas Primitive Area: 5.1 mi
- Ampersand Primitive Area: 9.7 mi
- Middle Saranac Lake Boat Launch: 11.5 mi
- Heaven Hill Trails: 13.1 mi
- Henry's Woods: 14.4 mi
- Lake Placid Hall of Fame: 15.6 mi
- Lake Placid Olympic Museum: 15.7 mi
- Historic Saranac Lake / Laboratory Museum: 16.0 mi
- Exhibit Hall;The Wild Center: 16.2 mi
- Robert Louis Stevenson Cottage: 16.3 mi
- Common Ground Garden: 17.2 mi
- Town of Tupper Lake Community Garden: 18.0 mi
- Peace Garden: 23.8 mi
- Goolds Garden: 24.2 mi
- Lake Placid Public Beach: 15.7 mi
- Blue Mountain Lake Beach: 21.5 mi
- Tahawus: 6.3 mi
- Buttermilk Falls: 20.4 mi
- Rafting: 22.4 mi
- Big Wooden Bear (8'): 22.7 mi
- High Peaks Welcome Center: 23.3 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Couchsachraga Peak. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Algonquin Peak | ENE 69° | 1,555 m | 9.2 mi |
| Iroquois Peak | ENE 71° | 1,472 m | 8.5 mi |
| Boundary Peak | ENE 70° | 1,471 m | 8.8 mi |
| Santanoni Peak | ESE 123° | 1,401 m | 1.8 mi |
| Wright Peak | ENE 67° | 1,389 m | 9.8 mi |
| Panther Peak | E 84° | 1,358 m | 1.4 mi |
| Mount Marshall | ENE 74° | 1,333 m | 7.7 mi |
| Seward Mountain | NNW 336° | 1,319 m | 4.8 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:01 | 18:31 | 19:09 |
| June solstice | 05:14 | 20:00 | 20:44 |
| September equinox | 06:44 | 18:18 | 18:56 |
| December solstice | 07:29 | 15:34 | 16:22 |
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, 9 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
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