Gray Peak
Gray Peak rises to 1,463 m in New York. Mount Marcy stands 1,629 m to the east, 0.6 miles off. The nearest named place is Schofield Cobble, a peak 0.5 miles away. High Peaks Scenic Byway (NYS Route 73) passes 7.7 miles off.
The story
Gray Peak is a mountain located in the town of Keene in Essex County, New York. It is the seventh-highest of the Adirondack High Peaks, with an elevation of 4,840 feet (1,480 m), and is located in close proximity to Mount Marcy, the highest peak in New York. Gray Peak is southwest of Mount Marcy and southeast of Mount Colden. The first recorded ascent of the peak was made on September 16, 1872, by surveyor Verplanck Colvin and guide Bill Nye. It was named for Asa Gray by Colvin. Although the mountain is only 0.6 miles (0.97 km) from the summit of Marcy and lacked prominence desired by the Marshall brothers for inclusion in the High Peaks, it was added to the list to preserve the name. Gray Peak can be climbed on an unmarked trail from Lake Tear of the Clouds, which can be approached from the Elk Lake or Upper Works parking lots. It is the highest peak in the Adirondacks without a maintained and marked trail.
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Wikidata Q5598218, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 1463 m
How to reach it
- 7.7 mi off the High Peaks Scenic Byway (NYS Route 73)
- 11.7 mi off the Olympic Trail
- 12.9 mi off the Roosevelt-Marcy Trail
- 22.3 mi off the Adirondack Trail
Overlooks nearby
- Snow Mountain Lookout · 8 mi
- Cascade Mountain · 8 mi
- Roaring Brook Falls Lower Lookout · 9 mi
- Roaring Brook Falls Upper Lookout · 9 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Schofield Cobble: 0.5 mi
- Mount Marcy: 0.6 mi
- Mount Skylight: 0.9 mi
- Mount Redfield: 1.3 mi
- Little Marcy: 1.4 mi
- Panorama Bluff: 4.6 mi
- Wallface: 5.3 mi
- Fish Hawk Cliffs: 5.5 mi
- Lost Lookout: 5.7 mi
- The Courthouse: 6.4 mi
- Indian Falls: 2.0 mi
- Indian Falls: 2.0 mi
- Hanging Spear Falls: 2.8 mi
- Bushnell Falls: 3.6 mi
- MacIntyre Falls: 4.0 mi
- Indian Head Trailhead: 8.8 mi
- Mid's Park: 12.6 mi
- Kiwanis Teddy Bear Park: 12.7 mi
- Brewster Park: 12.7 mi
- East Branch Community Trails: 15.3 mi
- Mount Marcy First Ascent: 0.6 mi
- David Henderson Memorial: 3.1 mi
- Strategic Air Command Memorial: 3.6 mi
- Lower Ausable Lake Dam: 5.5 mi
- McIntyre Blast Furnace: 6.4 mi
- Airplane Wreckage: 3.5 mi
- Cliffside Coaster: 7.4 mi
- Mountain Pass Lodge: 7.4 mi
- Lake Placid Bobsled Experience at Mt. Van Hoevenberg: 7.4 mi
- John Brown Farm State Historic Site: 10.0 mi
- Tahawas Primitive Area: 6.2 mi
- Johns Brook Primitive Area: 6.6 mi
- Heaven Hill Trails: 9.6 mi
- Henry's Woods: 10.8 mi
- Boquet River Primitive Area: 13.5 mi
- Lake Placid Hall of Fame: 12.2 mi
- Lake Placid Olympic Museum: 12.2 mi
- Historic Saranac Lake / Laboratory Museum: 17.7 mi
- Robert Louis Stevenson Cottage: 17.8 mi
- Adirondack History Museum: 18.5 mi
- Lake Placid Public Beach: 12.2 mi
- Park beach: 21.0 mi
- Port Henry Village Beach: 24.3 mi
- Bulwagga Bay Beach: 24.4 mi
- Footbridge Park: 18.3 mi
- Witherbee Park and Bandstand: 24.2 mi
- Bulwagga Bay Pavillion: 24.4 mi
- Powerhouse Park: 24.4 mi
- Common Ground Garden: 19.0 mi
- Schroon Community Garden: 20.9 mi
- Tahawus: 7.1 mi
- High Peaks Welcome Center: 13.3 mi
- Big Wooden Bear (8'): 17.6 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 6.8 miles of Gray Peak. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mount Marcy | E 80° | 1,629 m | 0.6 mi |
| Algonquin Peak | NW 312° | 1,555 m | 3.4 mi |
| Schofield Cobble | E 96° | 1,515 m | 0.5 mi |
| Mount Haystack | ESE 102° | 1,498 m | 1.8 mi |
| Mount Skylight | SSE 163° | 1,495 m | 0.9 mi |
| Iroquois Peak | WNW 300° | 1,472 m | 3.5 mi |
| Boundary Peak | NW 305° | 1,471 m | 3.5 mi |
| Basin Mountain | ENE 74° | 1,468 m | 2.6 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 | 18 | 26 | 39 | 51 | 60 | 64 | 63 | 56 | 44 | 32 | 21 |
| Precip in | 3.1 | 2.3 | 2.9 | 3.4 | 3.9 | 4.8 | 4.4 | 4.0 | 3.9 | 4.2 | 3.4 | 3.5 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Lake Placid 2 S, 14 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/357598527
Day trips start here
- Elizabethtown · 18 mi
- Westport · 25 mi
- Crown Point · 27 mi
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