MacIntyre Mountains

MacIntyre Mountains
The MacIntyre Range from St. Regis Mountain. At left is Mount Marcy, with Wright Peak just below it. In the center is Algonquin Peak; Iroquois Peak is at far right.
Highest point
PeakAlgonquin Peak
Elevation5,115 ft (1,559 m)
Coordinates44°8′37″N 073°59′12″W / 44.14361°N 73.98667°W / 44.14361; -73.98667
Dimensions
Length8 mi (13 km) NE–SW
Geography
MacIntyre Mountains is located in New York
MacIntyre Mountains
MacIntyre Mountains
Location in New York
CountryUnited States
StateNew York
RegionAdirondack Park
Range coordinates44°8′N 74°0′W / 44.133°N 74.000°W / 44.133; -74.000
Parent rangeAdirondack Mountains

The MacIntyre Mountains or MacIntyre Range is a range of mountains in the High Peaks region of the Adirondacks, due west of Mount Marcy, in northeastern New York State. The range runs 8 miles (13 km) from southwest to northeast. Its sheer southwest slope makes up one side of Indian Pass, and a northeastern spur forms the cliffs of Avalanche Pass. From southwest to northeast, the range includes Mount Marshall, Iroquois Peak, Boundary Peak, Algonquin Peak, and Wright Peak. Algonquin is the second-highest peak in the Adirondacks.[1]

Despite being spelled differently, the range is named for Archibald McIntyre, the founder of the McIntyre Iron Works at Tahawus, New York.[1] The name McIntyre originally referred only to Algonquin Peak, and was given to the mountain in 1837 by a party led by New York state geologist Ebenezer Emmons. Mountaineer Russell Carson applied the name to the entire range in his accounts.[2] The earliest recorded ascent on the range was made in 1797, when surveyor Charles Brodhead crossed Boundary Peak to mark the boundary of the Old Military Tract.[1][3]

Iroquois Peak seen from Algonquin Peak

See also

References

  1. ^ a b c Goodwin, Tony, ed. (2021). Adirondack trails. High peaks region (15th ed.). Adirondack Mountain Club. pp. 118–120. ISBN 1931951055.
  2. ^ Weber, Sandra (2001). Mount Marcy : the high peak of New York. Fleischmanns, N.Y.: Purple Mountain Press. p. 34. ISBN 1930098227.
  3. ^ Waterman, Laura (2003). Forest and crag : a history of hiking, trail blazing, and adventure in the Northeast mountains (First ed.). Boston: Appalachian Mountain Club Books. pp. 65–67. ISBN 0910146756.
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