South Dix
| South Dix | |
|---|---|
| South Dix (center) photographed from Mount Haystack | |
| Highest point | |
| Elevation | 4,060 ft (1,240 m) NGVD 29 [1] |
| Listing | Adirondack High Peaks 37th[2] |
| Coordinates | 44°03′36′′N 73°46′27′′W / 44.060054°N 73.7743014°W / 44.060054; -73.7743014 [3] |
| Geography | |
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| Location | North Hudson, Essex County, New York |
| Parent range | Dix Range |
| Topo map(s) | USGS Mount Marcy, NY |
| Climbing | |
| First ascent | 1913, by Samuel R. Lockwood[4] |
| Easiest route | Hike |
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South Dix is a mountain located in Essex County, New York. The mountain is part of the Dix Range, named after John A. Dix (1798–1879), New York Secretary of State in 1837, and later Governor. The name is being changed to Carson Peak, after Russell M.L. Carson (1884–1961),[5] author of Peaks and People of the Adirondacks.[6] South Dix is flanked to the northeast by Grace Peak (formerly known as East Dix), to the northwest by Hough Peak, and to the southwest by Macomb Mountain.
The north side of South Dix drains into the headwaters of the South Fork of the Boquet River, thence into Lake Champlain, which drains into Canada's Richelieu River, the Saint Lawrence River, and into the Gulf of Saint Lawrence. The southeast side of South Dix drains into West Mill Brook, thence into the Schroon River, the Hudson River, and into New York Bay. The west side of South Dix drains into Lillian Brook, thence into the East Inlet of Elk Lake, and into The Branch of the Schroon River.
South Dix is within the High Peaks Wilderness Area of Adirondack State Park.
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 30, 2024.
- ^ "South Dix". Geographic Names Information System . United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior . Retrieved May 17, 2010.
- ^ Sasso, John (January 1, 2018). "Rise of the Adirondack High Peaks: The Story of the Inception of the Adirondack Forty-Six by Robert Marshall, George Marshall, and Russell M.L. Carson". Adirondack Journal of Environmental Studies. 22 (1). ISSN 1075-0436 . Retrieved February 2, 2025.
- ^ "Northeast 115". Summitpost.org. October 10, 2007. Retrieved November 1, 2007.
- ^ Doug Arnold and Sue Franklin (July 12, 2004). "Grace Peak Committee Report Spring 2004". Archived from the original on February 18, 2005. Retrieved November 1, 2007.
External links
[edit ]- Backcountry information for Adirondack Park at dec.ny.gov
- Dix Range hiking guide at lakeplacid.com
- South Dix geography at peakbagger.com
- South Dix description at summitpost.org
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