Lower Wolfjaw Mountain
| Lower Wolfjaw Mountain | |
|---|---|
 Lower Wolfjaw from Noonmark Mountain | |
| Highest point | |
| Elevation | 4,175 ft (1,273 m) NGVD 29[1] |
| Listing | Adirondack High Peaks 30th[2] |
| Coordinates | 44°08′54″N 73°49′58″W / 44.1483845°N 73.8326399°W[3] |
| Geography | |
  Lower Wolfjaw Mountain Location of Lower Wolfjaw Mountain within New York  Lower Wolfjaw Mountain Lower Wolfjaw Mountain (the United States) | |
| Location | Keene, Essex County, New York |
| Parent range | Great Range |
| Topo map | USGS Keene Valley |
| Climbing | |
| First ascent | 1875 by Ed Phelps[4] |
| Easiest route | Hike |
Lower Wolfjaw Mountain is a mountain in the Great Range of the Adirondack Mountains in the U.S. state of New York. It is the 30th-highest of the Adirondack High Peaks, with an elevation of 4,185 feet (1,276 m). It is located in the town of Keene in Essex County. Landscape artist Alexander Helwig Wyant named the mountain, in combination with neighboring Upper Wolfjaw Mountain, for their appearance in profile c. 1870. The first recorded ascent of the mountain was made in 1875 by trail guide Ed Phelps.[4] Upper Wolfjaw Mountain is flanked to the southwest by Lower Wolfjaw Mountain, and to the northeast by Hedgehog Mountain.
A hike of the entire Great Range crosses over the summit of Lower Wolfjaw.[5] The mountain can also be reached on the ADK Range Trail, which begins at the DEC Interior Outpost on the Phelps Trail. The Phelps Trail begins at the Garden Parking Lot on New York State Route 73 and continues 3.1 miles (5.0 km) to the DEC Interior Outpost.[6] The Range Trail diverges here and continues 2.0 miles (3.2 km) to the notch between Upper and Lower Wolfjaw Mountains. The trail splits between the two summits, and the left fork continues 0.5 miles (0.80 km) to the summit of Lower Wolfjaw Mountain.[7] On the northwestern slope of the mountain, there are several rock slides which can be climbed, including the Bennies Root Canal slide and Khyber's slide.[8]
See also
[edit]- List of mountains in New York
- Northeast 111 4,000-footers
- Adirondack High Peaks
- Adirondack Forty-Sixers
References
[edit]- ^ Goodwin, Tony, ed. (2021). Adirondack trails. High peaks region (15th ed.). Adirondack Mountain Club. pp. 286–287. ISBN 9780998637181.
- ^ "The Peaks – Adirondack 46ers". adk46er.org. Retrieved May 15, 2024.
- ^ "Lower Wolfjaw Mountain". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior. Retrieved December 20, 2012.
- ^ a b Carson, Russell M. L. (1927). Peaks and People of the Adirondacks. Garden City: Doubleday. pp. 148–150. ISBN 9781404751200.
- ^ Goodwin, Tony, ed. (2021). Adirondack trails. High peaks region (15th ed.). Adirondack Mountain Club. pp. 52–53. ISBN 9780998637181.
- ^ Goodwin, Tony, ed. (2021). Adirondack trails. High peaks region (15th ed.). Adirondack Mountain Club. p. 41. ISBN 9780998637181.
- ^ Goodwin, Tony, ed. (2021). Adirondack trails. High peaks region (15th ed.). Adirondack Mountain Club. pp. 43–45. ISBN 9780998637181.
- ^ MacKenzie, Kevin (January 1, 2016). "Adirondack Landslides: History, Exposures, and Climbing". Adirondack Journal of Environmental Studies. 21 (1). ISSN 1075-0436. Retrieved February 3, 2025.
External links
[edit]- Backcountry information for Adirondack Park at dec.ny.gov
- Lower Wolfjaw Mountain hiking guide at lakeplacid.com
- Lower Wolfjaw Mountain geography at peakbagger.com
- Lower Wolfjaw Mountain description at summitpost.org
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