Mount Marshall is a
mountain
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located in
Essex County,
New York
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* New York (state), a state in the northeastern United States
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Originally named for Governor
DeWitt Clinton
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, and then for Herbert Clark, it was renamed for
wilderness
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activist
Bob Marshall (1901–1939) after his death.
Marshall is part of the
MacIntyre Mountains. Mount Marshall is flanked to the northeast by
Iroquois Peak
Iroquois Peak is the eighth-highest peak in the Adirondack Mountains in New York State, U.S., and is part of the MacIntyre Range, which also includes Wright Peak, Mount Marshall, and Algonquin Peak
Algonquin Peak is in the MacIntyre Range i ...
, and faces
Wallface Mountain
Wallface Mountain is a mountain located in Essex County, New York, United States.
The mountain is named after the cliff on its southeastern side.
Wallface is flanked to the west by MacNaughton Mountain, and faces Mount Marshall to the southea ...
to the northwest across Indian Pass.
The northeast end of Mount Marshall drains into Cold Brook, thence into
Lake Colden
Lake Colden is a lake located in the Adirondack High Peaks in New York, United States. Lake Colden sits at 2764 feet (842 meters) at the western base of 4,714-foot (1,437 m) Mount Colden. To the northwest lie the MacIntyre Mountains— 5,115- ...
, the
Flowed Lands, the
Opalescent River
The Opalescent River is a river in Essex County, New York. It is both a tributary of and the longest source of the Hudson River. Part of the river is designated by New York State as a Wild River in the Wild, Scenic, and Recreational Rivers syste ...
, the
Hudson River
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, and into
New York Bay
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Geography
New York Bay is usu ...
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The east side of Mt. Marshall drains into Herbert Brook, thence into the Flowed Lands.
The southwest end of Mt. Marshall drains into Calamity Brook, thence into the Hudson River.
The west side of Marshall drains into the southern Indian Pass Brook, thence into
Henderson Lake Henderson Lake or Lake Henderson may refer to:
* Henderson Lake (New York), a lake in the Adirondacks which is considered to be the official source and start of the Hudson River
The Hudson River is a river that flows from north to south pri ...
, the source of the Hudson River.
The north side of Marshall drains into the northern Indian Pass Brook, thence into the
West Branch West Branch may refer to:
Communities
* West Branch, Iowa, city in Cedar and Johnson counties
* West Branch, Michigan, city in Ogemaw County
* West Branch, New Brunswick, in the Local Service District of Weldford Parish
* West Branch River John, i ...
of the
Ausable River Au Sable or Ausable may refer to various places:
Michigan
*Au Sable Township, Iosco County, Michigan
**Au Sable, Michigan, an unincorporated community in the above township
*Au Sable Township, Roscommon County, Michigan New York
*Au Sable, New Y ...
, into
Lake Champlain
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, thence into
Canada
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's
Richelieu River
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, the
Saint Lawrence River
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, and into the
Gulf of Saint Lawrence
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.
Mount Marshall is within the
High Peaks Wilderness Area
The High Peaks Wilderness Area, the largest Forest Preserve unit in the U.S. state of New York, is located in three counties and six towns in the Adirondack Park: Harrietstown in Franklin County, North Elba, Keene, North Hudson and Newcom ...
of New York's
Adirondack Park
The Adirondack Park is a part of New York's Forest Preserve in northeastern New York, United States. The park was established in 1892 for “the free use of all the people for their health and pleasure”, and for watershed protection. The park ...
.
See also
*
List of mountains in New York
There are three major mountain ranges in New York: the Adirondack Mountains, the Catskill Mountains, and part of the Appalachian Mountains.
Adirondack Mountains
The Adirondack Mountains are sometimes considered part of the Appalachians but, geo ...
*
Northeast 111
The Northeast 111 is a peak-bagging list of mountains in the northeastern states of the United States. It includes the sixty-seven 4000-footers of New England (48 in New Hampshire, 14 in Maine and 5 in Vermont), the 46 Adirondack High Peaks, an ...
4,000-footers
*
Adirondack High Peaks The Adirondack High Peaks are a set of 46 mountain peaks in the Adirondack Mountains of New York (state), New York state. They have been popular hiking destinations since the late 1920s, when the list of peaks was published in Russell Carson's book ...
*
Adirondack Forty-Sixers
The 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. As of 2021, there were nearly 14,000 regi ...
Notes
External links
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Mountains of Essex County, New York
Adirondack High Peaks
Mountains of New York (state)
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