South Dix

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South Dix
Elevation 1,240 metres (4,070 ft) [1]
Location Essex County, New York
Range Dix Range
Prominence 60 m (200 ft) [2]
Coordinates 44°3.61′N 73°46.46′W / 44.06017, -73.77433Coordinates: 44°3.61′N 73°46.46′W / 44.06017, -73.77433
Topo map USGS Mount Marcy
Listing Adirondack High Peaks

South 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 Carson Peak, after Russell M.L. Carson (1884–1961),[3] author of Peaks and People of the Adirondacks.[4] South Dix is flanked to the northeast by East Dix, to the northwest by Hough Peak, and to the southwest by Macomb Mountain.

The north side of South 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 southeast side of South Dix drains into West Mill Brook, thence into the Schroon River, the Hudson River, and into New York Bay. The west side of South Dix drains into Lillian Brook, thence into the East Inlet of Elk Lake, and into The Branch of the Schroon River.

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

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  1. ^ Summit elevation between 1,240 and 1,250 m on topo map; given as 1,237 m on summitpost webpage, and as 1,242 on USGS webpage.
  2. ^ Key col elevation between 1,180 and 1,190 m.
  3. ^ Northeast 115. Summitpost.org (Oct 10, 2007). Retrieved on 2007-11-01.
  4. ^ Doug Arnold and Sue Franklin (12 Jul 04). Grace Peak Committee Report Spring 2004. Retrieved on 2007-11-01.

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