Armstrong Mountain (Keene Valley, New York)

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Armstrong Mountain
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Armstrong (center), Gothics (left) from Noonmark
Highest point
Elevation 4,400 ft (1,300 m)  NGVD 29 [1]
Listing Adirondack High Peaks 22nd [2]
Coordinates 44°08′05″N73°50′57″W / 44.1347741°N 73.8490291°W / 44.1347741; -73.8490291 [3]
Geography
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Armstrong Mountain
Location of Armstrong Mountain within New York
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Armstrong Mountain
Armstrong Mountain (the United States)
Location Keene, Essex County, New York
Parent range Great Range
Topo map USGS Keene Valley
Climbing
First ascent 1875, by Ed Phelps and Thomas P. Wickes [4]
Easiest route Hike

Armstrong Mountain is a mountain in the Great Range of the Adirondacks in the U.S. state of New York. It is the 22nd-highest of the Adirondack High Peaks, with an elevation of 4,400 feet (1,300 m). It is located in the town of Keene in Essex County. The mountain is named for Thomas Armstrong, a lumberman from Plattsburgh. [4]

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History

In 1866, Armstrong and a business partner, Almon Thomas, purchased the Totten and Crossfield Purchase, which contained the mountain and several of the other High Peaks. Armstrong named the mountain after himself in 1869, although the name was not popularized among local hikers until years later. The earliest recorded ascent was made by Ed Phelps and Thomas P. Wickes in 1875. In 1887, the Totten and Crossfield Purchase was sold to the Adirondack Mountain Reserve. [4]

Hiking trails

The mountain can be climbed via the Phelps Trail and ADK Range Trail. The Phelps Trail begins at the Garden Parking Lot in Keene Valley on New York State Route 73. The ADK Range Trail branches off at a DEC Interior Outpost located 3.1 miles (5.0 km) from the trailhead. [5] The trail continues to the Wolf Jaws Notch, located between Lower Wolfjaw Mountain and Upper Wolfjaw Mountain, and branches between the two.

The trail to the right goes over Upper Wolfjaw and continues to the summit of Armstrong, 3.9 miles (6.3 km) from the DEC Interior Outpost, for a total one-way distance of 7.0 miles (11.3 km) and elevation gain of 2,500 feet (760 m). The summit offers views of Johns Brook Valley and the other peaks of the Great Range. [6] Alternatively, the summit can be approached from the Ausable Club on the Lake Road Trail and Beaver Meadow Trail, [7] or climbed as part of a hike of the complete Great Range. [8]

See also

References

  1. ↑ Goodwin, Tony, ed. (2021). Adirondack trails. High peaks region (15th ed.). Adirondack Mountain Club. pp. 286–287. ISBN   9780998637181.
  2. ↑ "The Peaks – Adirondack 46ers". adk46er.org. Retrieved May 28, 2024.
  3. ↑ "Armstrong Mountain". Geographic Names Information System . United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior.
  4. 1 2 3 Carson, Russell M. L. (1927). Peaks and People of the Adirondacks. Garden City: Doubleday. pp. 145–147. ISBN   9781404751200.{{cite book}}: ISBN / Date incompatibility (help)
  5. ↑ Goodwin, Tony, ed. (2021). Adirondack trails. High peaks region (15th ed.). Adirondack Mountain Club. pp. 35, 41. ISBN   9780998637181.
  6. ↑ Goodwin, Tony, ed. (2021). Adirondack trails. High peaks region (15th ed.). Adirondack Mountain Club. pp. 43–44. ISBN   9780998637181.
  7. ↑ Goodwin, Tony, ed. (2021). Adirondack trails. High peaks region (15th ed.). Adirondack Mountain Club. pp. 43, 70, 80. ISBN   9780998637181.
  8. ↑ Goodwin, Tony, ed. (2021). Adirondack trails. High peaks region (15th ed.). Adirondack Mountain Club. p. 50. ISBN   9780998637181.
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