Santanoni Peak

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Santanoni is also the name of the Santanoni Preserve, the 13,000-acre (53 km2) once-private preserve that contained Santanoni Peak.
Santanoni Peak
Santanoni Peak seen from ridge.jpg
Santanoni seen from ridge between and Times Square
Highest point
Elevation 4,607 ft (1,404 m)  NGVD 29 [1]
Listing Adirondack High Peaks 14th [2]
Coordinates 44°4.95′N74°7.87′W / 44.08250°N 74.13117°W / 44.08250; -74.13117 [3]
Geography
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Santanoni Peak
Location of Santanoni Peak within New York
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Santanoni Peak
Santanoni Peak (the United States)
Location Newcomb, Essex County, New York
Parent range Santanoni Mountains
Topo map USGS Santanoni Peak
Climbing
First ascent 1866, by Dave Hunter and Theodore Davis [4]

Santanoni Peak is a mountain located in Essex County, New York. The mountain is part of the Santanoni Mountains of the Adirondacks. 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. [4] Santanoni Peak is flanked to the north by Panther Peak, and to the southwest by Little Santanoni Mountain.

Contents

The east slopes of Santanoni Peak drain into the eastern Santanoni Brook, thence into Henderson Lake, the source of the Hudson River, and into New York Bay. The south end of Santanoni Peak drains into the southern Santanoni Brook, thence into Newcomb Lake, the Newcomb River, and the Hudson River. The southwest side of Santanoni drains into Ermine Brook, thence into Moose Creek, the Cold River, the Raquette River, the Saint Lawrence River in Canada, and into the Gulf of Saint Lawrence. The west slopes of Santanoni drain into Calahan Brook, thence into Moose Creek.

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

Climate

Climate data for Santanoni Peak 44.0854 N, 74.1311 W, Elevation: 4,222 ft (1,287 m) (1991–2020 normals)
MonthJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecYear
Mean daily maximum °F (°C)19.4
(−7.0)		21.0
(−6.1)		28.8
(−1.8)		43.9
(6.6)		56.5
(13.6)		64.6
(18.1)		68.6
(20.3)		67.2
(19.6)		61.7
(16.5)		49.2
(9.6)		34.1
(1.2)		24.8
(−4.0)		45.0
(7.2)
Daily mean °F (°C)11.0
(−11.7)		12.5
(−10.8)		20.4
(−6.4)		33.8
(1.0)		46.5
(8.1)		55.5
(13.1)		60.0
(15.6)		58.6
(14.8)		52.5
(11.4)		40.5
(4.7)		27.3
(−2.6)		17.6
(−8.0)		36.4
(2.4)
Mean daily minimum °F (°C)2.6
(−16.3)		4.0
(−15.6)		11.9
(−11.2)		23.8
(−4.6)		36.6
(2.6)		46.4
(8.0)		51.3
(10.7)		50.0
(10.0)		43.4
(6.3)		31.8
(−0.1)		20.5
(−6.4)		10.3
(−12.1)		27.7
(−2.4)
Average precipitation inches (mm)4.87
(124)		3.80
(97)		4.34
(110)		5.03
(128)		5.62
(143)		6.49
(165)		5.74
(146)		5.60
(142)		5.27
(134)		6.14
(156)		5.13
(130)		5.34
(136)		63.37
(1,611)
Source: PRISM Climate Group [5]

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References

  1. ↑ Goodwin, Tony, ed. (2021). Adirondack trails. High peaks region (15th ed.). Adirondack Mountain Club. p. 286. ISBN   9780998637181.
  2. ↑ "The Peaks – Adirondack 46ers". adk46er.org. Retrieved 15 May 2024.
  3. ↑ "Santanoni Peak". Geographic Names Information System . United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior . Retrieved 15 May 2024.
  4. 1 2 Carson, Russell M. L. (1927). Peaks and People of the Adirondacks. Garden City: Doubleday. pp. 22–26. ISBN   9781404751200.
  5. ↑ "PRISM Climate Group, Oregon State University". PRISM Climate Group, Oregon State University. Retrieved October 26, 2023. To find the table data on the PRISM website, start by clicking Coordinates (under Location); copy Latitude and Longitude figures from top of table; click Zoom to location; click Precipitation, Minimum temp, Mean temp, Maximum temp; click 30-year normals, 1991-2020; click 800m; click Retrieve Time Series button.


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