Elevation

4,068 ft / 1,240 m

#53 in New York

#40,872 in United States

Prominence

295 ft / 90 m

#303 in New York

#2,505 in United States

Climbs

514 climbs

#3 in New York

#13 in United States

Top climbing months

August   17%

July   14%

September  13%

Most climbed route

Cascade Peak to Porter Trail

5.6 mi • 2,273 ft gain

Highlights

  • Porter Mountain is one of the Adirondack High Peaks in Adirondack Park.
  • Somewhat overshadowed by its higher and more popular neighbor, Cascade Mountain, with which it is often climbed, Porter is nevertheless rewarding.
  • While it lacks the pseudo-alpine open summit of Cascade, there are nevertheless wide views available from the summit, particularly of the Johns Brook Valley to the east (which Porter blocks from Cascade); it is often less crowded than Cascade.
  • A yellow-blazed trail leaves the trail to Cascade about 0.5 mile short of that mountain's summit and leads down into the col between the two peaks about 1 mile to Porter's summit.
  • It is also possible to follow this trail from its other terminus, over neighboring Blueberry Mountain from Keene Valley, although that involves a greater vertical ascent and a longer trip.
  • Porter's summit does have a great view, but not as good as its neighbor cascade.
50 climbs • 5.6 mi • 2,273 ft gain • 4 hr 24 min
45 climbs • 5.4 mi • 2,292 ft gain • 4 hr 16 min
40 climbs • 5.5 mi • 2,392 ft gain • 5 hr 36 min
7 climbs • 5.7 mi • 1,708 ft gain • 4 hr 11 min

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