Panther Peak is a
mountain
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in the Santanoni Range of 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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. It is the 18th-highest of the
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 ...
, with an elevation of . It is located in the town of
Keene in
Essex County, inside
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 , ...
. The mountain is named after the
panthers which were once native to the region.
The name "Panther Peak" was in use by 1840, but originally referred to a different mountain now known as Mount Henderson. By 1904, the name had been transferred to the present Panther Peak. The earliest recorded ascent was also made in 1904 by surveyor Daniel Lynch.
The mountain is flanked by two other High Peaks in the Santanoni Range,
Couchsachraga Peak
Couchsachraga Peak is a mountain located in Essex County, New York, Essex County, New York (state), New York.
"Couchsachraga" is based on an Algonquin language, Algonquin or Wyandot language, Huron name for the area, meaning "dismal wilderness ...
and
Santanoni Peak.
Hiking trails
The summit can be reach by hikers on unmarked trails. The Duck Hole via Bradley Pond Trail, which begins at a parking lot in the Upper Works area, passes by the mountains. The unmarked trail to Panther branches off north of the trailhead and south of the Santanoni
lean-to
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. The trail continues west to Panther Brook and follows the brook for , then proceeds another up the side of Panther Peak to an intersection of trails.
The path to the left proceeds to the summits of Santanoni Peak and Couchsachraga. The path to the right goes the final to the summit of Panther Peak.
Another unmarked trail goes from the Duck Hole via Bradley Pond Trail to the summit of Santanoni, making it possible to hike the entire range in a loop and approach Panther from Santanoni instead.
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 ...
*
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''
Panther Peak geographyat ''peakbagger.com''
Panther Peak descriptionat ''summitpost.org''
{{Mountains of New York
Mountains of Essex County, New York
Adirondack High Peaks
Mountains of New York (state)