East Dix

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East Dix
Elevation 1,221 metres (4,006 ft) [1]
Location Essex County, New York
Range Dix Range
Prominence 95 m (310 ft) [2]
Coordinates 44°3.92′N 73°45.44′W / 44.06533, -73.75733Coordinates: 44°3.92′N 73°45.44′W / 44.06533, -73.75733
Topo map USGS Mount Marcy
Listing Adirondack High Peaks

East Dix is a mountain located in Essex County, New York. The mountain is part of the Dix Range, named after John A. Dix (1798–1879), New York Secretary of State in 1837, and later Governor. The name is being changed to Grace Peak, after Grace Hudowalski (1906–2004),[3] the ninth person and first woman to climb all 46 of the Adirondack High Peaks.[4] East Dix is flanked to the northeast by Spotted Mountain, and to the southwest by South Dix.

The northwest side of East Dix drains into the headwaters of the South Fork of the Boquet River, thence into Lake Champlain, which drains into Canada's Richelieu River, the Saint Lawrence River, and into the Gulf of Saint Lawrence. The east side of East Dix drains into Lindsay Brook, thence into the Schroon River, the Hudson River, and into New York Bay. The south side of East Dix drains into West Mill Brook, thence into the Schroon River.

East Dix is within the High Peaks Wilderness Area of Adirondack State Park.

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  1. ^ Summit elevation given as 1,221 m on topo map; as 1,223 m on USGS webpage and on summitpost webpage, and as 1,227 m on peakbagger webpage.
  2. ^ Key col elevation between 1,120 and 1,130 m.
  3. ^ Northeast 115. Summitpost.org (Oct 10, 2007). Retrieved on 2007-11-01.
  4. ^ Tribute to Grace Hudowalski 46er #9. Adirondack Forum (March 14, 2004). Retrieved on 2007-11-01.

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