Nye Mountain is a

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located in Essex County,

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, named after William B. Nye (''c''.1815–1893), an Adirondack mountain guide. Nye Mountain is part of the Street Range of the

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; it is flanked to the southwest by Street Mountain. Nye Mountain stands within the watershed of the

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of the

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, which drains into

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, thence into

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, the

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, and into the

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. The west side of Nye Mtn. drains into the headwaters of the

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, 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

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. According to the 1901

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survey, Nye Mountain's elevation was , and its peak was above the col separating it from Street Mountain — more than the of elevation and of

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needed to qualify for inclusion on the list of the

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. However, the 1953 survey measured the elevation to be only . The 1999 survey measured the nominal summit at to be only 1,170–1,180 m (3,839–3,871 ft) — less than a point south along the ridge to Street. Nye Mountain is in the northeast corner. Although Nye and three other mountains are no longer thought to meet the

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's qualifications for the list of High Peaks, the club has chosen to keep the traditional list of peaks, without updating.

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External links

Peakbagger.com: Nye Mountain-South Peak

* Mountains of Essex County, New York Adirondack High Peaks Mountains of New York (state) {{EssexCountyNY-geo-stub

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