Black Mountain (Washington County, New York)
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Black Mountain is a mountain
located in Washington County
, New York
, of which its peak is the highest point.
Isolated from the rest of the Adirondack Mountains
by Lake George
, Black Mtn. has the seventh highest topographic prominence
of all the mountains in New York.
Black Mountain stands within the watershed
of Lake Champlain
, thence into Canada
's Richelieu River
, the Saint Lawrence River
, and into the Gulf of Saint Lawrence
.
The northwest and south sides of Black Mtn. drain into Lake George, thence into La Chute River, and Lake Champlain.
The northeast side of Black Mtn. drains into Pike Brook, thence into the South Bay of Lake Champlain.
Black Mountain is within New York's Adirondack Park.
On the top of Black Mountain is a weather station and wind turbine as well as a fire tower that is now out of commission and has been fenced off to the public.
Mountain
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located in Washington County
Washington County, New York
Washington County is a county located in the U.S. state of New York. It is part of the Glens Falls, New York, Metropolitan Statistical Area. As of the 2010 census, the population was 63,216. It was named for the Revolutionary War general George Washington...
, 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...
, of which its peak is the highest point.
Isolated from the rest 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....
by Lake George
Lake George (New York)
Lake George, nicknamed the Queen of American Lakes, is a long, narrow oligotrophic lake draining northwards into Lake Champlain and the St. Lawrence River Drainage basin located at the southeast base of the Adirondack Mountains in northern New York, U.S.A.. It lies within the upper region of the...
, Black Mtn. has the seventh highest topographic prominence
Topographic prominence
In topography, prominence, also known as autonomous height, relative height, shoulder drop , or prime factor , categorizes the height of the mountain's or hill's summit by the elevation between it and the lowest contour line encircling it and no higher summit...
of all the mountains in New York.
Black Mountain stands within the watershed
Drainage basin
A drainage basin is an extent or an area of land where surface water from rain and melting snow or ice converges to a single point, usually the exit of the basin, where the waters join another waterbody, such as a river, lake, reservoir, estuary, wetland, sea, or ocean...
of 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...
, thence 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 Richelieu River
Richelieu River
The Richelieu River is a river in Quebec, Canada. It flows from the north end of Lake Champlain about north, ending at the confluence with the St. Lawrence River at Sorel-Tracy, Quebec downstream and northeast of Montreal...
, the Saint Lawrence River
Saint Lawrence River
The Saint Lawrence is a large river flowing approximately from southwest to northeast in the middle latitudes of North America, connecting the Great Lakes with the Atlantic Ocean. It is the primary drainage conveyor of the Great Lakes Basin...
, and into the 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 northwest and south sides of Black Mtn. drain into Lake George, thence into La Chute River, and Lake Champlain.
The northeast side of Black Mtn. drains into Pike Brook, thence into the South Bay of Lake Champlain.
Black Mountain is within New York's Adirondack Park.
On the top of Black Mountain is a weather station and wind turbine as well as a fire tower that is now out of commission and has been fenced off to the public.