
The Great Range is a
mountain range
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in the
Adirondack Mountains
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, near
Keene Valley,
New York
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,
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. It rises in the heart of the
High Peaks region between Ausable Lakes to the southeast and the
Johns Brook Valley to the northwest.
The range is approximately long and includes seven of the forty-six High Peaks. They are, along the main ridge from northeast to southwest,
Lower Wolfjaw,
Upper Wolfjaw,
Armstrong,
Gothics
Gothics is a mountain in the High Peaks Region of the Adirondack Mountains. The mountain gets its name due to its large rock slides' resemblance to Gothic architecture
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,
Saddleback,
Basin, and
Haystack.
Sawteeth is a
spur
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of Gothics, and
Marcy is often associated with the Great Range but it is not an "historical" part of the Great Range. Other peaks have sometimes been associated with the Great Range but they don't meet the criteria of being in a "range".
Adirondack High Peaks
Landforms of Essex County, New York
Mountain ranges of New York (state)
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