Saddleback Mountain is a
mountain
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in the
Great Range
The Great Range is a mountain range in the Adirondack Mountains, near Keene Valley, New York, United States. It rises in the heart of the High Peaks region between Ausable Lakes to the southeast and the Johns Brook Valley to the northwest.
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of the
Adirondacks
The Adirondack Mountains ( ) are a massif of mountains in Northeastern New York (state), New York which form a circular dome approximately wide and covering about . The region contains more than 100 peaks, including Mount Marcy, which is the hi ...
in the
U. S. state of
New York
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. It is the 17th-highest of the
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 bo ...
, with an elevation of . It is located in
Adirondack Park
The Adirondack Park is a park in northeastern New York (state), New York protecting the Adirondack Mountains. The park was established in 1892 for "the free use of all the people for their health and pleasure", and for watershed protection. At , ...
in the town of
Keene in
Essex County. The mountain was named for the outline of its ridge, which resembles a
saddle
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, by
Orson Schofield Phelps and Frederick Perkins.
It is flanked by
Basin Mountain, the ninth highest of the High Peaks, and
Gothics
Gothics is a mountain in the Great Range of the Adirondacks in the U.S. state of New York. It is the tenth-highest peak in New York, with an elevation of , and one of the 46 High Peaks in Adirondack Park. It is located in the town of Kee ...
, the tenth highest. Good views of the two higher mountains are offered from the summit of Saddleback.
The mountain straddles the watersheds of Johns Brook and the
Ausable River.
The earliest recorded ascent was made by amateur climber Newell Martin on August 5, 1894. It was claimed that an earlier ascent was made by patent lawyer
James J. Storrow and mountain guide Orlando Beede, but the date of this climb is unknown.
The State Range Trail travels over the summit of Saddleback. Beginning at the Garden parking lot west of Keene Valley, the Phelps Trail travels to the Johns Brook Lodge. The State Range Trail begins at the lodge and continues to the
col
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between Gothics and Saddleback, then turns up Saddleback for the final to the top. The saddle-shaped ridge between the two peaks is . Saddleback can also be hiked as part of a complete hike of the Great Range.
See also
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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 bo ...
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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, ...
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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, ...
4,000-footers
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Adirondack Forty-Sixers
The Adirondack Forty-Sixers are an organization of hikers who have Peak bagging, climbed all forty-six of the traditionally recognized Adirondack High Peaks, High Peaks of the Adirondack Mountains. They are often referred to just as 46ers. As of ...
References
External links
Backcountry information for Adirondack Parkat ''dec.ny.gov''
Saddleback Mountain hiking guideat ''lakeplacid.com''
Saddleback Mountain geographyat ''peakbagger.com''
Saddleback Mountain descriptionat ''summitpost.org''
Mountains of Essex County, New York
Adirondack High Peaks
Mountains of New York (state)
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