Mount Redfield is a
mountain
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in the
Adirondacks
The Adirondack Mountains ( ) are a massif of mountains in Northeastern New York (state), New York which form a circular dome approximately wide and covering about . The region contains more than 100 peaks, including Mount Marcy, which is the hi ...
in the
U.S. state
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of
New York
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* New York (state), a state in the northeastern United States
* New York City, the most populous city in the United States, located in the state of New York
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. It is the 15th-highest peak in New York, with an elevation of , and one of the 46
High Peaks in
Adirondack Park
The Adirondack Park is a park in northeastern New York (state), New York protecting the Adirondack Mountains. The park was established in 1892 for "the free use of all the people for their health and pleasure", and for watershed protection. At , ...
. It is located in the town of
Keene in
Essex County, near
Cliff Mountain and
Mount Skylight.
Surveyor
Verplanck Colvin named the mountain after
William C. Redfield, organizer and member of an expedition to
Mount Marcy
Mount Marcy is the highest point in the Adirondack Mountains and the U.S. state of New York (state), New York, with an elevation of . It is located in the town of Keene, New York, Keene in Essex County, New York, Essex County. The mountain is ...
in 1837, and the first to guess that Marcy was the highest peak in the Adirondacks, and therefore in New York.
The earliest recorded ascent was made in 1894 by mountain guide Ed Phelps and a guest whose name has not been recorded.
There is no maintained trail on the mountain, but an unmarked trail begins at the Uphill Lean-to along the Calamity Brook Trail, and proceeds along Uphill Brook and a tributary stream to the summit.
See also
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List of mountains in New York
There are three major mountain ranges in New York: the Adirondack Mountains, the Catskill Mountains, and part of the Appalachian Mountains.
Adirondack Mountains
The Adirondack Mountains are sometimes considered part of the Appalachians but, ...
*
Northeast 111
The Northeast 111 is a peak-bagging list of mountains in the northeastern states of the United States. It includes the sixty-seven 4000-footers of New England (48 in New Hampshire, 14 in Maine and 5 in Vermont), the 46 Adirondack High Peaks, ...
4,000-footers
*
Adirondack High Peaks
The Adirondack High Peaks are a set of 46 mountain peaks in the Adirondack Mountains of New York (state), New York state. They have been popular hiking destinations since the late 1920s, when the list of peaks was published in Russell Carson's bo ...
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Adirondack Forty-Sixers
The Adirondack Forty-Sixers are an organization of hikers who have Peak bagging, climbed all forty-six of the traditionally recognized Adirondack High Peaks, High Peaks of the Adirondack Mountains. They are often referred to just as 46ers. As of ...
References
External links
Backcountry information for Adirondack Parkat ''dec.ny.gov''
Mount Redfield hiking guideat ''lakeplacid.com''
Mount Redfield geographyat ''peakbagger.com''
Mount Redfield descriptionat ''summitpost.org''
Mountains of Essex County, New York
Adirondack High Peaks
Mountains of New York (state)
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