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Peaks Over 3,000 Feet Elevation in New York State

There are 229 summits in New York State greater then 3,000 feet elevation.

Tallest Peak Summit Name Elevation County USGS Topo Map Name State Land Trail Location
1 Mount Marcy 5,344 Essex Mount Marcy High Peaks Wilderness NA 44.112733,
-73.9237833
2 Algonquin Peak 5,105 Essex North Elba High Peaks Wilderness Algonquin Trail 44.1436636,
-73.9865357
3 Mount Haystack 4,924 Essex Mount Marcy High Peaks Wilderness Haystack Trail Via Barklet Ridge 44.1056093,
-73.9004196
4 Mount Skylight 4,908 Essex Mount Marcy High Peaks Wilderness Skylight Trail 44.0994987,
-73.9306986
5 Basin Mountain 4,852 Essex Mount Marcy High Peaks Wilderness State Range Trail 44.1211639,
-73.8862527
6 Iroquois Peak 4,829 Essex North Elba High Peaks Wilderness Iroquois Herd Path Via Boundary Peak 44.1369973,
-73.9982027
7 Boundary Peak 4,826 Essex North Elba High Peaks Wilderness Iroquois Herd Path Via Boundary Peak 44.1397749,
-73.9937582
8 Whiteface Mountain 4,816 Essex Lake Placid Whiteface Mountain Ski Center Whiteface Landing To Whiteface Mtn. Trail 44.3658804,
-73.9026456
9 Dix Mountain 4,813 Essex Dix Mountain High Peaks Wilderness Elk Lake To Dix Mountain Trail 44.0822756,
-73.7862471
10 Gray Peak 4,800 Essex Mount Marcy High Peaks Wilderness Mount Marcy Trail Via Opalescent River 44.1114427,
-73.9348658
11 Schofield Cobble 4,744 Essex Mount Marcy High Peaks Wilderness NA 44.1089427,
-73.9270876
12 Little Marcy 4,728 Essex Mount Marcy High Peaks Wilderness Van Hoevenberg Trail To Marcy 44.1197753,
-73.910976
13 Gothics 4,724 Essex Keene Valley High Peaks Wilderness Beaver Meadow Falls Trail 44.1281079,
-73.8570849
14 Mount Colden 4,708 Essex North Elba High Peaks Wilderness Mount Colden Via Lake Arnold 44.1269976,
-73.9598674
15 Beck-horn 4,695 Essex Dix Mountain High Peaks Wilderness Elk Lake To Dix Mountain Trail 44.0800534,
-73.7845802
16 Little Haystack 4,678 Essex Mount Marcy High Peaks Wilderness Haystack Trail Via Slant Rock 44.1103313,
-73.9004197
17 Giant Mountain 4,623 Essex Rocky Peak Ridge Giant Mountain Wilderness North Trail To Giant Mtn. 44.161165,
-73.720279
18 Mount Redfield 4,603 Essex Mount Marcy High Peaks Wilderness Mt Redfield Trail 44.094777,
-73.949866
19 Santanoni Peak 4,596 Essex Santanoni Peak High Peaks Wilderness Bradley Pond Trail 44.0822811,
-74.1309855
20 Wright Peak 4,564 Essex North Elba High Peaks Wilderness Wright Peak Spur Trail 44.1517187,
-73.9801468
21 Nippletop 4,554 Essex Dix Mountain High Peaks Wilderness Nipple Top Trail 44.0892202,
-73.8159708
22 Saddleback Mountain 4,534 Essex North Elba High Peaks Wilderness State Range Trail 44.1264414,
-73.8748634
23 Panther Peak 4,455 Essex Santanoni Peak High Peaks Wilderness Bradley Pond Trail 44.0983915,
-74.132097
24 Rocky Peak 4,403 Essex Rocky Peak Ridge Giant Mountain Wilderness East Trail To Giant Mtn. Via Rocky Peak Ridge 44.1542177,
-73.7051718
25 Macomb Mountain 4,396 Essex Dix Mountain High Peaks Wilderness Macomb-E. Dix Trail 44.0517211,
