Wright Peak, High Peaks Wilderness Area

Name: Wright Peak
Address: High Peaks Wilderness Area, United States

#9 among attractions in High Peaks Wilderness Area

Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain, Top attraction

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Wright Peak is the 16th highest peak in the High Peaks of the Adirondack Park, and is located in the MacIntyre Range in the town of North Elba, New York, in Essex County, New York. Named for N.Y. Governor Silas Wright, Wright is the northernmost peak in the MacIntyre Range, and is one of the windiest peaks in the park, as well as one of the best for back-country skiing. There are long slides from the summit that lead to Marcy Dam which are often skied in the winter. ()

Coordinates: 44°9'6"N, 73°58'46"W

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

Nearby attractions include: Mount Marcy, Adirondack High Peaks, Avalanche Lake, Lake Colden.

3.9 miSE
Natural attraction, Mountain, Park
Mount Marcy, High Peaks Wilderness Area
99 min walk • Mount Marcy is the highest point in New York, with an elevation of 5,344 feet. It is located in the Town of Keene in Essex County. The mountain is in the heart of the Adirondack High Peaks region of the High Peaks Wilderness Area.
3.9 miSE
Mountain
Adirondack High Peaks, High Peaks Wilderness Area
99 min walk • The Adirondack High Peaks are a set of 46 mountain peaks in the Adirondack Mountains of New York, United States.
1.4 miSE
Nature, Natural attraction, Lake
Avalanche Lake, High Peaks Wilderness Area
37 min walk • Avalanche Lake is a 9-acre mountain lake located in the Adirondack High Peaks in New York. Avalanche Lake sits at 2885 feet between 4,714-foot Mount Colden and-3816 foot Avalanche Mountain.
2 miS
Nature, Natural attraction, Lake
Lake Colden, High Peaks Wilderness Area
51 min walk • Lake Colden is a 41-acre lake located in the Adirondack High Peaks in New York, United States. Lake Colden sits at 2764 feet at the western base of 4,714-foot Mount Colden.
0.7 miSW
Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain
Algonquin Peak, High Peaks Wilderness Area
17 min walk • Algonquin Peak is in the MacIntyre Range in the town of North Elba, in Essex County, New York. It is the second highest mountain in New York, and one of the 46 Adirondack High Peaks in Adirondack Park.
2 miSE
Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain
Mount Colden, High Peaks Wilderness Area
50 min walk • Mount Colden is the eleventh-highest peak in the High Peaks of the Adirondack Mountains, New York, United States. The peak was named after David S. Colden, an investor in the McIntyre Iron Works, in 1836. The peak was briefly renamed "Mount McMartin" the next year, but the older name persisted.
3.8 miSE
Nature, Natural attraction, Lake
Lake Tear of the Clouds, High Peaks Wilderness Area
97 min walk • Lake Tear of the Clouds is a small tarn located in the town of Keene, in Essex County, New York, United States, on the southwest slope of Mount Marcy, the state's highest point, in the Adirondack Mountains.
1.4 miSW
Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain
Iroquois Peak, High Peaks Wilderness Area
36 min walk • Iroquois Peak is the eighth-highest peak in the Adirondack Mountains in New York State, U.S. and is part of the MacIntyre Range, which also includes Wright Peak, Mount Marshall, and Algonquin Peak.
3 miW
Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain
Wallface Mountain, High Peaks Wilderness Area
77 min walk • Wallface Mountain is a mountain located in Essex County, New York. The mountain is named after the cliff on its southeastern side. Wallface is flanked to the west by MacNaughton Mountain, and faces Mount Marshall to the southeast across Indian Pass.
2.7 miN
Natural attraction, Park, Mountain
Mount Jo, Adirondack Park
69 min walk • Mount Jo is a 2,832-foot-tall mountain in the heart of the Adirondack Mountains of New York. It is in North Elba, New York on land owned by the Adirondack Mountain Club. The Adirondack Loj and Heart Lake are at the foot of Mount Jo. There are two trails that lead to its summit.
3.5 miSE
Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain
Gray Peak, High Peaks Wilderness Area
90 min walk • Gray Peak is the seventh-highest peak in the High Peaks Region of the Adirondack Park, in New York, United States, and is located in close proximity to Mount Marcy, the highest peak in New York state. Gray Peak is southwest of Mt. Marcy and southeast of Mount Colden. It was named for Asa Gray by Verplanck Colvin.

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Which popular attractions are close to Wright Peak?

Nearby attractions include MacIntyre Mountains, High Peaks Wilderness Area (17 min walk), Algonquin Peak, High Peaks Wilderness Area (17 min walk).