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: Grandfather Mountain
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 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) |
| 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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