Mount Colvin

Mount Colvin is an ADK 46er in the Adirondack Mountains of Adirondack Park, New York.
Offers excellent views of many other Adirondack High Peaks including: Giant, Rocky Peak Ridge, Upper Wolfjaw, Lower Wolfjaw, Armstrong, Sawteeth, Gothics, Saddleback, Basin, Tabletop, Marcy, Haystack, Redfield, Allen, Nippletop, Dial, and Blake.
Named after Verplanck Colvin, an explorer of the Adirondacks and the director of the survey which mapped the region. After naming many other peaks and geographic features, he chose this less-prominent mountain to name after himself.

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"Great day with great friends hiking Mount Colvin w46er,, Snowy then blowing with good wind gusts near the summit, Attempted Blake Peak but Abborted 75% down the the coll due to Change in weather and breaking up to two feet of snow along the trail,, Best decision we made ,, had a great time on the summit of colvin but made for a very exhusting day" — ramjet1963 • Feb 2, 2019

"Dense Fog th2 whole day so no views. Beautiful climb through Gil Brook and it felt like Jurassic Park. When with Mark and Paul and also did Blake Peak. Round trip was 9 hours. " — heyjudeee • Sep 1, 2018

"We set out early (leaving home at 5h00am and arriving at 7h00am) to do both Mount Colvin and Blake Peak. Upon walking on Lake road, we realized that this would be the last time we would use this Trailhead since we have done all the peaks that start from it. The ascension of Colvin was tough. There was a lot of mud and slippery rock. There was a point were we also miss a marker (an arrow painted on a rock). We took a left instead of a right. After 5 minutes we realized that we were not on a trail. We went back and finally noticed the "Arrow" on the rock. On the summit of Colvin we met a lot of people doing both summit. We lso saw a lot of young kids doing this hike. The hike from Colvin to Blake took more than 2 hours. First we had to go down Colvin. which seemed to take forever. It was a very steep ascension for Blake and we had to be careful. As we exepcted, there was not much of a view. We headed back to Colvin. Again this took a little more than 2 hours. Heading back down from Colvin was also difficult. It isnt until we came to the junction for NippleTop that things started to be easier (less muss and slipery rocks). We arrived back at the trailhead around 7h00pm. http..." — CPaquin • Aug 23, 2018

"Late fall conditions. Very muddy with thin ice covering steep pitches. Microspikes were the best option for traction but far from ideal. Some groups were using straps and ropes on the steep parts." — decentdiversions • Nov 5, 2017

"We set out fully prepared and aware of the weather, expecting some rain showers. We took Lake Road to Gill Brook, which was phenomenal with all the recent rain making for some beautiful scenery. Then we went on to Indian head and Fish Hawk Cliffs to Colvin. I was so happy I had my new spikes handy, and put them to good use with a bunch of snow and some ice as we were about 3/4 mile from the summit. It rained two times on us on the way up, and as we approached the top the sun broke through the clouds! The sky was blue and it was such a gift!!! It was challenging descending, but we took our time and make it back to the car before sunset. Such a crazy adventure and so worth it! High Peak 13/46 completed for me!" — Flyhighrunfast • May 6, 2017

"Solo, Colvin + Blake. Started out at the St Huberts parking area around 0730 to the AMR which had a surprising amount of other hikers for a Monday. Made good time on the road and the initial hike into the woods was very deceiving as to what I would encounter further up. My pace slowed considerably on the climb itself, heavy rains the previous day left the rock faces extremely wet, and unfortunately a lot of hand-holds were simply absent, or the roots had been torn off over time, leaving me with a strenuous and difficult climb. Once I summited, I was completely socked in. I made a slow ascent and descent of Blake following this, and on my way back over the peak later in the day I was rewarded with absolutely stellar views, albeit slightly limited due to tree growth around the summit. The climb down was also tough, though using the "ladder" train of thinking and facing the rocks on the descent made it much easier than facing out. This was an extremely long day. " — kellieirene • Aug 22, 2016

"My wife and I climbed this one on a beautiful warm sunny day along with Blake. Wend up via the Gill Brook trail to the split with Nippletop then up to Colvin into the col and up Blake. A 9 hour hike, great work out, views were great. Hike was real interesting and at times demanding." — hbotc • Aug 20, 2016

"Second trip, weather still didn't cooperate. This time however it was just a light rain. Sadly the clouds once again eliminated all hopes of a view. But we made the top in great time and were onto Blake. " — Kazmuglin • Jun 11, 2016

