Dial Mountain is a mountain located in Essex County, New York. The mountain is part of the Colvin Range. Dial Mountain is flanked to the southwest by Nippletop.
| Dial Mountain | |
|---|---|
 Dial Mtn (near right) from Noonmark, showing Mount Dix (left), Hunter Pass, (center) | |
| Highest point | |
| Elevation | 4,020 ft (1,230 m) NGVD 29[1] |
| Prominence | 164 ft (50 m) |
| Listing | Adirondack High Peaks 41st[2] |
| Coordinates | 44°06′21″N 73°47′45″W / 44.1058859°N 73.7959703°W[3] |
| Geography | |
  Dial Mountain Location of Dial Mountain within New York  Dial Mountain Dial Mountain (the United States) | |
| Location | Keene, Essex County, New York |
| Parent range | Colvin Range |
| Topo map | USGS Mount Marcy |
| Climbing | |
| First ascent | 1884, by Ed Phelps and Ed Beede[4] |
| Easiest route | Hike |
Dial Mountain stands within the watershed of Lake Champlain, which drains into Canada's Richelieu River, the Saint Lawrence River, and into the Gulf of Saint Lawrence. The west side of Dial Mountain drains into Gill Brook, thence into the East Branch of Ausable River, and into Lake Champlain. The southeast side of Dial Mountain drains into the headwaters of the North Fork of the Boquet River, thence into Lake Champlain. The northeast side of Dial Mountain drains into Gravestone Brook, thence into the North Fork of the Boquet River.
See also
editNotes
edit- ^ Goodwin, Tony, ed. (2021). Adirondack trails. High peaks region (15th ed.). Adirondack Mountain Club. pp. 286–287. ISBN 9780998637181.
- ^ "The Peaks – Adirondack 46ers". adk46er.org. Retrieved 30 May 2024.
- ^ "Dial Mountain". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior. Retrieved 2010-03-14.
- ^ Carson, Russell M. L. (1927). Peaks and People of the Adirondacks. Garden City: Doubleday. pp. 164–165. ISBN 9781404751200.
External links
edit- "Dial Mountain, New York". Peakbagger.com.
- "Dial Mountain". SummitPost.org. Retrieved 2010-03-14.
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