Includes the official "alternate peaks" of the Adirondack Junior 29er challenge. According to the official rules, to complete the Junior 29er challenge you may replace any peak with an alternate. All of the peaks in this challenge are less than 5 miles round-trip and less than 1,500 ft of elevation gain. See more at http://adk29er.com
Highest peak
Mount Van Hoevenberg
2,939 ft / 896 m
Most prominent peak
Bear Mountain
680 ft / 207 m prom
Most climbed peak
Mount Van Hoevenberg
201 climbs
Most difficult peak
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Difficulty breakdown
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Highlights
Latest climbs

"Was a Saranac Lake carnival day, parade, castle and fireworks as well as got my grandson Grayson up his first firetower in the ADK, we all had a great day with a bonus dinner at Big Slide in Placid with a snowy drive home" — ramjet1963 • Feb 8, 2025

"Brother Dean joined Tom and me today on this "option 2" hike. We were going to hike Dix but with -26° predicted windchills we decided on this. What should have been an easy stroll turned into the most technical and challenging hike I've done. The Peakery trail map showed a dead-end trail heading up the steep mtn called Bear Run with a photo opt at the end. Turns out the trail goes up thru a crevase 3' wide and about 100 yards long that's steep and solid ice. The wall is 30 or 40 yards above you on both sides. Thousands of icicles line the wall. It was a wild and challenging experience! Well worth the trip for that alone. Unfortunately I can't post the 9 minute go-pro video here. Trail conditions were frozen with 2" of powder." — garyogden • Jan 4, 2025
"My second hike of the day. A long drive from Owls Head Mtn for a short hike. The hike got steeper near the end. The views from the firetower are nice, but because the tower was moved here, the location is not ideally suited for firetower use. Therefore, this was amongst the worst for views because there were few long distance views. " — newenglandwarrior • Sep 18, 2024

"Introduced the Delguercio boys to the Adirondacks and get their feet wet. A beautiful day and bluebird skies with no humidity. A wonderful surprise to see Nat Ski and Stevens at the summit, too too long friends. What a wonderful day!" — scottturner • Jul 20, 2024

"Hiked on a gorgeous day with Marcia and Tiffany - their first Adirondack peak. I chose it for the views and it delivered. The new east trail is so nice - the Cadillac of ADK trails. I have missed hiking and this was a good intro back. Afterwards we did the Cliffside Coaster in the Olympic Center. So fun! " — kvander • Jul 14, 2024