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Santanoni Peak

Santanoni Peak, seen from above at true elevation

Santanoni Peak rises to 1,401 m in New York. Algonquin Peak stands 1,555 m to the east-northeast, 8.3 miles off. The nearest named place is Panther Peak, a peak 1.1 miles away. Roosevelt-Marcy Trail passes 7.7 miles off.

The story

Santanoni is also the name of the Santanoni Preserve, the 13,000-acre (53 km2) once-private preserve that contained Santanoni Peak.

Santanoni Peak is a mountain located in the Santanoni Range of the Adirondacks in the U.S. state of New York. It is the fourteenth-highest peak in New York, with an elevation of 4,607 ft (1,404 m), and one of the 46 High Peaks in Adirondack Park. It is located in the town of Newcomb in Essex County. Santanoni Peak is flanked to the north by Panther Peak and to the northwest by Couchsachraga Peak, the other two mountains of the Santanoni Range. The mountain's name is believed to be an Abenaki derivative of "Saint Anthony"; the first French fur traders and missionaries having named the area for Saint Anthony of Padua. The name first appeared in print in 1838, but may have been used much earlier. The earliest recorded ascent of the mountain was made in 1866 by artist and writer Theodore R. Davis and mountain guide Dave Hunter. Two hiking approaches exist to the summit, which allow the mountain to be climbed in a loop with the other peaks of the range. Beginning at a parking lot near the Upper Works trailhead, the Duck Hole via Bradley Pond Trail approaches the mountains. Both approaches to Santanoni Peak branch off from this trail.

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Wikidata Q7420073, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
1401 m

How to reach it

Coordinates44.08246, -74.13095

Named places within 25 miles

Cliffs: 51
Waterfalls: 37
  • Millers Falls: 4.2 mi
  • Hanging Spear Falls: 7.1 mi
  • Wanika Falls: 8.8 mi
  • Rocky Falls: 9.0 mi
  • MacIntyre Falls: 9.2 mi
Parks: 30
  • Kiwanis Teddy Bear Park: 16.1 mi
  • Mid's Park: 16.1 mi
  • Baldwin Park: 16.1 mi
  • Brewster Park: 16.2 mi
  • Long Lake Town Beach: 16.4 mi
Attractions: 19
Historic sites: 15
Nature reserves: 12
  • Tahawas Primitive Area: 3.6 mi
  • Ampersand Primitive Area: 11.5 mi
  • Heaven Hill Trails: 13.0 mi
  • Middle Saranac Lake Boat Launch: 13.1 mi
  • Henry's Woods: 14.4 mi
Museums: 7
Beaches: 2
  • Lake Placid Public Beach: 15.8 mi
  • Blue Mountain Lake Beach: 21.8 mi
Gardens: 2
Springs: 2
  • Rafting: 21.9 mi
  • Whitewater rafting: 24.1 mi
Ghost towns: 1
Picnic sites: 1
  • Buttermilk Falls: 21.0 mi
Rest areas: 1
  • High Peaks Welcome Center: 21.7 mi
Artworks: 1
  • Big Wooden Bear (8'): 22.7 mi

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 9.9 miles of Santanoni Peak. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Algonquin PeakENE 59°1,555 m8.3 mi
Iroquois PeakENE 60°1,472 m7.6 mi
Boundary PeakENE 60°1,471 m7.9 mi
Mount ColdenENE 70°1,436 m9.0 mi
Mount RedfieldE 84°1,403 m9.1 mi
Wright PeakENE 57°1,389 m8.9 mi
Panther PeakN 357°1,358 m1.1 mi
Mount MarshallENE 62°1,333 m6.7 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:0118:3119:09
June solstice05:1420:0020:44
September equinox06:4418:1818:56
December solstice07:2915:3416:22

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 5080 °F: May–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F151725395261656356443322
Precip in3.32.73.13.54.24.34.24.23.74.53.73.8

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Newcomb, 9 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

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OpenStreetMap element node/357588004

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