Macomb Mountain is a

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in the

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of the

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in the

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. It is the 21st-highest of the

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, with an elevation of , and the most southeasterly of the High Peaks. It is located in the town of North Hudson in Essex County. The mountain is named for Alexander Macomb, an American general who became famous for his victory at the

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in 1814. The name first appeared in print in 1842. The earliest recorded ascent of the mountain was made in 1872 by guide Mel Trumbull and artist Arthur H. Wyant. Major slides on the western face of the mountain were caused by hurricanes in 1947 and 1950 and expanded by

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in 2011. The summit can be reached by unmarked hiking trails that cross the entire Dix Range, forming a loop. The Hunters Pass Trail begins at the Elk Lake parking lot and continues north for to Slide Brook. At the brook, an unmarked trail branches east, following the brook to the base of a large slide on the western face of Macomb Mountain. The summit is at the top of the slide. The unmarked Dix Range Crest Path continues from the summit to

South Dix South Dix is a mountain located in Essex County, New York. The mountain is part of the Dix Range, named after John A. Dix (1798–1879), New York Secretary of State in 1837, and later Governor. The name is being changed to Carson Peak, after ...

and the other peaks in the Dix Range. The Hunters Pass Trail crosses private land and is closed during the big game hunting season. In the winter, the road to the Elk Lake parking lot is closed, and hikers must begin at the upper parking lot, to the south.

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External links

Backcountry information for Adirondack Park
at ''dec.ny.gov''
Dix Range hiking guide
at ''lakeplacid.com''
Macomb Mountain geography
at ''peakbagger.com''
Macomb Mountain description
at ''summitpost.org'' {{Mountains of New York Mountains of Essex County, New York Adirondack High Peaks Mountains of New York (state)

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