Saint Regis Mountain
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Santa Clara, New York
Santa Clara is a town in Franklin County, New York, United States. The population was 395 at the 2000 census. The name was derived from the wife of an early town businessman, John Hurd....
, in Franklin County
Franklin County, New York
Franklin County is a county located in the U.S. state of New York. As of the 2010 census, the population was 51,599. It is named in honor of American Founding Father Benjamin Franklin...
at the center of the Saint Regis Canoe Area
Saint Regis Canoe Area
The Saint Regis Canoe Area is a 19,000 acre area of the Adirondack Park in southern Franklin County, New York about 18 miles northeast of Tupper Lake and southwest of Paul Smiths....
in the Adirondack Park.
It can be climbed from a trailhead on Keese Mills Road in Keese Mill
Keese Mill, New York
Keese Mill is a hamlet west of Paul Smiths, New York in Franklin County, New York in the Adirondacks. It is named for a sawmill that was located on the Keese Mill dam on the Saint Regis River...
, west of Paul Smiths
Paul Smiths, New York
Paul Smiths is a hamlet in the Town of Brighton in Franklin County, New York, on Lower Saint Regis Lake, in the Adirondacks, 10 miles north of Saranac Lake, located at 44°26' North 74°15' West....
, and from a trail that starts at a landing on Upper Saint Regis Lake just south of Camp Topridge
Camp Topridge
Camp Topridge is an Adirondack Great Camp bought in 1920 and substantially expanded and renovated in 1923 by Marjorie Merriweather Post, founder of General Foods and the daughter of C. W. Post. The "camp", in Paul Smiths, in the U.S...
, a Great Camp built by Marjorie Merriweather Post
Marjorie Merriweather Post
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. The view from the summit includes thirty lakes, including the Upper
Upper Saranac Lake
Upper Saranac Lake is one of three connected lakes, part of the Saranac River, in the towns of Santa Clara and Harrietstown, near the village of Saranac Lake in the Adirondacks in northern New York. Upper Saranac Lake is the sixth largest lake in the Adirondacks. With Middle Saranac Lake and...
and Lower Saranac Lake
Lower Saranac Lake
Lower Saranac Lake is one of three connected lakes, part of the Saranac River, near the village of Saranac Lake in the Adirondacks in northern New York. With Middle Saranac Lake and Upper Saranac Lake, a paddle with only one portage is possible. The Saranac Lake Islands Public Campground provides...
, and Upper and Lower Saint Regis Lake.
The summit is bare rock, having been cleared by a fire started accidentally by a surveying party led by Verplanck Colvin
Verplanck Colvin
Verplanck Colvin was a lawyer, author, illustrator and topographical engineer whose understanding and appreciation for the environment of the Adirondack Mountains led to the creation of New York's Forest Preserve and the Adirondack Park....
in 1876. There is a fire tower on the summit that is presently closed, although a restoration effort is underway.
