Cliff Mountain (New York)
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Cliff Mountain is a mountain
located in Essex County
, New York
.
The mountain is part of the Marcy Group of the Great Range
of the Adirondack Mountains
.
Cliff is flanked to the southeast by Mount Redfield
.
Cliff Mountain stands within the watershed
of the Opalescent River, a tributary
of the Hudson River
, which in turn drains into New York Bay
.
The north and west sides of Cliff Mtn. drain directly into the Opalescent River.
The southeast side drains into Upper Twin Brook, thence into the Opalescent River.
According to the 1897 survey of the Adirondacks, the height of Cliff Mountain was over 4000 feet (1,219 m), so it was included in the 46 High Peaks; the 1953 USGS survey found it and three other peaks to be lower, but the list has not been changed.
Cliff Mtn. is within the High Peaks Wilderness Area
of Adirondack State Park
. No marked trail leads to its summit.
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...
.
The mountain is part of the Marcy Group 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....
.
Cliff is flanked to the southeast by Mount Redfield
Mount Redfield
Mount Redfield is a mountain located in Essex County, New York.The mountain is part of the Marcy Group of the Great Range of the Adirondack Mountains.Mount Redfield is flanked to the northwest by Cliff Mountain, and to the northeast by Mount Skylight....
.
Cliff 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 the Opalescent River, a tributary
Tributary
A tributary or affluent is a stream or river that flows into a main stem river or a lake. A tributary does not flow directly into a sea or ocean...
of 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...
, which in turn drains 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 north and west sides of Cliff Mtn. drain directly into the Opalescent River.
The southeast side drains into Upper Twin Brook, thence into the Opalescent River.
According to the 1897 survey of the Adirondacks, the height of Cliff Mountain was over 4000 feet (1,219 m), so it was included in the 46 High Peaks; the 1953 USGS survey found it and three other peaks to be lower, but the list has not been changed.
Cliff Mtn. is within 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....
. No marked trail leads to its summit.
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 :...