Macomb Mountain

Mountain in the United States

Macomb Mountain

Macomb Mountain photographed from Mount Haystack

Highest point
Elevation| 4,405 ft (1,343 m) NGVD 29[1][2]
Listing| Adirondack High Peaks 21st[3]
Coordinates| 44°03′06″N 73°46′48″W﻿ / ﻿44.0517211°N 73.7801349°W﻿ / 44.0517211; -73.7801349[4]
Geography

Macomb Mountain

Location of Macomb Mountain within New York

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Macomb Mountain

Macomb Mountain (the United States)

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Location| North Hudson, Essex County, New York
Parent range| Dix Range
Topo map| USGS Mount Marcy
Climbing
First ascent| 1872, by Mel Trumbull and Arthur H. Wyant[5]
Easiest route| Hike

Macomb Mountain is a mountain in the Dix Range of the Adirondacks in the U.S. state of New York. It is the 21st-highest of the Adirondack High Peaks, with an elevation of 4,405 feet (1,343 m), and the most southeasterly of the High Peaks.[5] It is located in the town of North Hudson in Essex County. The mountain is named for Alexander Macomb, an American general who became famous for his victory at the Battle of Plattsburgh in 1814. The name first appeared in print in 1842.[5] The earliest recorded ascent of the mountain was made in 1872 by guide Mel Trumbull and artist Arthur H. Wyant.[5] Major slides on the western face of the mountain were caused by hurricanes in 1947 and 1950 and expanded by Hurricane Irene in 2011.[6]

The summit can be reached by unmarked hiking trails that cross the entire Dix Range, forming a loop. The Hunters Pass Trail begins at the Elk Lake parking lot and continues north for 2.3 miles (3.7 km) to Slide Brook. At the brook, an unmarked trail branches east, following the brook to the base of a large slide on the western face of Macomb Mountain. The summit is at the top of the slide. The unmarked Dix Range Crest Path continues from the summit to South Dix and the other peaks in the Dix Range.[7] The Hunters Pass Trail crosses private land and is closed during the big game hunting season. In the winter, the road to the Elk Lake parking lot is closed, and hikers must begin at the upper parking lot, 2.6 miles (4.2 km) to the south.[7]

## See also

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* List of mountains in New York
* Northeast 111 4,000-footers
* Adirondack High Peaks
* Adirondack Forty-Sixers

## References

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1. ^ Goodwin, Tony, ed. (2021). Adirondack trails. High peaks region (15th ed.). Adirondack Mountain Club. pp. 286–287\. ISBN 9780998637181.286-287&rft.edition=15th&rft.pub=Adirondack+Mountain+Club&rft.date=2021&rft.isbn=9780998637181&rfr_id=info:sid/en.wikipedia.org:Macomb+Mountain" class="Z3988">
2. ^ Summit elevation given as 1,338 m on topo map.
3. ^ "The Peaks – Adirondack 46ers". adk46er.org. Retrieved May 28, 2024.
4. ^ "Macomb Mountain". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior. Retrieved December 12, 2012.
5. ^ a b c d Carson, Russell M. L. (1927). Peaks and People of the Adirondacks. Garden City: Doubleday. pp. 27–29\. ISBN 9781404751200.27-29&rft.pub=Doubleday&rft.date=1927&rft.isbn=9781404751200&rft.aulast=Carson&rft.aufirst=Russell+M.+L.&rft_id=https://books.google.com/books?id=tSsqAQAAMAAJ&rfr_id=info:sid/en.wikipedia.org:Macomb+Mountain" class="Z3988">
6. ^ MacKenzie, Kevin (January 1, 2016). "Adirondack Landslides: History, Exposures, and Climbing". Adirondack Journal of Environmental Studies. 21 (1): 167–183\. ISSN 1075-0436. Retrieved November 2, 2024.167-183&rft.date=2016-01-01&rft.issn=1075-0436&rft.aulast=MacKenzie&rft.aufirst=Kevin&rft_id=https://digitalworks.union.edu/ajes/vol21/iss1/13/&rfr_id=info:sid/en.wikipedia.org:Macomb+Mountain" class="Z3988">
7. ^ a b Goodwin, Tony, ed. (2021). Adirondack trails. High peaks region (15th ed.). Adirondack Mountain Club. pp. 206, 208–211\. ISBN 9780998637181.208-211&rft.edition=15th&rft.pub=Adirondack+Mountain+Club&rft.date=2021&rft.isbn=9780998637181&rfr_id=info:sid/en.wikipedia.org:Macomb+Mountain" class="Z3988">

## External links

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* Backcountry information for Adirondack Park at dec.ny.gov
* Dix Range hiking guide at lakeplacid.com
* Macomb Mountain geography at peakbagger.com
* Macomb Mountain description at summitpost.org

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The High Peaks of New York's Adirondack Mountains

Northern Adirondacks|

* Esther
* Whiteface

Eastern Adirondacks|

* Giant
* Rocky Peak

Colvin Range|

* Blake
* Colvin
* Dial
* Nippletop

Dix Range|

* Dix
* Grace Peak
* South Dix
* Hough
* Macomb

Northern High Peaks|

* Big Slide
* Cascade
* Phelps
* Porter
* Table Top

Marcy Group|

* Allen
* Cliff
* Colden
* Gray
* Haystack
* Marcy
* Redfield
* Skylight

Other Great Range|

* Armstrong
* Basin
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* Saddleback
* Sawteeth
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* Upper Wolfjaw

