Donaldson Mountain is a mountain located in Franklin County, New York, named in 1924 after Alfred Lee Donaldson (1866–1923), author of A History of the Adirondacks. The mountain is part of the Seward Mountains of the Adirondacks. Donaldson Mtn. is flanked to the northeast by Seward Mountain, and to the south by Mount Emmons.
| Donaldson Mountain | |
|---|---|
 Donaldson Mountain (Right) and Mount Emmons (Left) seen from Seward Mt. | |
| Highest point | |
| Elevation | 4,140 ft (1,260 m) NGVD 29[1] |
| Listing | Adirondack High Peaks 33rd[2] |
| Coordinates | 44°09′14″N 74°12′40″W / 44.1539471°N 74.2109910°W[3] |
| Geography | |
  Donaldson Mountain Location of Donaldson Mountain within New York  Donaldson Mountain Donaldson Mountain (the United States) | |
| Location | Franklin County, New York |
| Parent range | Seward Mountains |
| Topo map | USGS Ampersand Lake |
| Climbing | |
| First ascent | October 14, 1870, by Verplanck Colvin and Alvah Dunning[4] |
| Easiest route | Hike |
Donaldson Mountain stands within the watershed of the Raquette River, which drains into the Saint Lawrence River in Canada, and into the Gulf of Saint Lawrence. The southeast side of Donaldson Mt. drains into Seward Brook, thence into the Cold River, a tributary of the Raquette River. The southwest end of Donaldson Mt. drains into Boulder Brook, thence into the Cold River. The northwest side of Donaldson drains into Calkins Brook, thence into the Raquette River.
Donaldson Mountain is within the High Peaks Wilderness Area of Adirondack State Park.
See also
editNotes
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.
- ^ "Donaldson Mountain". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior. Retrieved 2009-05-04.
- ^ Carson, Russell M. L. (1927). Peaks and People of the Adirondacks. Garden City: Doubleday. pp. 224–230. ISBN 9781404751200.
External links
edit- "Donaldson Mountain, New York". Peakbagger.com.
- "Mount Donaldson". SummitPost.org. Retrieved 2009-05-04.
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