MacIntyre Mountains

MacIntyre Mountains
The MacIntyre Range from St. Regis Mountain. At left is Mount Marcy, with Wright Peak just below it. In the center is Algonquin Peak; Iroquois Peak is at far right.
Highest point
Peak	Algonquin Peak
Elevation	5,115 ft (1,559 m)
Coordinates	44°8′37″N 073°59′12″W
Dimensions
Length	8 mi (13 km) NE–SW
Geography
MacIntyre Mountains Location in New York
Country	United States
State	New York
Region	Adirondack Park
Range coordinates	44°8′N 74°0′W
Parent range	Adirondack Mountains

The MacIntyre Mountains or MacIntyre Range is a range of mountains in the High Peaks region of the Adirondacks, due west of Mount Marcy, in northeastern New York State. The range runs 8 miles (13 km) from southwest to northeast. Its sheer southwest slope makes up one side of Indian Pass, and a northeastern spur forms the cliffs of Avalanche Pass. From southwest to northeast, the range includes Mount Marshall, Iroquois Peak, Boundary Peak, Algonquin Peak, and Wright Peak. Algonquin is the second-highest peak in the Adirondacks.^[1]

Despite being spelled differently, the range is named for Archibald McIntyre, the founder of the McIntyre Iron Works at Tahawus, New York.^[1] The name McIntyre originally referred only to Algonquin Peak, and was given to the mountain in 1837 by a party led by New York state geologist Ebenezer Emmons. Mountaineer Russell Carson applied the name to the entire range in his accounts.^[2] The earliest recorded ascent on the range was made in 1797, when surveyor Charles Brodhead crossed Boundary Peak to mark the boundary of the Old Military Tract.^[1][3]

Iroquois Peak seen from Algonquin Peak

See also

• List of mountains in New York

References

1. Goodwin, Tony, ed. (2021). Adirondack trails. High peaks region (15th ed.). Adirondack Mountain Club. pp. 118–120. ISBN 978-1931951050.
2. Weber, Sandra (2001). Mount Marcy : the high peak of New York. Fleischmanns, N.Y.: Purple Mountain Press. p. 34. ISBN 1930098227.
3. Waterman, Laura (2003). Forest and crag : a history of hiking, trail blazing, and adventure in the Northeast mountains (First ed.). Boston: Appalachian Mountain Club Books. pp. 65–67. ISBN 0910146756.

• U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: MacIntyre Mountains
• "Dix Range". Peakbagger.com. November 1, 2004. Retrieved April 23, 2008.
• "MacIntyre Range". Summitpost.org. September 5, 2006. Retrieved April 23, 2008.