MacIntyre Mountains|

* Algonquin
* Iroquois
* Marshall
* Wright

Santanoni Mountains|

* Couchsachraga
* Panther
* Santanoni

Seward Mountains|

* Donaldson
* Emmons
* Seward
* Seymour

Street Range|

* (MacNaughton)
* Nye
* Street

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Adirondack Mountains|

| Dix Range|

* Dix Mountain
* Grace Peak
* Hough Peak
* Macomb Mountain
* South Dix

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Great Range|

* Armstrong Mountain
* Basin Mountain
* Gothics
* Lower Wolfjaw Mountain
* Saddleback Mountain
* Sawteeth
* Upper Wolfjaw Mountain

MacIntyre Mountains|

* Algonquin Peak
* Iroquois Peak
* Mount Marshall
* Wright Peak

Marcy Group|

* Allen Mountain
* Cliff Mountain
* Gray Peak
* Mount Colden
* Mount Haystack
* Mount Marcy
* Mount Redfield
* Mount Skylight

Street Range|

* MacNaughton Mountain
* Nye Mountain
* Street Mountain

Others|

* Ampersand Mountain
* Azure Mountain
* Baker Mountain
* Bald Mountain (Herkimer County)
* Bald Mountain (Lewis County)
* Belfry Mountain
* Bell Mountain
* Big Slide Mountain
* Bitch Mountain
* Black Mountain
* Blake Peak
* Blue Mountain
* Boreas Mountain
* Cascade Mountain
* Catamount Mountain
* Cathead Mountain
* Coney Mountain
* Couchsachraga Peak
* Crane Mountain
* Debar Mountain
* Dewey Mountain
* Dial Mountain
* Donaldson Mountain
* Dun Brook Mountain
* Esther Mountain
* Fort Noble Mountain
* Giant Mountain
* Goodnow Mountain
* Gore Mountain
* Hadley Mountain
* Hamilton Mountain
* Hurricane Mountain
* Jay Mountain
* Kempshall Mountain
* Loon Lake Mountains
* Lyon Mountain
* Makomis Mountain
* McCauley Mountain
* McKenzie Mountain
* Meenahga Mountain
* Moose River Mountain
* Mount Adams
* Mount Arab
* Mount Colvin
* Mount Electra
* Mount Emmons
* Mount Jo
* Mount McGregor
* Mount Morris
* Mount Pisgah
* Mount Van Hoevenberg
* Nippletop
* Noonmark Mountain
* Ohmer Mountain
* Owls Head Mountain
* Palmer Hill
* Panther Peak
* Phelps Mountain
* Pitchoff Mountain
* Poke-O-Moonshine Mountain
* Porter Mountain
* Prospect Mountain
* Rocky Peak Ridge
* Saint Regis Mountain
* Salmon Lake Mountain
* Santanoni Peak
* Seward Mountain
* Seymour Mountain
* Silver Lake Mountain
* Snowy Mountain
* Spruce Mountain
* Stillwater Mountain
* Swede Mountain
* T Lake Mountain
* Table Top Mountain
* Titus Mountain
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* Wallface Mountain
* West Mountain
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* Yard Mountain

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* Black Dome
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Burroughs Range|

* Wittenberg Mountain
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Devil's Path|

* Hunter Mountain
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* Southwest Hunter Mountain
* Sugarloaf Mountain (Greene County)
* Twin Mountain
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Others|

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* Doubletop Mountain
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* Fir Mountain
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* Gallis Hill
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* Halcott Mountain
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* Kaaterskill High Peak
* The Knob
* Leonard Hill
* Lone Mountain
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* Mount Tremper
* North Dome
* North Mountain
* Old Clump Mountain
* Overlook Mountain
* Panther Mountain
* Peekamoose Mountain
* Mount Pisgah
* Plattekill Mountain
* Red Hill
* Richmond Mountain
* Richtmyer Peak
* Rocky Mountain
* Rusk Mountain
* Table Mountain
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* Twadell Mountain
* Utsayantha Mountain
* Van Loan Hill
* Vly Mountain
* Windham High Peak

Hudson Highlands|

* Anthony's Nose
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* Bear Mountain
* Breakneck Ridge
* Buckberg
* Bull Hill
* Crow's Nest
* Dunderberg Mountain
* Hook Mountain
* Jackie Jones Mountain
* Popolopen
* South Mountain
* Mount Nimham
* Storm King Mountain
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Taconic Mountains|

* Alander Mountain
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* Misery Mountain
* Mount Raimer
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Others|

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* Mount Wellington
* Mount Zion
* Page Pond Hill
* Panther Mountain
* Penn Mountain
* Petersburg Mountain
* Pine Mountain
* Ramapo Mountains
* Red House Hill
* Rum Hill
* Schunemunk Mountain
* Science Hill
* Shawangunk Ridge
* Sproul Hill
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