Mount Defiance is an 840 ft (260 m) high hill on the New York side of Lake Champlain, in the northeastern United States. It is notable in that the hill militarily dominates both Fort Ticonderoga and Mount Independence, but it was deemed inaccessible so never fortified. Mount Defiance was previously known as Sugar Loaf.[2]
Mount Defiance | |
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Highest point | |
Elevation | 840 ft (260 m)[1] |
Coordinates | 43°49′53″N 73°24′24″W / 43.8314490°N 73.4067856°W[1] |
Geography | |
Location | Essex County, New York |
Topo map | USGS Ticonderoga |
In the 1777 Siege of Fort Ticonderoga, the British army succeeded in positioning artillery on Mount Defiance, causing the Continental Army to withdraw from both forts without a fight.
Mount Defiance is located in the town of Ticonderoga in southeastern Essex County.
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editReferences
edit- ^ a b "Mount Defiance". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior. Retrieved November 25, 2021.
- ^ "Mount Defiance". America's Historic Lakes. Retrieved 13 September 2010.
External links
edit- Fort Ticonderoga National Historic Landmark - Battlegrounds (includes Mount Defiance)