New York 2000' Prominence Peaks
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eakbaggers like to climb peaks. In fact some would say they are obsessed with climbing peaks! And most hikers and climbers who call themselves "peakbaggers" endevour to climb certain lists of peaks, such as all those above a certain elevation in some region. If you follow some of the accounts below you'll get the idea.
This page is one of those lists into which I have linked reports of my own climbs and hikes and I have included links to location information for others who may be interested.
For some background, here's an outline of what prominence is all about on Aaron Maizlish's excellent site: Topographic Prominence. And here's Aaron's prominence map of New York and New England: Northeastern U.S. Prominence Map.
The list below for New York is based on that map, with detailed prominence data taken from Greg Slayden's mountain database: Peakbagger.com
And why 2000'? Well, it's a nice number and it gives a conveniently short list
(the lower you go,the more peaks you
get - fast).
Peaks on the list are listed in order of prominence, irrespective of their elevation or when I climbed them (or even if I haven't yet climbed them). I hope you like this layout and maybe it will inspire a few others to get out there and climb a mountain! Climb two! Climb them all!
As of May 22, 2005, I have climber 3 out of the 14 peaks on this list.
As always comments and suggestions are welcome. Just click here to
send me a note.
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Notes on the list:
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Click on the thumbnail photo or the peak name to view my trip report Click on the text in the location field to view the Topozone map of the area |
| New York's 2000' Prominence Peaks (click for my trip report) | Location (click for Topozone map) | |
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#1 - Mount Marcy, Adirondacks Elevation: 5331', Prominence: 4912' |
DeLorme Atlas: NY
USGS quad: Mount Marcy |
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#2 - Slide Mountain, Catskills
Elevation: 4180', Prominence: 3280' Date of my first climb: 5/20/2005 |
DeLorme Atlas: NY USGS quad: Peekamoose Mountain |
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Not yet climbed |
#3 - Whiteface Mountain, Adirondacks
Elevation: 4865', Prominence: 3039' |
DeLorme Atlas: NY
USGS quad: Lake Placid |
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Not yet climbed |
#4 - Giant Mountain, Adirondacks
Elevation: 4626', Prominence: 2953' |
DeLorme Atlas: NY USGS quad: Elizabethtown |
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Not yet climbed |
#5 - Dix Mountain, Adirondacks
Elevation: 4823+', Prominence: 2789' |
DeLorme Atlas: NY USGS quad: Mount Marcy |
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Not yet climbed |
#6 - Santononi Peak, Adirondacks
Elevation: 4606', Prominence: 2428' |
DeLorme Atlas: NY USGS quad: Santoni Peak |
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Not yet climbed |
#7 - Black Mountain, Adirondacks
Elevation: 2640', Prominence: 2280' |
DeLorme Atlas: NY
USGS quad: Slelving Rock |
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Not yet climbed |
#8 - Snowy Mountain, Adirondacks
Elevation: 3898', Prominence: 2225' |
DeLorme Atlas: NY USGS quad: Indian Lake |
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Not yet climbed |
#9 - Lyon Mountain, Adirondacks
Elevation: 3820', Prominence: 2212' |
DeLorme Atlas: NY USGS quad: Moffitsville |
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#10 - Hunter Mountain, Catskills
Elevation: 4040+', Prominence: 2140' Date of my first climb: 5/22/2005 |
DeLorme Atlas: NY
USGS quad: Hunter |
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Not yet climbed |
#11 - Algonquin Peak, Adirondacks
Elevation: 5115', Prominence: 2097' |
DeLorme Atlas: NY USGS quad: Keene Valley |
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#12 - Black Dome, Catskills
Elevation: 3980+', Prominence: 2060' Date of my first climb: 5/21/2005 |
DeLorme Atlas: NY USGS quad: Freehold |
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Not yet climbed |
#13 - Seward Mountain, Adirondacks
Elevation: 4331+', Prominence: 2021' |
DeLorme Atlas: NY
USGS quad: Ampersand Mountain |
New York 2000 foot Prominence Map Topo Map (Peakbagger.com - Sorry, this map includes New England, it's the only map available)