Upper Wolfjaw Mountain

Upper Wolfjaw Mountain is an Adirondack 46er and part of the Great Range of the Adirondack Mountains.
It and adjacent Lower Wolfjaw Mountain are so named for their appearance in profile.
Flanked to the southwest by Armstrong Mountain and to the northeast by Lower Wolfjaw Mtn.
The summit is tree covered but a few side trails offer vistas.

Routes

From Armstrong

25 summits • 13.8 mi • 4,728 ft gain • 12 hr 47 min

ADK Range Trail

11 summits • 16.0 mi • 5,834 ft gain • 9 hr 13 min

Wolf Jaws Notch

11 summits • 11.8 mi • 3,184 ft gain • 8 hr 6 min

Wedge Brook Trail/Lake Rd

8 summits • 12.3 mi • 3,129 ft gain • 11 hr 14 min

Au Sable Club

3 summits • 14.8 mi • 4,799 ft gain • 7 hr 33 min

Upper Wolfjaw Mountain 12.3 mi route

1 summit • 12.3 mi • 4,157 ft gain • 8 hr 47 min

Upper Wolfjaw Mountain 12.5 mi route

1 summit • 12.5 mi • 3,979 ft gain • 8 hr 18 min

Upper Wolfjaw Mountain 13.7 mi route

1 summit • 13.7 mi • 3,823 ft gain • 12 hr 3 min

Upper Wolfjaw Mountain 16.5 mi route

1 summit • 16.5 mi • 4,830 ft gain • 10 hr 25 min

Upper Wolfjaw Mountain 16.7 mi route

1 summit • 16.7 mi • 4,527 ft gain • 15 hr 2 min

Latest summits

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"Began at Rooster Comb parking area for Great Range Traverse. Humid day with some sun, horrible black flies. We added in Pyramid and ran out of time and energy for Haystack. 7 peaks" — bbergman • Jul 3, 2020

"Took 5 aspiring 46ers on this hike over part of the great range which started up the trail to Beaver Meadow Falls then straight up to Gothics. We traversed to Armstrong and Upper Wolfjaw but ran out of steam and decided to skip Lower Wolfjaw. Had great views and gorgeous sunny weather. The group was tired but loved the journey!" — hbotc • Jul 15, 2019

"Was another great but tiring day Solo in the mountains,(55,604 steps) climbing 4 new 46ers, (Lower, Upper Wolfjaws, Armstrong and Sawteeth) Returning to one been to 46er (Gothics) and summiting 3 non significant peaks (Middle Wolfjaw Mountain, Sawteeth-southeast Peak and Pyramid Peak) A total of 8 peaks in 13.5 hrs of ups and downs that make up the Lower Great Range Loop, Awesome day with my first Black bear sighting surprise, about 30ft away enjoying the ground bugs and vegetation, wished I could have gotten a better pic but adrenaline made that impossible at the moment, He moved on and I returned to the trail of the Wolfjaws, Many bridges waterfalls and amazing rock formation along the trail made for an amazing adventure. Doing what you love!" — ramjet1963 • Jun 24, 2019

"took Lake Rd. up to the Scenic Trail up Sawteeth; up and over Pyramid, Gothics, Armstrong, and UWJ to end the day....First hike since breaking my shoulder climbing Marshall 6/17/18" — scottolsen • Jun 8, 2019

"Parked at St. Huberts and headed to the AMR gate to hike the lower great range. Hiked down the Lake Road and started up towards Lower Wolfjaw first. Saw some deer on my way up. Headed from Lower to Upper Wolfjaw where I stopped to drink a beer and met three nice Canadians that wished they brought a beer to enjoy on the summit. Continued on to Armstrong and hung out enjoying the view before deciding to call it a day and head down back to the car since it was already 2:30pm. Loooong walk out to get back to the car. " — Kim-Stilson • Sep 19, 2018

"Fin de semaine camping et rando en solo. Je peux finalement décoller en vitesse vendredi vers 18h30. Je me dépêche et j'oublie de quoi mais je n'arrive pas à savoir quoi... Traverse les frontière, attrape l'orage au USA et voilà que la mémoire me revient.. J'AI OUBLIÉ MES BOTTES DE RANDO!!!! Il est vraiment trop tard pour faire demi-tour. Je vais faire ma fds en running. Mud season ou pas?!?! En fait ce n'était pas si pire que ça. Là où il y a de la bouette et de l'eau, il y a aussi des roches sur lesquels je peux sauter! J'entame mon premier sommet des 6 prévus à l'horaire. En revenant sur mes pas de Saddleback je brise atrocement mes nouveaux bâtons de marche. Ça y est, je braille ma vie!!! Bon ok, go mon Frank, tu as toujours randonné sans bâtons jusqu'à l'an passé... Tu peux le faire... Finalement, j'ai tout de même réussi à toutes les faires. 28 beaux KM dans les montagnes... J'ai atteint ma limite personnelle! Demain, j'avais prévu de faire mon démon à moi: Big Slide. Cette montagne me hante depuis l'automne passé. Elle aura ENCORE eu raison de moi! Les souliers détrempé de bouette, rien pour les faire sécher, 1 bâton en moins et une cheville qui semblait vouloir un peu d..." — fsoucy76 • Jun 2, 2018

"Gnarly day gettin pitted with the bros given her a full send on lower and upper wolfjaw, armstrong, pyramid, gothics, and sawteeth. Not many views due to the clouds but all in all a righteous day. " — LGH-Topple • Oct 14, 2017

"Successful Lower Great Range loop, with a couple wild and crazy guys! Rocks were a little wet from rain the night before, and the cloud cover stole some summit views, but when we could see the foliage was on point! Being an aspiring 46er is hard when I live in CO, but I’m hoping to knock a few off a year until I get it done!" — LGH-Dan • Oct 14, 2017

"Final mountain of a very long day. Our 12th 46er. Sunlight was fading fast so this wasn't a long stay. The trail between Gothics and this peak was VERY technical, and we nearly got attacked by angry bees!" — RangersApprentice • Aug 26, 2017

"This day Deb and I were out to do Gothics and Armstrong, then figured we traversed across to do Upper Wolfjaw and head out. I had done Lower Wolfjaw back in the 90's with a friend and we both tired so she figured she would do it with me another time." — hbotc • May 28, 2016