-73.7801349
26 Hough Peak 4,393 Essex Dix Mountain High Peaks Wilderness S. Dix-Hough Trail 44.0694981,
-73.7776352
27 Mount Marshall 4,380 Essex Street Mountain High Peaks Wilderness Mt Marshall Trail 44.1275538,
-74.0118142
28 Armstrong Mountain 4,360 Essex Keene Valley High Peaks Wilderness Adk Range Trail 44.1347741,
-73.8490291
29 Seward Mountain 4,327 Franklin Ampersand Lake High Peaks Wilderness Seymour Mountain Herd Path 44.1597799,
-74.1993239
30 Allen Mountain 4,321 Essex Mount Marcy High Peaks Wilderness Mt Redfield Trail 44.0708892,
-73.9395871
31 Table Top Mountain 4,295 Essex North Elba High Peaks Wilderness Table Top Mountain Trail 44.143663,
-73.9070876
32 Big Slide Mountain 4,232 Essex Keene Valley High Peaks Wilderness Big Slide Trail 44.1822721,
-73.8704202
33 Esther Mountain 4,232 Essex Franklin Falls Wilmington Wild Forest Esther Mt Trail 44.3869916,
-73.8898673
34 MacIntyre Mountains 4,193 Essex Street Mountain High Peaks Wilderness Mt Marshall Trail 44.1308868,
-74.008203
35 Lower Wolfjaw Mountain 4,190 Essex Keene Valley High Peaks Wilderness W.a. White Trail 44.1483845,
-73.8326399
36 Upper Wolfjaw Mountain 4,190 Essex Keene Valley High Peaks Wilderness Adk Range Trail 44.1406072,
-73.8451402
37 Slide Mountain 4,167 Ulster Peekamoose Mountain Slide Mountain Wilderness Burroughs Range Trail-Wittenberg-Cornell 41.9987034,
-74.3862617
38 Phelps Mountain 4,137 Essex North Elba High Peaks Wilderness Phelps Mtn. Trail 44.1569957,
-73.9209775
39 Cascade Mountain 4,094 Essex Keene Valley High Peaks Wilderness Casade Mountain Trail 44.2186594,
-73.860143
40 South Dix 4,088 Essex Dix Mountain High Peaks Wilderness Macomb-E. Dix Trail 44.060054,
-73.7743014
41 Lookout Mountain 4,078 Essex Franklin Falls Whiteface Mountain Ski Center Esther Mt Trail 44.3778249,
-73.887645
42 Donaldson Mountain 4,062 Franklin Ampersand Lake High Peaks Wilderness Seymour Mountain Herd Path 44.1539471,
-74.210991
43 Seymour Mountain 4,055 Franklin Ampersand Lake High Peaks Wilderness Seymour Mountain Herd Path 44.1578347,
-74.1721003
44 Colvin Range 4,049 Essex Dix Mountain High Peaks Wilderness Colvin Trail 44.0939424,
-73.8345829
45 Mount Colvin 4,049 Essex Dix Mountain High Peaks Wilderness Colvin Trail 44.0939424,
-73.8345829
46 Hunter Mountain 4,045 Greene Hunter Hunter-West Kill Wilderness Spruceton Trail 42.1778662,
-74.2304216
47 Mount Emmons 4,022 Franklin Ampersand Lake High Peaks Wilderness Northville-Placid Trail 44.1436698,
-74.2140464
48 Street Mountain 4,022 Essex Street Mountain High Peaks Wilderness Street Mountain Trail 44.1797741,
-74.0437616
49 Grace Peak 4,006 Essex Dix Mountain High Peaks Wilderness Macomb-E. Dix Trail 44.0653314,
-73.7573564
50 Yard Mountain 3,999 Essex North Elba High Peaks Wilderness Big Slide Trail Via Yard Mtn. 44.1747725,
-73.8845874
51 MacNaughton Mountain 3,983 Essex Street Mountain High Peaks Wilderness Wall Face Ponds Trail 44.1397768,
-74.064317
52 Dial Mountain 3,980 Essex Dix Mountain High Peaks Wilderness Leach Trail 44.1058859,
-73.7959703
