High Peaks Wilderness Area

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The High Peaks Wilderness Area is a vast, rugged backcountry region in New York’s Adirondack Park, renowned for its numerous high-elevation summits, including many of the state’s tallest mountains, and extensive hiking and backpacking opportunities.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf backcountry region
hiking destination
protected area
wilderness area
accessPoint Adirondak Loj trailheads
Garden trailhead in Keene Valley
Upper Works trailhead near Newcomb
adjacentTo Dix Mountain Wilderness Area
Giant Mountain Wilderness Area
Sentinel Range Wilderness Area
administeredBy New York State Department of Environmental Conservation
contains Algonquin Peak
Avalanche Lake (Adirondacks)
Basin Mountain (Adirondacks)
Cliff Mountain (Adirondacks)
Flowed Lands
Gothics
Gray Peak (Adirondacks)
Indian Pass
Johns Brook Valley
Lake Colden
Marcy Dam area
Mount Colden
Mount Haystack
Mount Marcy
Phelps Mountain (Adirondacks)
linked to: Phelps Mountain

Redfield Mountain
Saddleback Mountain (Adirondacks)
Skylight
Tabletop Mountain (Adirondacks)
Upper Ausable Lake headwaters region
country United States
governingLaw “Forever Wild” clause of the New York State Constitution
hasDesignation High Peaks Wilderness Complex management unit
highestPoint Mount Marcy
highestPointElevation 1629 m
5344 ft
iucnCategory Ib
knownFor alpine and subalpine ecosystems
backpacking routes
containing many of the tallest mountains in New York State
extensive hiking opportunities
numerous high-elevation summits
rugged terrain
locatedIn Adirondack Mountains
Adirondack Park
Essex County, New York
Franklin County, New York
Hamilton County, New York
New York
partOf Forest Preserve of New York State
popularActivity backpacking
day hiking
mountain climbing
winter mountaineering
regulation bear canister requirement in core areas during certain seasons
camping restrictions near trails and water bodies
group size limits for hikers and campers

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Essex County, New York contains High Peaks Wilderness Area
Essex County, New York contains Giant Mountain Wilderness Area
linked to: High Peaks Wilderness Area
Saranac Lake hasNearbyProtectedArea High Peaks Wilderness
linked to: High Peaks Wilderness Area
Adirondack Park containsFeature High Peaks Wilderness
linked to: High Peaks Wilderness Area
New York State Route 73 passesNear High Peaks Wilderness
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Feldspar Brook locatedInProtectedArea High Peaks Wilderness Area
Feldspar Brook flowsThrough High Peaks Wilderness Area
Opalescent River locatedInProtectedArea High Peaks Wilderness Area
St. Huberts, New York hasAccessTo High Peaks Wilderness Area
Santanoni Preserve adjacentTo High Peaks Wilderness region of the Adirondacks
linked to: High Peaks Wilderness Area
Town of Newcomb locatedNear High Peaks Wilderness Area
McKenzie Mountain Wilderness partOf Adirondack Forest Preserve Eastern High Peaks region vicinity
linked to: High Peaks Wilderness Area
Keene, New York hasNaturalFeature High Peaks Wilderness Area
Mount Marcy locatedInProtectedArea High Peaks Wilderness Area
Adirondack Forty-Six High Peaks hasRegion High Peaks Wilderness
linked to: High Peaks Wilderness Area
Speculator, New York isGatewayTo Adirondack backcountry
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Indian Pass partOf High Peaks Wilderness Area
Flowed Lands partOf High Peaks Wilderness Area
Tahawus locatedNear High Peaks Wilderness Area
Tahawus hasNearbyProtectedArea High Peaks Wilderness
linked to: High Peaks Wilderness Area
Avalanche Pass partOf High Peaks Wilderness Area
Avalanche Pass recreationArea High Peaks Wilderness trail system
linked to: High Peaks Wilderness Area
Keene Valley, New York near Adirondack High Peaks Wilderness
linked to: High Peaks Wilderness Area
NY-73 providesAccessTo High Peaks Wilderness
linked to: High Peaks Wilderness Area
Calamity Brook locatedInProtectedArea High Peaks Wilderness Area
Lake Colden locatedInProtectedArea High Peaks Wilderness Area
Algonquin Peak locatedInProtectedArea High Peaks Wilderness Area
Phelps Mountain region High Peaks Wilderness Area
Skylight locatedIn High Peaks Wilderness
linked to: High Peaks Wilderness Area
Skylight withinProtectedArea High Peaks Wilderness Area
Gothics locatedInProtectedArea High Peaks Wilderness Area
Mount Colden partOf High Peaks Wilderness Area
Mount Colden withinProtectedArea High Peaks Wilderness Area
Tabletop Mountain (Adirondacks) locatedInProtectedArea High Peaks Wilderness Area
Avalanche Lake (Adirondacks) partOf High Peaks Wilderness Area
Marcy Dam area locatedIn High Peaks Wilderness
linked to: High Peaks Wilderness Area
Marcy Dam area withinManagementUnit High Peaks Wilderness Area unit
linked to: High Peaks Wilderness Area
Adirondak Loj trailheads hasAccessTo High Peaks Wilderness
linked to: High Peaks Wilderness Area
Upper Works trailhead accesses High Peaks Wilderness
linked to: High Peaks Wilderness Area
Mount Jo locatedInProtectedArea High Peaks Wilderness Area
Wright Peak partOf High Peaks Wilderness Area
Basin Mountain (Adirondacks) liesWithin High Peaks Wilderness Area
Saddleback Mountain (Adirondacks) locatedInProtectedArea High Peaks Wilderness Area
Tabletop Mountain partOf High Peaks Wilderness Area
Cliff Mountain (Adirondacks) locatedInProtectedArea High Peaks Wilderness Area
Gray Peak (Adirondacks) region High Peaks Wilderness
linked to: High Peaks Wilderness Area
Redfield Mountain locatedInWildernessArea High Peaks Wilderness
linked to: High Peaks Wilderness Area
Mount Haystack partOf High Peaks Wilderness Area
Indian Head Lookout partOf High Peaks Wilderness Area