Elevation
1,756 ft / 535 m
Region
Highlights
Routes
22 climbs • 12.8 mi • 2,731 ft gain • 8 hr 48 min
Latest climbs

"Friday may 26/23. Another incredible day in the lower Dacs working on the Lake George 12ster hiking challenge. Hiking the Tongue range traverse @ 19miles with approximately 5000ft of elevation gain overall on six peaks. First peak, French point mountain, Fifth peak, Fivemile mountain, Huckleberry mountain, and Brown mountain. Flat to start, then some tough ups and downs added some steep bush whacking on the lower section of the range then nicer to moderate trails on the upper range, buggy by midday but got better later in the afternoon and no rattle snakes to report, Long day with some outstanding views" — ramjet1963 • May 26, 2023

"Did an overnight backpack of the Tongue Range with Bhakti. We climbed the ridge via the Clay Meadows Trailhead, then headed south over Fifth, French, and First Mountains. We then backtracked over the south summits and climbed the northern peaks, stopping atop Huckleberry for a great wooded camping spot. In the morning we broke camp, shot north to bag Brown, then backtracked over the northern summits and down to the car. " — wacbravo • May 18, 2019

"Long hike, 13 miles around the tongue mountain range loop, first 5th peak then french point, then 1st peak, then the hike down to montcalm point, took 7 hours 45 minutes to complete" — williamcasey • Apr 12, 2019

"A full day of hiking in order to complete the Lake George 12 Challenge. Conditions were a bit icy on the way up to Fifth Peak & then
intermittent snow along the ridge for the remainder. Snow shoes were not needed, but did wear spikes. Views from French & First
Peak were awesome. I chose to walk back on the lake as the ice was still thick & many ice fishers still out.
" — billsussdorff • Mar 26, 2019

"Started out the day cloudy, some rain and windy at the summits, especially since we hit fifth peak by 9:30am. The weather then started to clear up and by the end of the day it was clear skies and warm. Views of Lake George were to be had from each mountain. The hike down fifth and up French was probably the toughest part of the trip but wasn't bad at all. The summit of both French and First look like a park, very open and grassy almost like it was maintained. Scenery was to be had almost everywhere you turn. The hike is long especially the 5 mile trek back from Montcalm point. All in all a great trip and we were surprisingly tired by days end!" — hbotc • Oct 20, 2018

"French Point & First Peak for my LG12ster finish, hiked clockwise. Started out at the Clay Meadow trailhead around 0845, it was brisk and chilly out so I hustled along the trail- of course within a half mile I was shedding my jacket, hat, & gloves. The trail was a little bit of the worst of every season. I hit my first face height spiderweb across the trail. The first 50% of the hike was comprised of rotting re-frozen ankle roller post holes. The second half was piles and piles of slippery leaves and yawning mud bogs, as well as a couple of questionable water crossings. This hike also included so. many. pointless. ups. and. downs. By the time I made it to French I felt like I had climbed 4 peaks- but none of them are actual named sub peaks, that I can tell. Lame. From French continued on the poorly marked blue trail to First. " — kellieirene • Apr 2, 2018
"So, the trip from Fifth Peak to French Point Mountain was pretty uneventful. One thing to mention was that all the leaves that have fallen made it both slippery and at some points annoying to stay on the trail. I think you can see in my GPX track that I walked right off the trail on a couple of occasions. I spent the most summit time of my day up there even though it was kind of windy. It is probably the best viewpoint on the ridge. I headed down and continued on towards First Peak. " — LGH-Tom • Nov 25, 2017
"This one took awhile to reach. We were unsure as to how far we had gone. Finally, we reached the summit after many ups and downs. Really nice views. Open woods and grassy, with views of Lake George. With Marielle" — newenglandwarrior • Oct 6, 2017

"I would say that this peak has the best views on the whole Tongue Mountain Range. Allowing you to view Lake George & the east side of the Tongue Mountain Range. I can see why this was a fought over strategic location during the French & Indian War." — VonSelmer • Sep 26, 2011