Elevation
5,114 ft / 1,559 m
Prominence
2,100 ft / 640 m
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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.
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