MacNaughton Mountain
MacNaughton Mountain rises to 1,214 m in New York. Mount Marcy stands 1,629 m to the east-southeast, 7.2 miles off. The nearest named place is Wallface Mountain, a peak 1.4 miles away. High Peaks Scenic Byway (NYS Route 73) passes 8.9 miles off.
The story
MacNaughton Mountain is a mountain located in Essex County, New York, named after James MacNaughton (1851–1905), the grandson of Archibald McIntyre. The mountain is part of the Street Range of the Adirondack Mountains. The western slopes and north end of MacNaughton Mountain drain into Preston Ponds and Duck Hole pond, the source of the Cold River, which drains into the Raquette River, the Saint Lawrence River in Canada, and into the Gulf of Saint Lawrence. The eastern slopes and south end of MacNaughton Mtn. drain into the southern Indian Pass Brook, thence into Henderson Lake, the source of the Hudson River, and into New York Bay. MacNaughton Mountain is within the High Peaks Wilderness Area of New York's Adirondack Park. According to early surveys, MacNaughton Mountain's elevation was 3,976 ft (1,212 m), short of the 4,000 ft needed to qualify it as one of the Adirondack High Peaks. According to the 1953 survey, the mountain did reach that height, while four of the 46 peaks on the list fell short. However, the list was kept the same because those were the original 46. Since then, a survey has measured the elevation at exactly 3,983 ft (1,214 m). Because it is not one of the officially recognized Adirondack High Peaks and it does not offer notable views, MacNaughton is not climbed as frequently as many other mountains. There is no maintained trail or clear herd path for most of the climb from the end of the nearest trail at Wallface Pond.
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Wikidata Q6722056, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 1214 m
How to reach it
- 8.9 mi off the High Peaks Scenic Byway (NYS Route 73)
- 10.3 mi off the Olympic Trail
- 12.4 mi off the Roosevelt-Marcy Trail
- 15.8 mi off the Adirondack Trail
Overlooks nearby
Named places within 25 miles
- Wallface Mountain: 1.4 mi
- Lost Pond Peak: 2.3 mi
- Mount Marshall: 2.8 mi
- Street Mountain - West Peak: 3.0 mi
- Sawtooth #3: 3.1 mi
- Wallface: 1.4 mi
- Henderson Cliff: 2.0 mi
- Panorama Bluff: 10.6 mi
- The Courthouse: 11.2 mi
- Weeping Winds: 11.5 mi
- Rocky Falls: 3.9 mi
- Wanika Falls: 4.1 mi
- MacIntyre Falls: 4.4 mi
- Hanging Spear Falls: 4.5 mi
- Indian Falls: 6.7 mi
- Mid's Park: 11.1 mi
- Kiwanis Teddy Bear Park: 11.1 mi
- Brewster Park: 11.2 mi
- Baldwin Park: 12.5 mi
- Prescott Park: 13.0 mi
- Airplane Wreckage: 3.2 mi
- Cliffside Coaster: 8.8 mi
- Lake Placid Bobsled Experience at Mt. Van Hoevenberg: 8.9 mi
- Mountain Pass Lodge: 8.9 mi
- John Brown Farm State Historic Site: 9.0 mi
- David Henderson Memorial: 3.7 mi
- Plane Crash Site: 4.1 mi
- McIntyre Blast Furnace: 4.2 mi
- Strategic Air Command Memorial: 4.3 mi
- Mount Marcy First Ascent: 7.2 mi
- Tahawas Primitive Area: 3.3 mi
- Heaven Hill Trails: 8.0 mi
- Henry's Woods: 9.3 mi
- Johns Brook Primitive Area: 11.6 mi
- Ampersand Primitive Area: 12.1 mi
- Lake Placid Hall of Fame: 10.7 mi
- Lake Placid Olympic Museum: 10.7 mi
- Historic Saranac Lake / Laboratory Museum: 13.3 mi
- Robert Louis Stevenson Cottage: 13.5 mi
- Exhibit Hall;The Wild Center: 19.3 mi
- Common Ground Garden: 14.6 mi
- Town of Tupper Lake Community Garden: 21.0 mi
- Peace Garden: 22.4 mi
- Goolds Garden: 22.7 mi
- Tahawus: 6.2 mi
- Lake Placid Public Beach: 10.8 mi
- Big Wooden Bear (8'): 17.6 mi
- High Peaks Welcome Center: 19.8 mi
- Footbridge Park: 23.7 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 7.7 miles of MacNaughton Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mount Marcy | ESE 105° | 1,629 m | 7.2 mi |
| Algonquin Peak | E 86° | 1,555 m | 3.9 mi |
| Schofield Cobble | ESE 106° | 1,515 m | 7.1 mi |
| Mount Skylight | ESE 113° | 1,495 m | 7.2 mi |
| Iroquois Peak | E 94° | 1,472 m | 3.3 mi |
| Boundary Peak | E 90° | 1,471 m | 3.5 mi |
| Gray Peak | ESE 107° | 1,463 m | 6.7 mi |
| Little Marcy | E 100° | 1,438 m | 7.7 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:00 | 18:30 | 19:09 |
| June solstice | 05:14 | 20:00 | 20:44 |
| September equinox | 06:44 | 18:18 | 18:56 |
| December solstice | 07:29 | 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 | 14 | 15 | 24 | 38 | 50 | 59 | 64 | 62 | 55 | 44 | 33 | 21 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — RAY Brook, 11 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidata- USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 956221 — MacNaughton Mountain, Essex County, New York.
OpenStreetMap element node/357570019
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