Mount Marcy and the High Peaks
Mountain Peak · Lake Placid, New York
⚠ THE HIGHEST POINT IN NEW YORK STATE at 5,344 feet, and the centre of the ADIRONDACK HIGH PEAKS WILDERNESS — 46 summits over 4,000 feet by the traditional count, and the most serious mountain terrain in the eastern United States outside New England. ⚠ THE LAKE AT ITS SHOULDER, LAKE TEAR OF THE CLOUDS, IS THE HIGHEST SOURCE OF THE HUDSON RIVER.
Adirondak Loj Road, Lake Placid, New York, 12946, United States
FREE — New York State Forest Preserve, open year round, no charge to hike. ⚠⚠ THE PARKING IS THE CONSTRAINT: the Adirondak Loj Road lot is CHARGED, FILLS BEFORE DAWN ON FINE WEEKENDS, and RESERVATION OR SHUTTLE SYSTEMS HAVE OPERATED HERE AND AT NEIGHBOURING TRAILHEADS IN RECENT SEASONS to manage overuse — ⚠ THE SYSTEM HAS CHANGED YEAR TO YEAR, so check the DEC and the Adirondack Mountain Club before driving. ⚠ MUD SEASON, roughly late April to early June, is when the state ASKS HIKERS TO STAY OFF THE HIGH PEAKS. ⚠ BEAR CANISTERS ARE REQUIRED for overnights in the Eastern High Peaks, April to November. ⚠ Marcy is a 15-mile, 10-12 hour day.
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