Listing Adirondack High Peaks Topo map USGS Elizabethtown Prominence 900 m First ascender Charles Broadhead Parent range Adirondack Mountains | Location Keene, New York, U.S. Elevation 1,410 m Mountain range Adirondack Mountains Easiest route Hiking | |
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Similar Rocky Peak Ridge, Mount Marcy, Dix Mountain, Algonquin Peak, Mount Colden | ||
Giant mountain adirondack high peaks hd
Giant Mountain is the twelfth-highest peak in the High Peaks Region of the Adirondack Park, in New York, USA. The peak is also known as "Giant of the Valley," due to its stature looking over Keene Valley and St. Huberts to the west. The prominent rock slides on the mountain's steep western face and its location away from most other large peaks make it quite an imposing figure, leading to its name.
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- Giant mountain adirondack high peaks hd
- Map of Giant Mountain Keene NY 12943 USA
- Adirondacks 2013 day 08 rocky peak ridge and giant mountain
- AscentsEdit
- TrailsEdit
- References
Map of Giant Mountain, Keene, NY 12943, USA
Adirondacks 2013 day 08 rocky peak ridge and giant mountain
AscentsEdit
On 2 June 1797, Charles Broadhead and his survey party made the first recorded ascent of Giant Mountain, recorded as Giant-of-the-Valley. They were surveying the boundaries of the Old Military Tract. Broadhead's was the first recorded ascent of any of the 46 Adirondack High Peaks.
TrailsEdit
There are three main trails up Giant, one from the east, and two from the west. The two most popular routes begin on trailheads along New York State Route 73, one near St. Huberts ("Roaring Brook Trail") and the other near Chapel Pond ("Zander Scott Trail"). The two trails climb the southern ridge of the mountain, meeting up about a mile south of the summit. The Zander Scott Trail is shorter than the Roaring Brook Trail but steeper.
The third trail begins from the east, near the town of New Russia, and is not as commonly climbed due to the longer hike. The route climbs Bald Peak, a smaller mountain with unusual krummholz that is predominately Northern White Cedar (Thuja occidentalis), then begins the ascent of Rocky Peak Ridge. After summiting Rocky Peak Ridge, hikers descend a small coll before ascending to the Giant summit. This route is more commonly used by those attempting to become Adirondack Forty-Sixers, since Rocky Peak is a required peak.