 Marcy is framed by trees in this view from Lake Tear of the Clouds, the highest lake source of the Hudson. |
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Prominence | Key Col Page (Detailed prominence information) Clean Prominence: 4914 ft/1498 m Optimistic Prominence: 4924 ft/1501 m Line Parent: Calloway Peak - East Summit Key Col: Erie Canal 430 ft/131 m |
Isolation | Isolation Page (Detailed isolation information) Distance: 129.64 mi/208.64 km Isolation Limit Point: 44.25501, -71.321849 Nearest Higher Neighbor in the PBC database: Mount Monroe (E) |
Ranges | Continent: North America Range2: North America Plains Range3: Canadian Shield Range4: Adirondack Mountains (Highest Point) Range5: Adirondack High Peaks (Highest Point) Range6: Marcy Group (Highest Point) |
Ridges/Divides | Appalachian Divide |
Drainage Basins | Hudson (HP) New York Harbor (HP) Atlantic-Eastern USA Atlantic Ocean
| Ausable Lake Champlain (HP) Richelieu (HP) St. Lawrence (HP) Gulf of St. Lawrence (HP) Atlantic Ocean
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Ownership | Land: Adirondack State Park (Highest Point) Wilderness/Special Area: High Peaks SWA (Highest Point) |
Topo Map | Mount Marcy K44073a7 1:25,000 |
First Ascent | August 05, 1837 Cheney, John Emmons, Ebenezer Hall, James Henderson, David Holt, Harvey Ingham, Charles Redfield, William Torrey, John
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Route #1 | Maintained Hiking Trail: Van Hoevenburg Trail Trailhead: Adirondak Loj 2182 ft/665 m Vertical Gain: 3162 ft/964 m
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Route #2 | Maintained Hiking Trail: Feldspar Trailhead: Tahawus 1800 ft/549 m Vertical Gain: 3544 ft/1080 m
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Data Source | 1:25,000 (or larger) Topographic Survey Map |
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