Saddleback Mountain
Saddleback Mountain rises to 1,375 m in New York. Mount Marcy stands 1,629 m to the west-southwest, 2.6 miles off. The nearest named place is Basin Mountain, a peak 0.7 miles away. High Peaks Scenic Byway (NYS Route 73) passes 5.4 miles off.
The story
Saddleback Mountain is a mountain in the Great Range of the Adirondacks in the U. S. state of New York. It is the 17th-highest of the Adirondack High Peaks, with an elevation of 4,515 feet (1,376 m). It is located in Adirondack Park in the town of Keene in Essex County. The mountain was named for the outline of its ridge, which resembles a saddle, by Orson Schofield Phelps and Frederick Perkins. It is flanked by Basin Mountain, the ninth highest of the High Peaks, and Gothics, the tenth highest. Good views of the two higher mountains are offered from the summit of Saddleback. The mountain straddles the watersheds of Johns Brook and the Ausable River. The earliest recorded ascent was made by amateur climber Newell Martin on August 5, 1894. It was claimed that an earlier ascent was made by patent lawyer James J. Storrow and mountain guide Orlando Beede, but the date of this climb is unknown. The State Range Trail travels over the summit of Saddleback. Beginning at the Garden parking lot west of Keene Valley, the Phelps Trail travels 3.5 miles (5.6 km) to the Johns Brook Lodge. The State Range Trail begins at the lodge and continues 3.1 miles (5.0 km) to the col between Gothics and Saddleback, then turns up Saddleback for the final 0.6 miles (0.97 km) to the top. The saddle-shaped ridge between the two peaks is 0.2 miles (0.32 km). Saddleback can also be hiked as part of a complete hike of the Great Range.
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Wikidata Q7397752, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 1375 m
How to reach it
- 5.4 mi off the High Peaks Scenic Byway (NYS Route 73)
- 11.6 mi off the Olympic Trail
- 15.4 mi off the Roosevelt-Marcy Trail
- 20.8 mi off the Lakes to Locks Passage, National
Overlooks nearby
- Snow Mountain Lookout · 5 mi
- Roaring Brook Falls Lower Lookout · 6 mi
- Roaring Brook Falls Upper Lookout · 6 mi
- Cascade Mountain · 6 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Basin Mountain: 0.7 mi
- Gooseberry Mountain: 0.8 mi
- Gothics: 0.9 mi
- Pyramid Peak: 1.0 mi
- Armstrong Mountain: 1.4 mi
- Lost Lookout: 2.6 mi
- Fish Hawk Cliffs: 2.8 mi
- The Courthouse: 3.8 mi
- Panorama Bluff: 5.0 mi
- Case Wall: 5.7 mi
- Indian Head Trailhead: 5.6 mi
- Mid's Park: 12.5 mi
- Brewster Park: 12.6 mi
- Kiwanis Teddy Bear Park: 12.7 mi
- East Branch Community Trails: 13.1 mi
- Bushnell Falls: 1.4 mi
- Rainbow Falls: 2.3 mi
- Indian Falls: 2.9 mi
- Indian Falls: 2.9 mi
- Beaver Meadow Falls: 2.9 mi
- Lower Ausable Lake Dam: 2.6 mi
- Mount Marcy First Ascent: 2.6 mi
- Canyon Bridge Memorial: 3.9 mi
- Strategic Air Command Memorial: 5.5 mi
- David Henderson Memorial: 6.2 mi
- Johns Brook Primitive Area: 3.9 mi
- Tahawas Primitive Area: 9.4 mi
- Heaven Hill Trails: 10.0 mi
- Boquet River Primitive Area: 10.5 mi
- Henry's Woods: 10.9 mi
- Airplane Wreckage: 6.2 mi
- Mountain Pass Lodge: 6.8 mi
- Lake Placid Bobsled Experience at Mt. Van Hoevenberg: 6.8 mi
- Cliffside Coaster: 6.8 mi
- Sky Flyer Zipline: 9.9 mi
- Lake Placid Hall of Fame: 12.2 mi
- Lake Placid Olympic Museum: 12.2 mi
- Adirondack History Museum: 15.3 mi
- Adirondack history center museum: 15.4 mi
- Historic Saranac Lake / Laboratory Museum: 18.7 mi
- Lake Placid Public Beach: 12.1 mi
- Park beach: 21.0 mi
- Port Henry Village Beach: 21.5 mi
- Bulwagga Bay Beach: 21.7 mi
- Westport Beach: 22.3 mi
- Footbridge Park: 15.1 mi
- Witherbee Park and Bandstand: 21.5 mi
- Powerhouse Park: 21.6 mi
- Bulwagga Bay Pavillion: 21.7 mi
- Common Ground Garden: 20.0 mi
- Schroon Community Garden: 20.8 mi
- Tahawus: 10.2 mi
- High Peaks Welcome Center: 11.5 mi
- Big Wooden Bear (8'): 16.5 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 6.1 miles of Saddleback Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mount Marcy | WSW 249° | 1,629 m | 2.6 mi |
| Algonquin Peak | WNW 282° | 1,555 m | 5.7 mi |
| Schofield Cobble | WSW 247° | 1,515 m | 2.8 mi |
| Mount Haystack | SW 221° | 1,498 m | 1.9 mi |
| Mount Skylight | SW 236° | 1,495 m | 3.3 mi |
| Dix Mountain | SE 125° | 1,473 m | 5.3 mi |
| Iroquois Peak | W 277° | 1,472 m | 6.1 mi |
| Boundary Peak | W 279° | 1,471 m | 6.0 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 | 16:20 |
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, 13 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
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Day trips start here
- Elizabethtown · 15 mi
- Westport · 22 mi
- Crown Point · 25 mi
- Essex · 29 mi
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