MacIntyre Mountains

Mountain in the United States
MacIntyre Mountains is located in New York
MacIntyre Mountains
MacIntyre Mountains
Location in New York
CountryUnited StatesStateNew YorkRegionAdirondack ParkRange coordinates44°8′N 74°0′W / 44.133°N 74.000°W / 44.133; -74.000Parent 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.
  • U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: MacIntyre Mountains
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  • "MacIntyre Range". Summitpost.org. 2006-09-05. Retrieved 2008-04-23.
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