Allen Mountain (New York)
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Allen Mountain is a mountain
located in Essex County
, New York
. It is part of the Marcy Group
of the Great Range
of the Adirondack Mountains
, and is flanked to the north by Mount Skylight
.
The south side of Allen Mountain drains into White Lily Brook, thence into the Boreas Ponds, the Boreas River, the Hudson River
, and into New York Bay
.
The southwest side drains into Dudley Brook, thence into the Opalescent River, and the Hudson River.
The northwest side drains into Allen Brook, thence into Skylight Brook, and Dudley Brook.
The northeast side drains into Marcy Brook, thence into Stillwater Inlet, Upper Ausable Lake, and the Ausable River, which drains into Lake Champlain
, and ultimately into Canada
's Gulf of Saint Lawrence
.
The east side drains into Sand Brook, and thence into Stillwater Inlet.
Allen Mountain is in the High Peaks Wilderness Area
of Adirondack State Park
and was named for Frederick B. Allen (1840–1925) in 1869.
Mountain
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located in Essex County
Essex County, New York
Essex County is a county located in the U.S. state of New York. As of the 2010 census, the population was 39,370. Its name is from the English county of Essex. Its county seat is Elizabethtown...
, New York
New York
New York is a state in the Northeastern region of the United States. It is the nation's third most populous state. New York is bordered by New Jersey and Pennsylvania to the south, and by Connecticut, Massachusetts and Vermont to the east...
. It is part of the Marcy Group
Marcy Group
The Marcy Group is a subset of the Great Range of the Adirondack Mountains, near Keene Valley, New York, USA. It consists of the High Peaks near Mount Marcy at the southern end of the Great Range, Allen Mountain, Cliff Mountain, Mount Colden, Gray Peak, Mount Haystack, Mount Redfield, and Mount...
of the Great Range
Great Range
The Great Range is a mountain range in the Adirondack Mountains, near Keene Valley, New York, USA. It rises in the heart of the High Peaks region between Ausable Lakes to the southeast and the Johns Brook Valley to the northwest....
of the Adirondack Mountains
Adirondack Mountains
The Adirondack Mountains are a mountain range located in the northeastern part of New York, that runs through Clinton, Essex, Franklin, Fulton, Hamilton, Herkimer, Lewis, Saint Lawrence, Saratoga, Warren, and Washington counties....
, and is flanked to the north by Mount Skylight
Mount Skylight
Mount Skylight is a mountain in the Great Range of the Adirondack High Peaks in the Adirondack Mountains of New York. It gets its name from its open, bare and relatively flat summit, unusual in the Adirondack High Peaks....
.
The south side of Allen Mountain drains into White Lily Brook, thence into the Boreas Ponds, the Boreas River, the Hudson River
Hudson River
The Hudson is a river that flows from north to south through eastern New York. The highest official source is at Lake Tear of the Clouds, on the slopes of Mount Marcy in the Adirondack Mountains. The river itself officially begins in Henderson Lake in Newcomb, New York...
, and into New York Bay
New York Bay
New York Bay is the collective term for the marine areas surrounding the entrance of the Hudson River into the Atlantic Ocean. Its two largest components are Upper New York Bay and Lower New York Bay, which are connected by The Narrows...
.
The southwest side drains into Dudley Brook, thence into the Opalescent River, and the Hudson River.
The northwest side drains into Allen Brook, thence into Skylight Brook, and Dudley Brook.
The northeast side drains into Marcy Brook, thence into Stillwater Inlet, Upper Ausable Lake, and the Ausable River, which drains into Lake Champlain
Lake Champlain
Lake Champlain is a natural, freshwater lake in North America, located mainly within the borders of the United States but partially situated across the Canada—United States border in the Canadian province of Quebec.The New York portion of the Champlain Valley includes the eastern portions of...
, and ultimately into Canada
Canada
Canada is a North American country consisting of ten provinces and three territories. Located in the northern part of the continent, it extends from the Atlantic Ocean in the east to the Pacific Ocean in the west, and northward into the Arctic Ocean...
's Gulf of Saint Lawrence
Gulf of Saint Lawrence
The Gulf of Saint Lawrence , the world's largest estuary, is the outlet of North America's Great Lakes via the Saint Lawrence River into the Atlantic Ocean...
.
The east side drains into Sand Brook, and thence into Stillwater Inlet.
Allen Mountain is in the High Peaks Wilderness Area
High Peaks Wilderness Area
The High Peaks Wilderness Area, the largest Forest Preserve unit in New York, is located in three counties and six towns in the Adirondack Park: Harrietstown in Franklin County, North Elba, Keene, North Hudson and Newcomb in Essex County and Long Lake in Hamilton County.-Geography:It is roughly...
of Adirondack State Park
Adirondack State Park
The Adirondack Park is a publicly protected area in northeast New York. It is the largest park and the largest state-level protected area in the contiguous United States, and the largest National Historic Landmark....
and was named for Frederick B. Allen (1840–1925) in 1869.
See also
- List of mountains in New York
- Northeast 111Northeast 111The Northeast 111 is a peak-bagging list of 4000-foot mountains in the northeastern states of the United States. It includes the sixty-seven 4000-footers of New England , the 46 Adirondack High Peaks, and Slide and Hunter Mountain, both in the Catskills of New York.This list includes 115 peaks...
4,000-footers - Adirondack High Peaks
- Adirondack Forty-SixersAdirondack Forty-SixersThe Adirondack Forty-Sixers are an organization of hikers who have climbed all forty-six of the traditionally recognized High Peaks of the Adirondack Mountains. They are often referred to just as 46ers.- Origins :...