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Adirondack High Peaks

Range Type	Mountain range with well-recognized name
Highest Point	Mount Marcy (5344 ft/1629 m)
Countries	United States
States/Provinces	New York
Area	592 sq mi / 1,532 sq km Area may include lowland areas
Extent	24 mi / 39 km North-South 34 mi / 54 km East-West
Center Lat/Long	44° 7' N; 73° 60' W
Map Link	Microsoft Bing Map
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Map of Adirondack High Peaks
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Adirondack Mountains	Level 4 (Parent)
Northwest Adirondacks	Level 5 (Sibling)
Northern Adirondacks	Level 5 (Sibling)
Adirondack High Peaks	Level 5
Sawtooth Mountains	Level 6 (Child)
Seward Mountains	Level 6 (Child)
Santanoni Range	Level 6 (Child)
Street Range	Level 6 (Child)
McIntyre Mountains	Level 6 (Child)
Northern High Peaks	Level 6 (Child)
Marcy Group	Level 6 (Child)
Great Range	Level 6 (Child)
Colvin Range	Level 6 (Child)
Dix Range	Level 6 (Child)
Eastern Adirondacks	Level 5 (Sibling)
Tug Hill	Level 5 (Sibling)
Southern Adirondacks	Level 5 (Sibling)

Major Peaks of the Adirondack High Peaks

Ten Highest Peaks
Rank	Peak Name	ft	m	Range6
1.	Mount Marcy	5344	1629	Marcy Group
2.	Algonquin Peak	5115	1559	McIntyre Mountains
3.	Mount Haystack	4961	1512	Marcy Group
4.	Mount Skylight	4925	1501	Marcy Group
5.	Iroquois Peak	4843	1476	McIntyre Mountains
6.	Boundary Peak	4829	1472	McIntyre Mountains
7.	Basin Mountain	4826	1471	Great Range
8.	Dix Mountain	4823+	1470+	Dix Range
9.	Gothics	4734	1443	Great Range
10.	Mount Colden	4715	1437	Marcy Group
Sub-peaks are excluded from this list. List may not be complete, since only summits in the PBC Database are included.

Child Range High Points
Rank	Peak Name	ft	m	Range6
1.	Mount Marcy	5344	1629	Marcy Group
2.	Algonquin Peak	5115	1559	McIntyre Mountains
3.	Basin Mountain	4826	1471	Great Range
4.	Dix Mountain	4823+	1470+	Dix Range
5.	Santanoni Peak	4606	1404	Santanoni Range
6.	Nippletop	4593+	1400+	Colvin Range
7.	Table Top Mountain	4413	1345	Northern High Peaks
8.	Seward Mountain	4331+	1320+	Seward Mountains
9.	Street Mountain	4134+	1260+	Street Range
10.	Sawtooth Mountains	3839+	1170+	Sawtooth Mountains

Photos of Peaks in the Adirondack High Peaks

Mount Marcy Marcy is framed by trees in this view from Lake Tear of the Clouds, the highest lake source of the Hudson.	Algonquin Peak The high dome of Algonquin from Boundary Peak.
Mount Haystack Mount Haystack from Mount Marcy (1984-06-25).	Mount Skylight Skylight (2015-08-29). Photo by Mary Ruth Merkel. Click here for larger-size photo.
Iroquois Peak Iroquois summit (far) and Boundary Peak from Algonquin (2014-08-10). Photo by Timothy Hutchings. Click here for larger-size photo.	Boundary Peak Iroquois summit (far) and Boundary Peak from Algonquin (2014-08-10). Photo by Timothy Hutchings. Click here for larger-size photo.
Gray Peak Gray Peak viewed from the side of Skylight (2021-03-09). Photo by David Fitch. Click here for larger-size photo.	Basin Mountain Basin Mountain from Saddleback (2014-03-18). Photo by Timothy Hutchings. Click here for larger-size photo.
Dix Mountain Ridge leading to the Dix Mountain "Beckhorn" from Hough Peak (2012-07-05). Photo by Timothy Hutchings. Click here for larger-size photo.	Beck-horn (2016-11-01). Photo by Dylan Countryman. Click here for larger-size photo.

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