53 Blake Peak 3,976 Essex Dix Mountain High Peaks Wilderness Pinnacle Trail 44.081443,
-73.844583
54 Green Mountain 3,976 Essex Rocky Peak Ridge Giant Mountain Wilderness North Trail To Giant Mtn. 44.182272,
-73.714858
55 Black Dome 3,973 Greene Freehold Windham-Blackhead Range Wilderness Blackhead Range Trail 42.2700864,
-74.1226382
56 Thomas Cole Mountain 3,944 Greene Hensonville Windham-Blackhead Range Wilderness Blackhead Range Trail 42.2709196,
-74.1365275
57 Cliff Mountain 3,940 Essex Mount Marcy High Peaks Wilderness Mount Marcy Trail Via Opalescent River 44.1031102,
-73.9751452
58 McDonnel Mountain 3,940 Essex Mount Marcy High Peaks Wilderness Mt Redfield Trail 44.0803332,
-73.9340315
59 Blackhead 3,930 Greene Freehold Windham-Blackhead Range Wilderness Blackhead Mountain Spur Trail 42.2678644,
-74.1045818
60 West Kill Mountain 3,891 Greene Lexington Hunter-West Kill Wilderness Devil’s Path 42.1678663,
-74.2895904
61 Doubletop Mountain 3,875 Ulster Seager NA Seager Big Indian Trail 42.0275913,
-74.5282095
62 Nye Mountain 3,871 Essex Street Mountain High Peaks Wilderness Nye Mountain Trail 44.1931062,
-74.0240387
63 Kilburn Mountain 3,868 Essex Lake Placid Sentinel Range Wilderness Copperas Owen Pond Trl 44.3028247,
-73.8818114
64 Moose Mountain 3,868 Essex McKenzie Mountain Mckenzie Mountain Wilderness Mckenzie Mtn. Trail 44.3506029,
-74.0032049
65 Howard Mountain 3,852 Essex North Elba High Peaks Wilderness Klondike Notch Trail 44.1583844,
-73.8912539
66 Cornell Mountain 3,848 Ulster Phoenicia Slide Mountain Wilderness Burroughs Range Trail-Wittenberg-Cornell 42.0014812,
-74.3568163
67 Graham Mountain 3,848 Ulster Seager NA Seager Big Indian Trail 42.0392576,
-74.5495986
68 Plateau Mountain 3,845 Greene Hunter Indian Head Wilderness Devil’s Path 42.1378671,
-74.1743088
69 McKenzie Mountain 3,842 Essex McKenzie Mountain Mckenzie Mountain Wilderness Mckenzie Mtn. Trail 44.3361593,
-74.0320951
70 Rist Mountain 3,839 Essex Mount Marcy High Peaks Wilderness Boreas Road 44.027559,
-73.987366
71 Sentinel Mountain 3,835 Essex Keene Sentinel Range Wilderness Winch Pond 44.3061581,
-73.8523658
72 Lyon Mountain 3,829 Clinton Moffitsville Chazy Highlands Wild Forest New Lyon Mountain Trail 44.7036537,
-73.8645877
73 T R Mountain 3,829 Essex North Elba High Peaks Wilderness Lake Arnold Crossover 44.143941,
-73.9354222
74 Snowy Mountain 3,825 Hamilton Snowy Mountain NA Snowy Mt 43.7003432,
-74.3859856
75 Table Mountain 3,819 Ulster Peekamoose Mountain Slide Mountain Wilderness Peekamoose-Table Trail 41.9587036,
-74.4048739
76 Peekamoose Mountain 3,812 Ulster Peekamoose Mountain Slide Mountain Wilderness Peekamoose-Table Trail 41.9531481,
-74.398207
77 Avalanche Mountain 3,809 Essex North Elba High Peaks Wilderness Avalanche Pass Trail 44.1361639,
-73.9695903
78 Averill Peak 3,806 Clinton Lyon Mountain Chazy Highlands Wild Forest New Lyon Mountain Trail 44.6928208,
-73.8809768
79 Sugarloaf Mountain 3,806 Greene Hunter Indian Head Wilderness Devil’s Path 42.1312006,
-74.1501414
80 Couchsachraga Peak 3,793 Essex Santanoni Peak High Peaks Wilderness Cold River Horse Trail 44.0956146,
