Big Slide Mountain is a mountain in the High Peaks Region of the Adirondack Park in New York. The mountain is the twenty-seventh highest peak in the High Peaks Region. The peak was named for the prominent steep cliff that rises to its summit. It is located in the High Peaks Wilderness Area.
| Big Slide Mountain | |
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 Big Slide Mountain as seen from Cascade Mountain | |
| Highest point | |
| Elevation | 4,240 ft (1,290 m) NGVD 29[1] |
| Listing | Adirondack High Peaks 27th[2] |
| Coordinates | 44°10′56″N 73°52′14″W / 44.1822721°N 73.8704202°W[3] |
| Geography | |
  Big Slide Mountain Location of Big Slide Mountain within New York  Big Slide Mountain Big Slide Mountain (the United States) | |
| Location | Keene / North Elba, New York, U.S. |
| Parent range | Adirondacks |
| Topo map | USGS Keene Valley |
| Climbing | |
| First ascent | 1812, by John Richards[4] |
| Easiest route | Hike |
Because it is relatively close to trail heads and because it offers a close view of the nearby Great Range, Big Slide is a popular day hiking destination. The most popular approach is via the Brothers, a set of rocky crags which offer several views on the way to the summit. It can also be climbed via the Slide Mountain Brook Trail from the Phelps trail in Johns Brook Valley, or combined with Yard Mountain via the Klondike Notch trail (Yard's elevation is 4,018 feet, but it is not one of the High Peaks as it is too close to Big Slide).
Gallery
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Big Slide Mountain seen from The Brothers Trail -
Big Slide Mountain as seen from Mount Marcy
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References
edit- ^ Goodwin, Tony, ed. (2021). Adirondack trails. High peaks region (15th ed.). Adirondack Mountain Club. pp. 286–287. ISBN 9780998637181.
- ^ "The Peaks – Adirondack 46ers". adk46er.org. Retrieved 29 May 2024.
- ^ "Big Slide Mountain". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior. Retrieved November 22, 2021.
- ^ Carson, Russell M. L. (1927). Peaks and People of the Adirondacks. Garden City: Doubleday. pp. 108–109. ISBN 9781404751200.
External links
edit- "Big Slide Mountain, New York". Peakbagger.com.
- "Big Slide Mountain". SummitPost.org.
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