Iroquois Peak

Iroquois Peak is 8th highest peak in the Adirondack Mountains in New York State, and is the southernmost peak of the MacIntyre Range, which also includes Wright Peak and Algonquin Peak.
Although the mountain does not have an officially maintained trail, a well maintained "herd path" leads to the summit from the northeast.

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"Today looked like a Presi day. So I decided to finally get my views on Algonquin and Iroquois that I missed out on the last time. Parked at the ADK Loj and went up Wright first. No wind on the summit. Then I made the steep ascent of Algonquin. Beautiful views. Then over to Iroquois. The 1.1 miles went by quickly here. I felt like I was far into the wilderness on this summit. Then I headed back. Made quick work going between Algonquin and Wright, including some butt sledding." — newenglandwarrior • Jan 5, 2019

"Was a great day for weather, Sunny with few clouds, About 26c. Got a great parking spot at 8am @ the ADK Loj , Met a few friendly hikers along the way. Combined this hike with Algonquin to make Great long hike with the guys and seemed much longer coming back lol " — ramjet1963 • Sep 7, 2018

"Climbed up to the ridge from Lake Colden and made the traverse across the Macintyres. Summitting Boundary, Iroquois, Algonquin and Wright and taking in the gorgeous views all along the way. " — Right-On • Jun 16, 2018

"Très belle journée avec Mélanie. Nous avons fais un bon 22km avec Wright, Algonquin, Bouandry et Iroquois. Le retour c'est fait par Avanche Pass. Beaucoup de glace pour monter. Les crampons furent nécessaire. Très boueux en descendant. " — fsoucy76 • Nov 4, 2017

"Well I had to give this one a try or risk coming back over Algonquin again, lol. A lot of people consider this easy, but it's tricky in a few places and the path is very narrow in others. Also, you have to climb back up Algonquin when you're done 😩" — MarkEarle67 • Aug 14, 2017

"Got a 622am start time. Heading to the Macintyre Range today. Hiking by myself and the trails were empty. The peace and quiet and serenity is amazing! After what seemed like a crazy long climb I finally reached the summit of Algonquin at 934am. I was the only person there. Only stayed for a few minutes and took some pictures and headed over to Iroquois. I reached that summit after a short but strenuous hike at 1014am. It was warm with mild wind. Some clouds but still had visibility. Took some pictures and then headed back towards Algonquin. There was rain in the forecast and I could see it coming! Around 1050am it started raining so I didn't even stop at the summit of Algonquin again. I wanted to get off the rock faces before it got too wet and slippery. I was debating climbing Wright with the weather but decided I had to since I was already there. I reached the summit of Wright at 1215pm and then got the hell out of there. The wind gusts were strong enough to blow me over and there was some hail mixed in with the rain. Once I go back to the junction to Wright the rain had stopped. It was still a long, wet, slippery hike back down. I reached the parking lot at 204pm. I was surp..." — tscha1 • Jul 25, 2016

"Solo hike, my 14th 46er, and third peak of the day. The trail was easy to follow and I got to the summit in short order after leaving Algonquin & coming over Boundary. The cairn at the summit with the rock leaned up against it as a sort of chair was very enjoyable. :-) I had fantastic views of the surrounding peaks and spent awhile taking photos and having a beer and finishing off the rest of the food in my pack. I decided to take the trail down to Avalanche Lake rather than going back over Algonquin and out the way I came. This was a terrible decision. No one had used the trail in quite awhile- I skittered and slid down the initial descent pretty quickly, and then learned why the trail wasn't heavily used.. With the higher temperatures and low snowfall, I broke through quite a few ice bridges, wound up with wet feet and legs & a few miniature heart attacks! I loved the trail by the lake with all of the bridges and ladders, and the view of Colden- wow! The Avalanche Pass Slide area was really interesting too. However at this point in the day my legs were cramping and I was suffering over all of the rock scrambles. About a mile away from Marcy Dam I started losing the light and swit..." — kellieirene • Apr 13, 2016

"Went the wrong way on the way over from Algonquin thanks to a sign made confusing by graffiti (see photo.) Realized my mistake only about 1/4 mile down the trail to Lake Colden, but still was a pain. Thanks for that. Very much enjoyed this peak, mostly due to similar views as Algonquin but far fewer people (and no one smoking at the summit.) " — cbp5800 • Aug 29, 2015

"Voilà une première fin de semaine complète de prévu dans les montagnes, et ce depuis plus d'un mois. Pour bien commencer, j'avais une partie de basket à 21h30 le 2 juillet au soir et nous ne sommes partis qu'à 22h45 pour le Loj de Marianopolis. Nous y sommes arrivés et nous sommes couchés vers 1h30 avec un réveil prévu à 6h45, que de joie! Pour la première journée, nous voulions rejoindre le sommet du mont Iroquois qui était notre 9e montagnes de la liste des 46-ers. Pour ce faire, nous avons opté de faire la boucle en commençant par Avalanche Pass et de terminer la descente par Algonquin. La journée a bien commencée avec le sentier jusqu'à l'autre côté du Avalanche Lake était très peu escarpée bien que d'une distance considérable. Nous savions ce qui allait se passer en commençant si lentement; une montée finale éprouvante. Bien qu'il fasse beau, la pluie du dernier mois (on ne parle plus juste de jours) a rendu les sentiers en marécage boueux. Il y a quelques vues qui valent la peine lors de la traversée de l'Avalanche Pass et du lac. La montée qui s'amorce suite à la traversée du lac est, telle que redoutée, très escarpée. Au moins, à l'intersection pour aller vers Boundary ..." — PL5 • Jul 3, 2015