-74.1601539
81 Boreas Mountain 3,779 Essex Mount Marcy NA Gulf Brook Road 44.0031138,
-73.8806937
82 Wittenberg Mountain 3,766 Ulster Phoenicia Slide Mountain Wilderness Burroughs Range Trail-Wittenberg-Cornell 42.0081478,
-74.3473716
83 Panther Mountain 3,763 Hamilton Snowy Mountain NA Snowy Mt 43.7367317,
-74.3907093
84 Burroughs Range 3,760 Ulster Phoenicia Slide Mountain Wilderness Burroughs Range Trail-Wittenberg-Cornell 42.0084255,
-74.3476494
85 Blue Mountain 3,750 Hamilton Blue Mountain Lake Blue Mountain Wild Forest Blue Mountain Trail 43.8725634,
-74.4009917
86 Porter Mountain 3,750 Essex Keene Valley High Peaks Wilderness Porter Mountain Trail Via Marcy Field 44.2153262,
-73.8434754
87 Wakely Mountain 3,750 Hamilton Wakely Mountain Wakely Mountain Primitive Area Wakely Mountain Trail 43.7358986,
-74.5151595
88 Little Nippletop 3,720 Essex Mount Marcy High Peaks Wilderness Elk Lake To Marcy Trail 44.0853327,
-73.9201422
89 Wallface Mountain 3,720 Essex Street Mountain High Peaks Wilderness Indian Pass Trail 44.1378317,
-74.0365378
90 Panther Mountain 3,714 Ulster Shandaken Slide Mountain Wilderness Giant Ledge-Panther Mountian-Fox Hollow Trail 42.0564799,
-74.3945946
91 Balsam Lake Mountain 3,707 Ulster Seager Balsam Lake Mountain Wild Forest Balsam Lake Mountain Trail 42.0459236,
-74.5940438
92 Henderson Mountain 3,707 Essex Mount Adams High Peaks Wilderness Bradley Pond Trail 44.0978353,
-74.0976509
93 Hoffman Mountain 3,701 Essex Blue Ridge Hoffman Notch Wilderness Hoffman Notch Trail 43.9114489,
-73.8168
94 Lone Mountain 3,697 Ulster Peekamoose Mountain Slide Mountain Wilderness Peekamoose-Table Trail 41.9692592,
-74.3893177
95 Big Indian Mountain 3,694 Ulster Shandaken Big Indian Wilderness Pine Hill West Branch Trail 42.0350915,
-74.4965421
96 Hurricane Mountain 3,688 Essex Rocky Peak Ridge Hurricane Mountain Wilderness East Hurricane Mtn Trial 44.235326,
-73.7106926
97 Friday Mountain 3,681 Ulster West Shokan Slide Mountain Wilderness Burroughs Range Trail-Wittenberg-Cornell 41.9875924,
-74.3620944
98 Rusk Mountain 3,678 Greene Lexington Rusk Mountain Wild Forest Spruceton Trail 42.2006434,
-74.2770897
99 Cheney Cobble 3,674 Essex Mount Marcy High Peaks Wilderness East River Trail 44.0445021,
-73.9648654
100 Lewey Mountain 3,665 Hamilton Snowy Mountain West Canada Lake Wilderness Sucker Brook Trail 43.6642328,
-74.4412649
101 Seward Mountains 3,665 Franklin Ampersand Lake High Peaks Wilderness Calkins Creek Truck Trail 44.1561694,
-74.2148801
102 Santanoni Mountains 3,661 Essex Santanoni Peak High Peaks Wilderness Bradley Pond Trail 44.0881144,
-74.138486
103 Buell Mountain 3,652 Hamilton Snowy Mountain NA Snowy Mt 43.7161764,
-74.4065426
104 High Peak 3,645 Greene Kaaterskill Clove Kaaterskill Wild Forest Kaaterskill High Peak Trail 42.1620334,
-74.0801381
105 Little Whiteface Mountain 3,638 Essex Lake Placid Whiteface Mountain Ski Center Whiteface Landing To Whiteface Mtn. Trail 44.3558804,
-73.891534
106 Burtons Peak 3,632 Essex Keene Valley NA The Brothers Trail 44.1925,
