Armstrong Mountain (Keene Valley, New York)

Mountain in New York, United States
Armstrong Mountain is located in New York Adirondack Park
Armstrong Mountain
Armstrong Mountain
Location of Armstrong Mountain within New York
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Armstrong Mountain is located in the United States
Armstrong Mountain
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LocationKeene, Essex County, New YorkParent rangeGreat RangeTopo mapUSGS Keene ValleyClimbingFirst ascent1875, by Ed Phelps and Thomas P. Wickes[4]Easiest routeHike

Armstrong Mountain is a mountain located in Essex County, New York, named after Thomas Armstrong, a local pioneer. The mountain is part of the Great Range of the Adirondack Mountains. Armstrong Mtn. is flanked to the southwest by Gothics, and to the northeast by Upper Wolfjaw Mountain.

Armstrong Mountain stands within the watershed of the East Branch of the Ausable River, which drains into Lake Champlain, thence into Canada's Richelieu River, the Saint Lawrence River, and into the Gulf of Saint Lawrence. The east side of Armstrong Mtn. drains into the East Branch of the Ausable River. The west side of Armstrong Mtn. drains into Ore Bed Brook, thence into Johns Brook and the East Branch.

Armstrong Mountain is within the High Peaks Wilderness Area of Adirondack State Park.

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References

  1. ^ Goodwin, Tony, ed. (2021). Adirondack trails. High peaks region (15th ed.). Adirondack Mountain Club. pp. 286–287. ISBN 9780998637181.
  2. ^ "The Peaks – Adirondack 46ers". adk46er.org. Retrieved 28 May 2024.
  3. ^ "Armstrong Mountain". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior.
  4. ^ Carson, Russell M. L. (1927). Peaks and People of the Adirondacks. Garden City: Doubleday. pp. 145–147. ISBN 9781404751200.
  • "Armstrong Mountain, New York". Peakbagger.com.
  • "Armstrong Mountain". SummitPost.org.
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