High Peaks Wilderness, High Peaks Wilderness Area

#47 among attractions in High Peaks Wilderness Area

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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. ()

Elevation: 2201 ft a.s.l.Coordinates: 44°8'24"N, 74°5'46"W

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High Peaks Wilderness – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Algonquin Peak, Iroquois Peak, Santanoni Peak, Wallface Mountain.

5.4 miE
Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain
Algonquin Peak, High Peaks Wilderness Area
139 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.
4.9 miE
Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain
Iroquois Peak, High Peaks Wilderness Area
124 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.
4.3 miSW
Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain
Santanoni Peak, High Peaks Wilderness Area
111 min walk • Santanoni Peak is a mountain located in Essex County, New York. The mountain is part of the Santanoni Mountains of the Adirondacks.
2.9 miE
Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain
Wallface Mountain, High Peaks Wilderness Area
76 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.
5.3 miW
Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain
Seward Mountain, High Peaks Wilderness Area
135 min walk • 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.
3.4 miSW
Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain
Panther Peak, High Peaks Wilderness Area
87 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.
4 miW
Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain
Seymour Mountain, High Peaks Wilderness Area
102 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.
3.6 miSE
Nature, Natural attraction, Lake
Henderson Lake, High Peaks Wilderness Area
93 min walk • Henderson Lake is a lake in the Adirondack mountains in the town of Newcomb, Essex County, New York in the United States. It was named in 1826 after David Henderson, one of the founders of the Elba Iron Works near Lake Placid, New York, and of the Upper Works at Tahawus, New York.
4.8 miNE
Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain
Nye Mountain, High Peaks Wilderness Area
124 min walk • Nye Mountain is a mountain located in Essex County, New York, named after William B. Nye, an Adirondack mountain guide. Nye Mountain is part of the Street Range of the Adirondack Mountains; it is flanked to the southwest by Street Mountain.
1.6 miE
Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain
MacNaughton Mountain, High Peaks Wilderness Area
41 min walk • MacNaughton Mountain is a mountain located in Essex County, New York, named after James MacNaughton, the grandson of Archibald McIntyre. The mountain is part of the Street Range of the Adirondack Mountains.
4.3 miE
Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain
Mount Marshall, High Peaks Wilderness Area
110 min walk • Mount Marshall is a mountain located in Essex County, New York. Originally named for Governor DeWitt Clinton, and then for Herbert Clark, it was renamed for wilderness activist Bob Marshall after his death. Marshall is part of the MacIntyre Mountains.