Nye Mountain
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Nye Mountain is a mountain
located in Essex County
, New York
, named after William B. Nye (c.1815–1893), an Adirondack mountain guide.
Nye Mountain is part of the Street Range of the Adirondack Mountains
; it is flanked to the southwest by Street Mountain
.
Nye Mountain stands within the watershed
of the West 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 west side of Nye Mtn. drains into the headwaters of the Chubb River, thence into the West Branch.
The north end of Nye Mtn. drains into the Chubb River.
The east side of Nye Mtn. drains into the northern Indian Pass Brook, thence into the Ausable's West Branch.
Nye Mountain is within New York's Adirondack Park.
According to the 1901 USGS
survey, Nye Mountain's elevation was 4170 ft (1,271 m), and its peak was 540 ft (165 m) above the col separating it from Street Mountain — more than the 4000 ft (1,219.2 m) of elevation and 300 ft (91.4 m) of prominence
needed to qualify for inclusion on the list of the Adirondack High Peaks.
However, the 1953 survey measured the elevation to be only 3895 ft (1,187.2 m).
The 1999 survey measured the nominal summit at 44°11.61′N 74°1.45′W to be only 1,170–1,180 m (3,839–3,871 ft) — less than a point 0.4 mi (0.643736 km) south along the ridge to Street.
Although Nye and three other mountains are no longer thought to meet the Adirondack Mountain Club
's qualifications for the list of High Peaks, the club has chosen to keep the traditional list of peaks, without updating.
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...
, named after William B. Nye (c.1815–1893), an Adirondack mountain guide.
Nye Mountain is part of the Street Range 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....
; it is flanked to the southwest by Street Mountain
Street Mountain (New York)
Street Mountain is a mountain located in Essex County, New York, named after Alfred Billings Street , a poet and New York State Librarian.The mountain is the high point of the Street Range of the Adirondack Mountains....
.
Nye 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 West Branch of 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...
, 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 west side of Nye Mtn. drains into the headwaters of the Chubb River, thence into the West Branch.
The north end of Nye Mtn. drains into the Chubb River.
The east side of Nye Mtn. drains into the northern Indian Pass Brook, thence into the Ausable's West Branch.
Nye Mountain is within New York's Adirondack Park.
According to the 1901 USGS
United States Geological Survey
The United States Geological Survey is a scientific agency of the United States government. The scientists of the USGS study the landscape of the United States, its natural resources, and the natural hazards that threaten it. The organization has four major science disciplines, concerning biology,...
survey, Nye Mountain's elevation was 4170 ft (1,271 m), and its peak was 540 ft (165 m) above the col separating it from Street Mountain — more than the 4000 ft (1,219.2 m) of elevation and 300 ft (91.4 m) of 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...
needed to qualify for inclusion on the list of the Adirondack High Peaks.
However, the 1953 survey measured the elevation to be only 3895 ft (1,187.2 m).
The 1999 survey measured the nominal summit at 44°11.61′N 74°1.45′W to be only 1,170–1,180 m (3,839–3,871 ft) — less than a point 0.4 mi (0.643736 km) south along the ridge to Street.
Although Nye and three other mountains are no longer thought to meet the Adirondack Mountain Club
Adirondack Mountain Club
The Adirondack Mountain Club is a nonprofit organization founded in 1922. It has approximately 35,000 members. The ADK is dedicated to the protection and responsible recreational use of the New York State Forest Preserve, parks, wild lands, and waters; it conducts extensive conservation, and...
's qualifications for the list of High Peaks, the club has chosen to keep the traditional list of peaks, without updating.
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
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