"Started off at the Loj under mostly blue skies, 20 degrees and hit the trail ~8am. From here we headed to the Wright/Iroquois junction. The first part of the trail as nicely packed with only a few scramble sections (mostly iced covered) before beginning the climb to Al. The last time we were heading up Al was many years ago and the steep slab section seemed much nicer in snow shoes! We had nice views until just about tree line which is about when the clouds came in and the winds we heard all morning at the lower elevation really picked up. The climb up Al was extremely windy - we felt as if we were being sand blasted between AL and Boundary! We were on Al by noon and over to Iroquois by 1. We made quick work getting back Al in an attempt to save ourselves from the wind. The skies opened a bit as we descended Al which offered excellent views of Wright. We were on the summit of Wright by 2:30 or so and back down to parking by 4:30. Enjoyable hike with many people on the trails - overall ~10.8 miles and 8 hours of hiking time." — deb-and-rob • Jan 18, 2015

"beautiful day to bag a few peaks. had this one all to myself. contrary to comments about wind, it was very pleasant on the summit. however, it was very icy and extremely slippery. a few terrifying moments sliding down a slide. spikes are going in the pack..." — Hillary • Oct 12, 2014

"Finally! I forgot to do Iroquois the first time I hiked Algonquin, so it was good to get it out of the way. The summit was smaller than I expected but great view nevertheless." — petergnade46 • Aug 4, 2014

"Did a loop from S. Meadow, thru Avalanche Pass to Lake Colden and up the Algonquin Trail. at the junction, hiked up Boundary Peak and Over to Iroquois before doubling back to Algonquin. Took the trail past the Wright Peak Junction to the Loj 10 hrs. total, very windy on the summits gusts approx 70-75mph" — johngilligan • Jul 5, 2014

"Last peak of the day making this 4 total. Upping my ADK 46er count to 8! A little bit more to go haha. Great views all around. Did not appreciate the bog you have to slop through between Boundary and Iroquois, but it was all worth it. " — MooseHiker • Oct 13, 2012

"16th ADK Peak! While Iroquois is officially an unmaintained, trail less peak, the herd path leading to Iroquois is quite clear. We met another hiker on the summit of Iroquois who literally ran past us while we were sitting on the Algonquin summit. When we summited Iroquois he told us he had climbed Algonquin and Wright before, but never Iroquois. He now had a plan to climb all 46 peaks and therefore returned to climb Iroquois. His main goal for today was Iroquois and he wanted to ensure he summited before any potential thunderstorms which were predicted for later in the day. We spent some time on Iroquois, taking in the views and arctic alpine life. The summit of Iroquois was open, expansive and windy, providing some great views of Algonquin, Colden, Lake Colden, Marcy, Indian Pass and Wallface. We did not stay as long on the summit of Algonquin as we still had to head back up and over Algonquin and up to Wright. Although Algonquin was easy enough to descend down toward Boundary Peak/Iroquois, I knew the trip back toward Algonquin was literally going to be a steep "uphill battle". Highlights: more alpine life- it's beautiful!, discovering "golf course like area" on the map with..." — elizabethsweet • Jul 15, 2012

"Climbed Algonguin, Boundary, Iroquois and Wright from Adirondack Loj. See my trip report and pictures at: http://www.offonadventure.com/2012/06/iroquois-boundary-algonquin-wright.html" — Telemarkmike • Jun 24, 2012

"We have made a 3 days trip. We start at ADK loj, climb the Wright Peak, Algonquin , Boundary and Iroquois on the first day. We stay for the night in the Beaver point lean-to near lake Colden. On the second day we climb the Mt Marshall and walk to Avalange pass lean-to where we stay for the night. On the last day, we just return to the ADK loj." — simondemers1 • Jun 6, 2012

"Took the herdpath from Algonquin. Again sunny day and could see Iroquois peak the whole way from the open trail down Algonquin. After bagging Iroquois, took another trail down to see Colden from below. " — heyjudeee • Jul 17, 2011

"This was my favorite high peak. I did it right after Algonquin after hiking up from Lake Colden. A storm was rolling in while I was up there, so I had the whole peak to myself for 10-15 minutes before hastily heading back to my campsite at Beaver Point Leanto, where Matt was in contact with me the whole time via walkie-talkie." — adkapple • Jun 25, 2008

"MH-ADK trip to the Wiezel trails cabin. Peak #3 of our traverse of the MacIntyre range. As a bonus we dropped down to the Sheperds Tooth for Catrine who wanted to earn her patch. Unfortunately the canister had been removed since our last visit. She still got her patch" — Nimblefoot • Mar 18, 1995