Panther Peak

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Panther Peak
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Panther Peak seen from Bradley Pond leanto
Highest point
Elevation 4,442 ft (1,354 m)  NGVD 29 [1]
Prominence 275 ft (84 m) [1]
Listing Adirondack High Peaks 18th
Coordinates 44°05′54″N74°07′56″W / 44.0983915°N 74.132097°W / 44.0983915; -74.132097 Coordinates: 44°05′54″N74°07′56″W / 44.0983915°N 74.132097°W / 44.0983915; -74.132097 [2]
Geography
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Panther Peak
Location of Panther Peak within New York
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Panther Peak
Panther Peak (the United States)
Location Newcomb, Essex County, New York
Parent range Santanoni Mountains
Topo map USGS Santanoni Peak

Panther Peak is a mountain located in Essex County, New York. The mountain is part of the Santanoni Mountains of the Adirondacks. Panther Peak is flanked to the west by Couchsachraga Peak, and to the south by Santanoni Peak.

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The northeast slopes of Panther Peak drain into Duck Hole pond, the source of the Cold River, which drains into the Raquette River, the Saint Lawrence River in Canada, and into the Gulf of Saint Lawrence. The northwest slopes of Panther Peak drain into the Cold River. The southwest slopes of Panther drain into Calahan Brook, thence into Moose Creek and the Cold River. The southeast slopes of Panther drain into Santanoni Brook, Henderson Lake, the source of the Hudson River, and into New York Bay.

Panther Peak is within the High Peaks Wilderness Area of New York's Adirondack Park.

See also

Notes

  1. 1 2 "Panther Peak, New York". Peakbagger.com. Retrieved 2010-03-16.
  2. "Panther Peak". Geographic Names Information System . United States Geological Survey . Retrieved 2010-04-15.


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