Macomb Mountain
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Macomb Mountain rises to 1,336 m in New York. Mount Haystack stands 1,498 m to the west-northwest, 7.0 miles off. The nearest named place is South Dix, a peak 0.6 miles away. High Peaks Scenic Byway (NYS Route 73) passes 5.5 miles off.
The story
Macomb Mountain is a mountain in the Dix Range of the Adirondacks in the U.S. state of New York. It is the 21st-highest of the Adirondack High Peaks, with an elevation of 4,405 feet (1,343 m), and the most southeasterly of the High Peaks. It is located in the town of North Hudson in Essex County. The mountain is named for Alexander Macomb, an American general who became famous for his victory at the Battle of Plattsburgh in 1814. The name first appeared in print in 1842. The earliest recorded ascent of the mountain was made in 1872 by guide Mel Trumbull and artist Arthur H. Wyant. Major slides on the western face of the mountain were caused by hurricanes in 1947 and 1950 and expanded by Hurricane Irene in 2011. The summit can be reached by unmarked hiking trails that cross the entire Dix Range, forming a loop. The Hunters Pass Trail begins at the Elk Lake parking lot and continues north for 2.3 miles (3.7 km) to Slide Brook. At the brook, an unmarked trail branches east, following the brook to the base of a large slide on the western face of Macomb Mountain. The summit is at the top of the slide. The unmarked Dix Range Crest Path continues from the summit to South Dix and the other peaks in the Dix Range. The Hunters Pass Trail crosses private land and is closed during the big game hunting season. In the winter, the road to the Elk Lake parking lot is closed, and hikers must begin at the upper parking lot, 2.6 miles (4.2 km) to the south.
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Wikidata Q6724801, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 1336 m
How to reach it
- 5.5 mi off the High Peaks Scenic Byway (NYS Route 73)
- 14.9 mi off the Roosevelt-Marcy Trail
- 15.8 mi off the Lakes to Locks Passage, National
- 18.4 mi off the Olympic Trail
Overlooks nearby
- Ridge Lookout · 6 mi
- Giant Washbowl Overlook · 7 mi
- Roaring Brook Falls Lower Lookout · 7 mi
- Roaring Brook Falls Upper Lookout · 7 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- South Dix: 0.6 mi
- Hough Peak: 1.2 mi
- Grace Peak: 1.5 mi
- Wyman Mountain: 1.8 mi
- Sunrise Mountain: 1.9 mi
- Fish Hawk Cliffs: 4.6 mi
- Panorama Bluff: 5.4 mi
- Lost Lookout: 5.6 mi
- King Wall: 5.8 mi
- Deadwater cliffs: 5.8 mi
- Swimming hole and water fall: 2.7 mi
- The Falls: 3.1 mi
- Fairy Ladder Falls: 3.9 mi
- Shoebox Falls: 5.1 mi
- Rainbow Falls: 5.2 mi
- Lower Ausable Lake Dam: 5.1 mi
- Canyon Bridge Memorial: 6.3 mi
- Mount Marcy First Ascent: 8.3 mi
- David Henderson Memorial: 11.6 mi
- Strategic Air Command Memorial: 12.1 mi
- Indian Head Trailhead: 6.8 mi
- Frontier Town Campground, Equestrian and Day Use Area: 8.0 mi
- Moriah Miners Park: 12.4 mi
- Bandstand Park: 15.0 mi
- Crown Point State Historic Site: 17.2 mi
- Boquet River Primitive Area: 7.4 mi
- Town of North Hudson: 7.8 mi
- Johns Brook Primitive Area: 8.9 mi
- Moriah Wilderness Preserve: 10.9 mi
- Tahawas Primitive Area: 14.1 mi
- Airplane Wreckage: 12.2 mi
- Mountain Pass Lodge: 13.5 mi
- Lake Placid Bobsled Experience at Mt. Van Hoevenberg: 13.5 mi
- Cliffside Coaster: 13.5 mi
- Sky Flyer Zipline: 16.8 mi
- Adirondack History Museum: 14.7 mi
- Adirondack history center museum: 14.8 mi
- Penfield Homestead Museum: 15.0 mi
- The Iron Center: 16.0 mi
- Crown Point Historic Site: 17.6 mi
- Park beach: 15.0 mi
- Bulwagga Bay Beach: 16.1 mi
- Port Henry Village Beach: 16.2 mi
- Lake Placid Public Beach: 18.9 mi
- Westport Beach: 19.5 mi
- Footbridge Park: 14.6 mi
- Witherbee Park and Bandstand: 16.0 mi
- Bulwagga Bay Pavillion: 16.1 mi
- Powerhouse Park: 16.3 mi
- Schroon Community Garden: 14.9 mi
- Colonial Revival King's Garden: 24.4 mi
- Colonial Revival King's Garden: 24.5 mi
- High Peaks Welcome Center: 4.6 mi
- Tahawus: 13.5 mi
- Big Wooden Bear (8'): 22.3 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 7.3 miles of Macomb Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mount Haystack | WNW 302° | 1,498 m | 7.0 mi |
| Dix Mountain | N 352° | 1,473 m | 2.1 mi |
| Basin Mountain | NW 312° | 1,468 m | 7.1 mi |
| Beck-horn | N 353° | 1,455 m | 2.0 mi |
| Gothics | NW 324° | 1,425 m | 6.5 mi |
| Little Haystack | NW 304° | 1,421 m | 7.2 mi |
| Pyramid Peak | NW 323° | 1,401 m | 6.2 mi |
| Nippletop | NW 325° | 1,393 m | 3.1 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:59 | 18:29 | 19:08 |
| June solstice | 05:13 | 19:58 | 20:42 |
| September equinox | 06:43 | 18:16 | 18:55 |
| December solstice | 07:28 | 15:33 | 16:20 |
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, 20 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/357598246
Day trips start here
- Elizabethtown · 13 mi
- Crown Point · 18 mi
- Westport · 19 mi
- Essex · 28 mi
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