Seymour Mountain (Franklin County, New York)
| Seymour Mountain | |
|---|---|
 Seymour Mt. (L) seen from Donaldson Mt. | |
| Highest point | |
| Elevation | 4,120 ft (1,260 m) NGVD 29[1] |
| Listing | Adirondack High Peaks 34th[2] |
| Coordinates | 44°9.49′N 74°10.36′W / 44.15817°N 74.17267°W[3] |
| Geography | |
  Seymour Mountain Location of Seymour Mountain within New York  Seymour Mountain Seymour Mountain (the United States) | |
| Location | Harrietstown, Franklin County, New York |
| Parent range | Seward Mountains |
| Topo map | USGS Ampersand Lake |
| Climbing | |
| First ascent | October 1, 1872, by Verplanck Colvin, Dave Hunter, and Hank Parker (first recorded)[a] |
| Easiest route | Hike |
Seymour Mountain is a mountain in the Seward Range of the Adirondacks in the U.S. state of New York. It is the 34th-highest of the Adirondack High Peaks, with an elevation of 4,120 feet (1,260 m). The mountain is located in the town of Harrietstown in Franklin County,[3] directly east of Seward Mountain.[4] Surveyor Verplanck Colvin assigned the name "Ragged Mountain" to the peak in 1873, but it was later renamed for New York governor Horatio Seymour.[4] The earliest recorded ascent was made on October 1, 1872, by Colvin and trail guides Dave Hunter and Hank Parker.[a]
The summit of Seymour can be accessed on unmarked trails. The easiest access to the Seward Range is on the Ward Brook Truck Trail, which begins at a parking lot on Coreys Road south of the village of Saranac Lake. This trail passes the Ward Brook lean-to after 5.4 miles (8.7 km). An unmarked trail to the summit of Seymour branches off from the Truck Trail at a brook approximately 0.1 miles (0.16 km) past the lean-to. This path runs parallel to an old slide track and becomes very steep before leveling out for the remainder of the distance to the peak.[5]
See also
[edit]- List of mountains in New York
- Northeast 111 4,000-footers
- Adirondack High Peaks
- Adirondack Forty-Sixers
Notes
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ Goodwin, Tony, ed. (2021). Adirondack trails. High peaks region (15th ed.). Adirondack Mountain Club. pp. 286–287. ISBN 9780998637181.
- ^ "The Peaks – Adirondack 46ers". adk46er.org. Retrieved May 29, 2024.
- ^ a b "Seymour Mountain". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior. Retrieved May 29, 2024.
- ^ a b c Carson, Russell M. L. (1927). Peaks and People of the Adirondacks. Garden City: Doubleday. pp. 213–217. ISBN 9781404751200.
- ^ Goodwin, Tony, ed. (2021). Adirondack trails. High peaks region (15th ed.). Adirondack Mountain Club. pp. 230–231, 235. ISBN 9780998637181.
External links
[edit]- Backcountry information for Adirondack Park at dec.ny.gov
- Seward Range hiking guide at lakeplacid.com
- Seymour Mountain geography at peakbagger.com
- Seymour Mountain description at summitpost.org
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