Mount Marcy
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Mount Marcy rises to 1,629 m in New York. Algonquin Peak stands 1,555 m to the northwest, 3.8 miles off. The nearest named place is Mount Marcy First Ascent, a historic site less than a tenth of a mile away. High Peaks Scenic Byway (NYS Route 73) passes 7.4 miles off.
Highest Mountain in New York State
The story
Mount Marcy is the highest point in the Adirondack Mountains and the U.S. state of New York, with an elevation of 5,343.2 feet (1,628.6 m). It is located in the town of Keene in Essex County. The mountain is in the heart of the High Peaks Wilderness Area in Adirondack Park. Like the surrounding Adirondack Mountains, Marcy was heavily affected by large glaciers during recent ice ages, which deposited boulders on the mountain slopes and carved valleys and depressions on the mountain. One such depression is today filled by Lake Tear of the Clouds, which is often cited as the highest source of the Hudson River. The majority of the mountain is covered by hardwood and spruce-fir forests, although the highest few hundred feet are above the tree line. The peak is dominated by rocky outcrops, lichens, and alpine plants. The mountain supports a diverse number of woodland mammals and birds. Mount Marcy's stature and expansive views make it a popular destination for hikers, who crowd its summit in the summer months. Multiple approaches to the summit are available from the north and south, with the most popular route being the Van Hoevenberg Trail. The first recorded ascent of the mountain was made by a party led by Ebenezer Emmons on August 5, 1837, who named it after New York governor William L. Marcy. One of the mountain's most notable ascents was made in 1901, when Theodore Roosevelt climbed it with his family, and learned during his descent that William McKinley was dying and he was to become President of the United States.
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Wikidata Q1858227, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 1629 m
How to reach it
- 7.4 mi off the High Peaks Scenic Byway (NYS Route 73)
- 11.7 mi off the Olympic Trail
- 13.3 mi off the Roosevelt-Marcy Trail
- 22.8 mi off the Adirondack Trail
Overlooks nearby
- Snow Mountain Lookout · 7 mi
- Cascade Mountain · 8 mi
- Roaring Brook Falls Lower Lookout · 8 mi
- Roaring Brook Falls Upper Lookout · 9 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Schofield Cobble: 0.2 mi
- Gray Peak: 0.6 mi
- Little Marcy: 0.8 mi
- Mount Skylight: 1.0 mi
- Little Haystack: 1.2 mi
- Panorama Bluff: 4.4 mi
- Fish Hawk Cliffs: 4.9 mi
- Lost Lookout: 5.1 mi
- Wallface: 5.9 mi
- The Courthouse: 5.9 mi
- Indian Falls: 1.9 mi
- Indian Falls: 1.9 mi
- Bushnell Falls: 3.0 mi
- Hanging Spear Falls: 3.4 mi
- MacIntyre Falls: 4.2 mi
- Indian Head Trailhead: 8.1 mi
- Mid's Park: 12.6 mi
- Kiwanis Teddy Bear Park: 12.7 mi
- Brewster Park: 12.7 mi
- East Branch Community Trails: 15.0 mi
- Mount Marcy First Ascent: 0.0 mi
- David Henderson Memorial: 3.7 mi
- Strategic Air Command Memorial: 3.9 mi
- Lower Ausable Lake Dam: 4.9 mi
- Canyon Bridge Memorial: 6.5 mi
- Airplane Wreckage: 4.0 mi
- Cliffside Coaster: 7.3 mi
- Mountain Pass Lodge: 7.3 mi
- Lake Placid Bobsled Experience at Mt. Van Hoevenberg: 7.3 mi
- John Brown Farm State Historic Site: 10.0 mi
- Johns Brook Primitive Area: 6.1 mi
- Tahawas Primitive Area: 6.9 mi
- Heaven Hill Trails: 9.7 mi
- Henry's Woods: 10.8 mi
- Boquet River Primitive Area: 12.9 mi
- Lake Placid Hall of Fame: 12.2 mi
- Lake Placid Olympic Museum: 12.2 mi
- Adirondack History Museum: 17.9 mi
- Historic Saranac Lake / Laboratory Museum: 18.0 mi
- Adirondack history center museum: 18.0 mi
- Lake Placid Public Beach: 12.2 mi
- Park beach: 20.9 mi
- Port Henry Village Beach: 23.7 mi
- Bulwagga Bay Beach: 23.8 mi
- Westport Beach: 24.8 mi
- Footbridge Park: 17.7 mi
- Witherbee Park and Bandstand: 23.6 mi
- Bulwagga Bay Pavillion: 23.8 mi
- Powerhouse Park: 23.8 mi
- Common Ground Garden: 19.3 mi
- Schroon Community Garden: 20.8 mi
- Tahawus: 7.6 mi
- High Peaks Welcome Center: 12.8 mi
- Big Wooden Bear (8'): 17.4 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 6.7 miles of Mount Marcy. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Algonquin Peak | NW 304° | 1,555 m | 3.8 mi |
| Schofield Cobble | SW 222° | 1,515 m | 0.2 mi |
| Mount Haystack | ESE 113° | 1,498 m | 1.3 mi |
| Mount Skylight | SSW 202° | 1,495 m | 1.0 mi |
| Iroquois Peak | WNW 294° | 1,472 m | 4.0 mi |
| Boundary Peak | WNW 298° | 1,471 m | 4.0 mi |
| Basin Mountain | ENE 73° | 1,468 m | 1.9 mi |
| Gray Peak | W 260° | 1,463 m | 0.6 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 | 06:43 | 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.
OpenStreetMapWikipediaWikidata- USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 973357 — Mount Marcy, Essex County, New York.
OpenStreetMap element node/357598546
Day trips start here
- Elizabethtown · 17 mi
- Westport · 25 mi
- Crown Point · 27 mi
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