Phelps Mountain (New York)

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Phelps Mountain
Elevation 1,268 metres (4,160 ft)
Location Essex County, New York
Range Adirondack Mountains
Prominence 60 m (200 ft) [1]
Coordinates 44°9.42′N 73°55.29′W / 44.157, -73.9215Coordinates: 44°9.42′N 73°55.29′W / 44.157, -73.9215
Topo map USGS Keene Valley
Listing Adirondack High Peaks

Phelps Mountain is a mountain located in Essex County, New York. The mountain is named after Orson Schofield "Old Mountain" Phelps (1817–1905), who cut the first trail up Mount Marcy and named several of the Adirondack peaks. Phelps Mountain is flanked to the southeast by Tabletop Mountain.

Phelps Mountain stands within the watershed of the West Branch of the Ausable River, which drains into Lake Champlain, thence into Canada's Richelieu River, the Saint Lawrence River, and into the Gulf of Saint Lawrence. The south side of Phelps Mtn. drains into Phelps Brook, thence into Marcy Brook, and the Ausable's West Branch. The northwest side of Phelps Mtn. drains into Pelkey Brook, thence into Marcy Brook. The northeast side of Phelps drains into Klondike Brook, thence into Marcy Brook.

Phelps Mountain is within the High Peaks Wilderness Area of the Adirondack State Park.

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  1. ^ Key col elevation between 1,200 and 1,210 m.

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The High Peaks of New York's Adirondack Mountains
Northern Adirondacks
Eastern Adirondacks
Colvin Range
Dix Range
Northern High Peaks
Big Slide · Cascade · Phelps · Porter · Table Top
Marcy Group
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MacIntyre Mountains
Santanoni Mountains
Seward Mountains
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