Porter Mountain
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| Porter Mountain | |
|---|---|
| Elevation | 4,059 feet (1,237 metres) |
| Location | New York, USA |
| Range | Adirondacks |
| Coordinates | |
| Topo map | USGS Keene Valley |
| First ascent | 1875 by Ed Phelps and Noah Porter |
| Easiest route | hike |
Porter Mountain is in Essex County of New York. It is one of the 46 Adirondack High Peaks and is located in the Adirondack State Park. Its name comes from Noah Porter, later president of Yale University and one of the first to climb it.
Slightly overshadowed by its higher and more popular neighbor Cascade Mountain, with which it is often climbed, Porter is nevertheless a rewarding experience in itself. While it lacks the pseudo-alpine open summit of Cascade, there are nevertheless wide views available from its own summit, particularly of the Johns Brook Valley to the east (which Porter blocks from Cascade) and it is often less crowded.
A yellow-blazed trail leaves the trail to Cascade about 0.5 mile (approximately 1 km) short of that mountain's summit, and leads down into the col between the two peaks about 1 mile (1.6 km) to Porter’s summit, an engaging detour on the trip to Cascade.
It is also possible to follow this trail from its other terminus, over neighboring Blueberry Mountain from Keene Valley, but that involves much more vertical ascent and a longer trip all-around.
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- Maps and aerial photos
- WikiSatellite view at WikiMapia
- Topographic map from TopoZone
- Aerial image from TerraServer-USA
- Surrounding area map from Google Maps
- Location in the United States from the Census Bureau
| The 46 High Peaks of New York's Adirondack Mountains |
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Algonquin • Allen • Basin • Big Slide • Blake • Cascade • Cliff • Colden • Colvin • Couchsachraga • Dial • Dix • East Dix • South Dix • Donaldson • Emmons • Esther • Giant • Gothics • Gray • Hough • Haystack • Iroquois • Marcy • Nippletop • Panther • Phelps • Porter • Macomb • Marshall • Nye • Redfield • Rocky Peak • Saddleback • Santanoni • Sawteeth • Seward • Seymour • Skylight • Street • Tabletop • Whiteface • Lower Wolfjaw • Upper Wolfjaw • Wright |
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