Sawteeth (sometimes Resagonia Mountain or Sawtooth) 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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. It is the 35th-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 . The mountain is located in the town of
Keene in
Essex County. The name "Sawteeth" was popularized by residents of the town of Keene in the 19th century, due to the jagged appearance of its ridge from the nearby Lower Ausable Lake. Erastus Hopkins, a reverend from Massachusetts, attempted to give the mountain the alternative name "Resagonia Mountain" during this era, after
Monte Resegone in the Italian
Alps
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...
.
The earliest recorded ascent was made by Newell Martin, a hobbyist mountain climber, in 1875.
Two trails exist to the summit of Sawteeth, both originating from the
Ausable Club on Lower Ausable Lake. The trails diverge from the lake road at a bridge below the Lower Ausable Lake dam. The blue-blazed Pyramid-
Gothics
Gothics is a mountain in the Great Range of the Adirondacks in the U.S. state of New York. It is the tenth-highest peak in New York, with an elevation of , and one of the 46 High Peaks in Adirondack Park. It is located in the town of Kee ...
Trail proceeds for to the col between Sawteeth and Pyramid Peak, where the yellow-blazed Sawteeth trail diverges and continues left for to the summit, for a total one-way distance of . The longer, older route, now known as the Scenic Trail, diverges from the Pyramid-Gothics Trail only from the start of the trail. The yellow-blazed trail continues along the shore of Lower Ausable Lake for before ascending to a series of ledges and rocks overlooking the lake. The highest of these, Lookout Rock, rises above the lake. The trail becomes very steep and ascends a series of ladders before arriving at a junction with the trail to Upper Ausable Lake. The summit of Sawteeth is just beyond it, for a total one-way distance of and an ascent of from Lower Ausable Lake.
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, ...
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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
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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 ...
Notes
External links
Backcountry information for Adirondack Parkat ''dec.ny.gov''
Sawteeth hiking guideat ''lakeplacid.com''
Sawteeth geographyat ''peakbagger.com''
Sawteeth descriptionat ''summitpost.org''
Mountains of Essex County, New York
Adirondack High Peaks
Mountains of New York (state)
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