Seward Mountain, High Peaks Wilderness Area

Name: Seward Mountain
Address: High Peaks Wilderness Area, United States

#20 among attractions in High Peaks Wilderness Area

Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain

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Seward Mountain, High Peaks Wilderness Area

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Seward Mountain is a mountain located in Franklin County, New York, of which it is the highest point. Seward Mtn. is named after William H. Seward, Governor of New York, and United States Secretary of State. The mountain is part of the Seward Mountains of the Adirondacks. Seward Mountain is flanked to the southwest by Donaldson Mountain, and to the east faces Seymour Mountain across Ouluska Pass. ()

First ascent: 1870Elevation: 4347 ftProminence: 2030 ftCoordinates: 44°9'35"N, 74°11'57"W

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High Peaks Wilderness Area United States

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Seward Mountain – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Ampersand Mountain, Santanoni Peak, Stony Creek Mountain, Mount Emmons.

5.2 miN
Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain
Ampersand Mountain, High Peaks Wilderness Area
132 min walk • Ampersand Mountain is a 3,352 ft mountain in Franklin County in the High Peaks Wilderness Area of the northeastern Adirondacks, west of the High Peaks proper in New York State.
6.3 miSE
Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain
Santanoni Peak, High Peaks Wilderness Area
162 min walk • Santanoni Peak is a mountain located in Essex County, New York. The mountain is part of the Santanoni Mountains of the Adirondacks.
5.4 miNW
Mountain
Stony Creek Mountain, High Peaks Wilderness Area
137 min walk • Stony Creek Mountain is a 2,986 ft mountain located west of the Hamlet of Coreys in Franklin County in the northeastern Adirondacks, in New York. It is named after the nearby Stony Creek Ponds and Stony Creek, which are located to the west.
1.3 miSW
Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain
Mount Emmons, High Peaks Wilderness Area
34 min walk • Mount Emmons is a mountain located in the Adirondack Mountains near the southern edge of Franklin County, New York, United States.
5.4 miSE
Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain
Panther Peak, High Peaks Wilderness Area
138 min walk • Panther Peak is a mountain located in Essex County, New York. The mountain is part of the Santanoni Mountains of the Adirondacks. Panther Peak is flanked to the west by Couchsachraga Peak, and to the south by Santanoni Peak.
0.7 miSW
Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain
Donaldson Mountain, High Peaks Wilderness Area
19 min walk • Donaldson Mountain is a mountain located in Franklin County, New York, named in 1924 after Alfred Lee Donaldson, author of A History of the Adirondacks. The mountain is part of the Seward Mountains of the Adirondacks. Donaldson Mtn. is flanked to the northeast by Seward Mountain, and to the south by Mount Emmons.
1.3 miE
Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain
Seymour Mountain, High Peaks Wilderness Area
34 min walk • Seymour Mountain is a mountain located in Franklin County, New York, named after Horatio Seymour, Governor of New York. The mountain is part of the Seward Mountains of the Adirondacks.
4.8 miSE
Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain
Couchsachraga Peak, High Peaks Wilderness Area
123 min walk • Couchsachraga Peak is a mountain located in Essex County, New York. "Couchsachraga" is based on an Algonquin or Huron name for the area, meaning "dismal wilderness". The mountain is part of the Santanoni Mountains of the Adirondacks. Couchsachraga Peak is flanked to the east by Panther Peak.
5.3 miE
Park
High Peaks Wilderness, High Peaks Wilderness Area
135 min walk • The High Peaks Wilderness Area, the largest Forest Preserve unit in the U.S. state of New York, is located in three counties and six towns in the Adirondack Park: Harrietstown in Franklin County, North Elba, Keene, North Hudson and Newcomb in Essex County and Long Lake in Hamilton County.