Mount Colvin
Mount Colvin | |
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Mt. Colvin seen from Lower Ausable Lake | |
Highest point | |
Elevation | 4,080 ft (1,240 m) [1] |
Prominence | 750 ft (230 m) [2] |
Listing | Adirondack High Peaks |
Coordinates | 44°05′38″N 73°50′04″W / 44.09389°N 73.83444°WCoordinates: 44°05′38″N 73°50′04″W / 44.09389°N 73.83444°W |
Geography | |
Location | Keene, New York, U.S. |
Parent range | Adirondacks |
Topo map | USGS Mount Marcy |
Mount Colvin is the 39th highest peak in the High Peaks Region of the Adirondack Mountains, in the state of New York, USA. Mount Colvin offers excellent views of a number of other Adirondack High Peaks, most notably the peaks that comprise the Great Range. High Peaks that are readily visible from Colvin include Giant, Rocky Peak Ridge, Upper Wolfjaw, Lower Wolfjaw, Armstrong, Sawteeth, Gothics, Saddleback, Basin, Tabletop, Marcy, Haystack, Redfield, Allen, Nippletop, Dial, and Blake. The mountain is named after Verplanck Colvin, an explorer of the Adirondacks and the director of the survey which mapped the region. After naming many other peaks and geographic features, he chose this less-prominent mountain to name after himself.
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External links
- U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Mount Colvin
- Peakbagger.com: Mount Colvin
- Summitpost.org: Mount Colvin
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