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The Great Range is a
mountain range
A mountain range or hill range is a series of mountains or hills arranged in a line and connected by high ground. A mountain system or mountain belt is a group of mountain ranges with similarity in form, structure, and alignment that have arise ...
in the
Adirondack Mountains
The Adirondack Mountains (; a-də-RÄN-dak) form a massif in northeastern New York with boundaries that correspond roughly to those of Adirondack Park. They cover about 5,000 square miles (13,000 km2). The mountains form a roughly circular ...
, near
Keene Valley,
New York
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* New York (state), a state in the northeastern United States
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,
United States
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. It rises in the heart of the
High Peaks region between Ausable Lakes to the southeast and the
Johns Brook Valley to the northwest.
The range is approximately long and includes seven of the forty-six High Peaks. They are, along the main ridge from northeast to southwest,
Lower Wolfjaw,
Upper Wolfjaw,
Armstrong Armstrong may refer to:
Places
* Armstrong Creek (disambiguation), various places
Antarctica
* Armstrong Reef, Biscoe Islands
Argentina
* Armstrong, Santa Fe
Australia
* Armstrong, Victoria
Canada
* Armstrong, British Columbia
* Armstrong ...
,
Gothics
Gothics is a mountain in the High Peaks Region of the Adirondack Mountains. The mountain gets its name due to its large rock slides' resemblance to Gothic architecture. The summit has near 360 degree views, which combined with its location in ...
,
Saddleback,
Basin, and
Haystack
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.
Sawteeth is a
spur
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of Gothics, and
Marcy is often associated with the Great Range but it is not an "historical" part of the Great Range. Other peaks have sometimes been associated with the Great Range but they don't meet the criteria of being in a "range".
Adirondack High Peaks
Landforms of Essex County, New York
Mountain ranges of New York (state)
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