"Got lucky at the hostel in Keene Valley. No, not that kind of lucky. Another guy staying Sunday night was also doing Colvin and Blake. He had experience doing them in winter. We took his car and we kept pace for the entire hike. Great views from the summit." — newenglandwarrior • Feb 22, 2016

"Weather was warm, but still had to deal with a new layer of light snow. As we ascended more snow began to fall, the white out once we reached the summit was significant to ruin any of the views. The trek was long enough that with the weather conditions we bailed on Blake. Looking forward to the second ascent when everything is green. " — Kazmuglin • Feb 21, 2016

"Great hike of Colvin and Blake - AMR Road to Gill Brook Cut off trail to Elk Pass junction and up Colvin to Blake. Roughly 2000' of gain from Rd to Elk Pass, another 900' over 1.1 miles to Colvin, drop 650' to col and then up ~550' to Blake summit (~1.3 miles from Colvin) - then back out 7.4 mile to do it all again - great conditions, great winter hike!" — deb-and-rob • Jan 2, 2016

"Scrambles towards the summit seemed as challenging than last year in early October. Warm day. Two liters water wasn't quite sufficient. Kindness of strangers supplied a third liter on the return back through col with Blake." — rschainbaum • Jul 25, 2015

"My fourth ADK 46er. Second stop of the day for our summer solstice backpacking weekend. Didn't continue on with the boys to Blake, but turned back to camp instead. It was a great hike; no huffing and puffing like usual!" — AngieBaby • Jun 21, 2014

"Our second stop of the day. Great views at the summit block of the Great Range, Indian Head cliffs and the Ausable lakes. Fantastic climb with some fun scrambling opportunities. The ladies turned back to camp after the summit while Ross and I continued on to bag Blake. " — MooseHiker • Jun 21, 2014

"Enjoyed a great hike - conditions were very warm and the melt had already begun. AMR to Gill Brook trail to the Colvin/Blake and Dial/Nptop junction was 1 - 2 feet of snow with postholing outside the center of the trail. From the junction to Colvin, over to Blake and back to Colvin was significant post holing even in snowshoes. Great hike - steep in and out of the col, approximately 14 miles RT with excellent views from Colvin." — deb-and-rob • Apr 12, 2014

"The 4th and final summit of the day, 3rd ADK 46er. This peak also marked the century mark for me, my 100th original peak! A tiring day, but well worth it. Celebrated at the top with some Ommegang Rare Vos and delicious cracker jacks! Beautiful views on the summit block, best peak of the day by far. " — MooseHiker • Dec 7, 2013

"Second solo hike of the season. Hoping to get over to Blake after summiting but I had twisted my ankle and did not want to press my luck. Beautiful day, only passed two people on the hike." — matthewwitherell • Sep 7, 2012

"Gorgeous Day! Started at 7:30 am, back to car 5:30 (Colvin, Blake, Colvin). A few tricky spots - the 8 foot rock we shimmied over was scary. Nice ladders on the way out to Blake." — PJSelmer • Aug 11, 2012

"20th ADK Peak! We aren't in our teens anymore- or so we were able to say once we summited Colvin! We again began on Lake Road at the Ausable Club. We determined that the first 1/4 mile of Ausable Road can actually be quite challenging so early in the morning. I always take a while to "warm up" and the first few minutes I feel as though I am still asleep and being dragged somewhere. On Lake Road we hiked/walked for about 2 miles until the intersection of Gil Brook trail. The Gil Brook trail follows along the brook for about a mile, providing some great waterfalls and photo opportunities. After about 1 mile the trail leads into a wooded area where the trail begins a slow ascent. At the marker indicating 1.8 miles to Colvin we began to feel really sluggish. We continued onward until the trail junction for Colvin and Nippletop which indicated Colvin was 1.1 miles away. We still felt tired and sluggish. We knew our route would take us back to this trail junction upon return, so we decided to leave my pack at the trail sign (with a collection of packs, as other hikers had the same plan) and hike with just Scott's pack. We determined we would share his water on the ascent of Colvin and Bl..." — elizabethsweet • Jul 22, 2012

"Doing Colvin and Blake for a friend working on her regular 46. Unfortunately Itty Bitty and I had to miss Blake as we had to get down to Schroon Lake to have dinner with Grace Hudowalski at her Boulders house when she started her foundation w/ the 46rs." — Nimblefoot • Aug 24, 1996