Elevation

4,409 ft / 1,344 m

#29 in New York

#36,152 in United States

Prominence

390 ft / 119 m

#284 in New York

#7,418 in United States

Summits

172 summits

#72 in New York

#181 in United States

Top climbing months

August   21%

July   18%

September  17%

Most climbed route

Herdpath from South Dix

15.3 mi • 5,022 ft gain

Highlights

  • Hough Peak is one of the four peaks in the Dix Range which are reached by unmaintained trails. (The others are Grace Peak, South Dix, and Macomb.) It is named for Franklin B. Hough, sometimes called the "father of American Forestry", since he was the first chief of the U.S. Division of Forestry.
33 summits • 15.3 mi • 5,022 ft gain • 10 hr 48 min
1 summit • 13.2 mi • 3,668 ft gain • 10 hr 46 min
1 summit • 14.6 mi • 4,655 ft gain • 11 hr 57 min
1 summit • 16.7 mi • 3,785 ft gain • 8 hr 41 min
1 summit • 16.7 mi • 4,121 ft gain • 7 hr 49 min
1 summit • 18.9 mi • 5,014 ft gain • 15 hr 50 min
1 summit • 20.0 mi • 3,509 ft gain • 9 hr 55 min
1 summit • 24.4 mi • 6,917 ft gain • 31 hr 46 min

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