Hough Peak, Adirondack Park

Name: Hough Peak
Address: Adirondack Park, United States

#23 among attractions in Adirondack Park

Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain

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Hough Peak is a mountain located in Essex County, New York. The mountain, part of the Dix Range, is named after Franklin B. Hough, the first chief of the United States Division of Forestry, and sometimes called the "father of American forestry". Hough Peak is flanked to the north by Dix Mountain, and to the south by South Dix. ()

Elevation: 4409 ftProminence: 374 ftCoordinates: 44°4'10"N, 73°46'40"W

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Adirondack Park United States

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Hough Peak – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Dix Mountain, Grace Peak, Macomb Mountain, Dix Mountain.

1 miNW
Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain
Dix Mountain, Adirondack Park
26 min walk • The Dix Range is a range of mountains in the High Peaks region of the Adirondacks, southeast of Mount Marcy and the Ausable valley, in northeastern New York State.
1.1 miE
Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain
Grace Peak, Adirondack Park
28 min walk • Grace Peak is a mountain located in Essex County, New York. It is part of the Dix Range, named after John A. Dix, New York Secretary of State in 1837, and later Governor.
1.2 miS
Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain
Macomb Mountain, Adirondack Park
32 min walk • Macomb Mountain is a mountain located in Essex County, New York. The mountain is named after Maj. Gen. Alexander Macomb, who won acclaim during the War of 1812 at the Battle of Plattsburgh, and served as Commanding General of the United States Army.
1.1 miSE
Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain
Dix Mountain, Adirondack Park
28 min walk • Dix Mountain is the sixth highest peak in the High Peaks Region of the Adirondack Park, and is located roughly on the boundary between the towns of North Hudson and Keene in Essex County, New York.
0.7 miS
Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain
South Dix, Adirondack Park
18 min walk • South Dix is a mountain located in Essex County, New York. The mountain is part of the Dix Range, named after John A. Dix, New York Secretary of State in 1837, and later Governor. The name is being changed to Carson Peak, after Russell M.L. Carson, author of Peaks and People of the Adirondacks.
0.9 miSE
Natural attraction, Protected area
Dix Mountain Wilderness Area, Adirondack Park
24 min walk • The Dix Mountain Wilderness Area is the name previously given to an area of New York's Forest Preserve in the Adirondack Park, and is located in the towns of Elizabethtown, Keene and North Hudson, Essex County.