Elevation

5,115 ft / 1,559 m

#3 in New York

#32,426 in United States

Prominence

2,097 ft / 639 m

#11 in New York

#905 in United States

Summits

462 summits

#4 in New York

#16 in United States

Top climbing months

August   16%

September  14%

July   14%

Most climbed route

Algonquin Peak Trail

8.9 mi • 3,503 ft gain

Highlights

  • Algonquin Peak is the second highest mountain in New York and one of the 46 Adirondack High Peaks in Adirondack Park.
  • The mountain's summit is an alpine zone above tree line with views of the surrounding high peaks in all directions.
  • Lies in the MacIntyre Range and is accessible from the popular Adirondak Loj trailhead near Heart Lake.
  • Algonquin is one of the most popular summits in the Adirondacks.
  • While shorter than nearby Mount Marcy, it is steeper and requires almost as much vertical ascent in a considerably shorter distance.
  • The usual route is via the Van Hoevenberg Trail to the MacIntyre Range Trail to the summit, during which the route gets progressively steeper and rockier.
  • Often combined with ascents of neighboring 46ers Wright Peak and Iroquois Peak.
67 summits • 8.9 mi • 3,503 ft gain • 15 hr 58 min
28 summits • 10.8 mi • 4,177 ft gain • 8 hr 32 min
9 summits • 8.4 mi • 5,589 ft gain • 5 hr 58 min
4 summits • 10.4 mi • 3,577 ft gain • 9 hr 4 min
4 summits • 10.6 mi • 4,127 ft gain • 10 hr 15 min
2 summits • 15.9 mi • 4,177 ft gain • 10 hr 37 min
2 summits • 11.0 mi • 4,126 ft gain • 6 hr 24 min
1 summit • 13.5 mi • 5,092 ft gain • 6 hr 39 min
1 summit • 15.5 mi • 4,514 ft gain • 9 hr 16 min

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