The 46ers
In an immense park known for its Olympic-grade mountains, some peaks still manage to stick out. Over the years, hikers have compiled a list of the 46 highest peaks in the park. Although mountain climbers once believed all 46 were higher than 4,000 feet, we know now that the four shortest are not.
They all make for a good climb, though. And if you’re ambitious and hardy enough to climb all of them, your feat will get you inducted into Adirondack Forty-Sixers Inc. The 46ers club (www.adk46r.org) promotes conservation and works with the state on projects within the park.
Though many can now claim this accolade, Adirondacks visitors George and Robert Marshall and their guide Herbert Clark became the first to climb the High Peaks in 1925.
According to Adirondack.net, the 46 highest peaks in the park are:
Mt. Marcy, 5,344 feet
Algonquin Peak, 5,114
Mt. Haystack, 4,960
Mt. Skylight, 4,926
Whiteface Mountain, 4,867
Dix Mountain, 4,857
Gray Peak, 4,840
Iroquois Peak, 4,840
Basin Mountain, 4,827
Gothics, 4,736
Mt. Colden, 4,714
Giant Mountain, 4,627
Nippletop, 4,620
Santanoni Peak, 4,607
Mt. Redfield, 4,606
Wright Peak, 4,580
Saddleback Mountain, 4,515
Panther Peak, 4,442
Tabletop Mountain, 4,427
Rocky Peak Ridge, 4,420
Macomb Mountain, 4,405
Armstrong Mountain, 4,400
Hough Peak, 4,400Seward Mountain, 4,361
Mt. Marshall, 4,360
Allen Mountain, 4,340
Big Slide Mountain, 4,240
Esther Mountain, 4,240
Upper Wolfjaw, 4,185
Lower Wolfjaw, 4,175
Street Mountain, 4,166
Phelps Mountain, 4,161
Mt. Donaldson, 4,140
Seymour Mountain, 4,120
Sawteeth, 4,100
Cascade Mountain, 4,098
South Dix, 4,060
Porter Mountain, 4,059
Mt. Colvin, 4,057
Mt. Emmons, 4,040
Dial Mountain, 4,020
East Dix, 4,012
Blake, 3,960
Cliff Mountain, 3,960
Nye Mountain, 3,895
Couchsachraga Peak, 3,820