Saint Regis Mountain

Mountain in New York State, U.S.
Saint Regis Mountain is located in New York Adirondack Park
Saint Regis Mountain
Saint Regis Mountain
Location of Saint Regis Mountain within New York
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Saint Regis Mountain is located in the United States
Saint Regis Mountain
Saint Regis Mountain
Saint Regis Mountain (the United States)
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LocationFranklin County, New YorkTopo mapUSGS Saint Regis Mountain

Saint Regis Mountain is a 2,838-foot-tall (865 m) mountain in the town of Santa Clara, New York, in Franklin County at the center of the Saint Regis Canoe Area in the Adirondack Park.

It can be climbed from a trailhead on Keese Mills Road in Keese Mill, west of Paul Smiths. The trail is a gradual 3.3 mile ascent with a gain of 1168 feet.[2]

The view from the summit includes thirty lakes, including the Upper and Lower Saranac Lake, and Upper and Lower Saint Regis Lake.[3] The Adirondack High Peaks can also be seen.

The summit is bare rock, having been cleared by a fire started accidentally by a surveying party led by Verplanck Colvin in 1876. The St. Regis Mountain Fire Observation Station is at the summit was restored in 2016 and is now open to the public.

Gallery

  • The Adirondack High Peaks from St. Regis Mountain. Mount Marcy is just left of center, Algonquin Peak is to the right
    The Adirondack High Peaks from St. Regis Mountain. Mount Marcy is just left of center, Algonquin Peak is to the right
  • View from St. Regis Mountain
    View from St. Regis Mountain

References

  1. ^ a b "Saint Regis Mountain". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior. Retrieved November 25, 2021.
  2. ^ "St. Regis Mountain". Retrieved 9 September 2014.
  3. ^ Summit Post - Saint Regis Mountain
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