-73.8586111
107 Fir Mountain 3,629 Ulster Shandaken Big Indian Wilderness Pine Hill West Branch Trail 42.0275916,
-74.4690414
108 Twin Mountain 3,629 Greene Hunter Indian Head Wilderness Devil’s Path 42.1256453,
-74.1290294
109 Little Moose Mountain 3,609 Hamilton Wakely Mountain Little Moose Wilderness Otter Brook Trail 43.6700663,
-74.5707151
110 Balsam Mountain 3,606 Ulster Shandaken Big Indian Wilderness Pine Hill West Branch Trail 42.0909235,
-74.4882082
111 Calamity Mountain 3,606 Essex Mount Adams High Peaks Wilderness Calamity Brook Trail 44.1028328,
-74.0043132
112 Sunrise Mountain 3,606 Essex Dix Mountain High Peaks Wilderness Elk Lake To Dix Mountain Trail 44.0247778,
-73.7904124
113 Balsam Cap 3,602 Ulster West Shokan Slide Mountain Wilderness Burroughs Range Trail-Wittenberg-Cornell 41.9770369,
-74.3573722
114 Stewart Mountain 3,602 Essex Keene Sentinel Range Wilderness Winch Pond 44.3261581,
-73.8562549
115 North Dome 3,596 Greene Lexington Hunter-West Kill Wilderness Devil’s Path 42.1734217,
-74.3490366
116 Pillsbury Mountain 3,589 Hamilton Spruce Lake West Canada Lake Wilderness Pillsbury Mountain Trail 43.580901,
-74.5120992
117 Slide Mountain 3,586 Essex Lake Placid Sentinel Range Wilderness Barkeater Cliffs Campsite Trail 44.2767136,
-73.8862561
118 Eagle Mountain 3,573 Ulster Seager Big Indian Wilderness Pine Hill West Branch Trail 42.0620352,
-74.50932
119 Dun Brook Mountain 3,563 Hamilton Dun Brook Mountain NA Deer Pond Road 43.890897,
-74.3187666
120 Saddleback Mountain 3,560 Essex Jay Mountain Jay Mountain Wilderness Jay Mountain Trail 44.2953258,
-73.6676367
121 Indian Head Mountain 3,553 Greene Woodstock Indian Head Wilderness Devil’s Path 42.116201,
-74.1145846
122 Fishing Brook Mountain 3,550 Essex Dun Brook Mountain Blue Mountain Wild Forest Deer Pond Road 43.9342303,
-74.2946002
123 Mount Sherrill 3,550 Greene Lexington Hunter-West Kill Wilderness Devil’s Path 42.1756439,
-74.3729262
124 Gooseberry Mountain 3,540 Essex Keene Valley High Peaks Wilderness Orebed Brook Trail 44.1367187,
-73.8731969
125 Bearpen Mountain 3,530 Delaware Prattsville Bearpen Mountain State Forest Access Trail 42.2734189,
-74.4840396
126 Vly Mountain 3,530 Greene West Kill Bearpen Mountain State Forest Snowmobile Trail 42.2453645,
-74.4459834
127 Windham High Peak 3,527 Greene Hensonville Windham-Blackhead Range Wilderness Escarpment Trail 42.3148069,
-74.1434718
128 Halcott Mountain 3,524 Greene West Kill Halcott Mountain Wild Forest Condon Hollow Rd. 42.1800882,
-74.4379281
129 Mount Adams 3,520 Essex Mount Adams High Peaks Wilderness Mt Adams Trail 44.0867231,
-74.0257027
130 Pitchoff Mountain 3,501 Essex North Elba Sentinel Range Wilderness Pitchoff Mountain Trail 44.2375474,
-73.8776443
131 Noonmark Mountain 3,491 Essex Keene Valley High Peaks Wilderness Stimson Trail 44.1289404,
-73.7720809
132 Rocky Mountain 3,478 Ulster West Shokan Slide Mountain Wilderness Peekamoose-Table Trail 41.9728703,
-74.3726505
133 Little Santanoni Mountain 3,471 Essex Santanoni Peak High Peaks Wilderness Moose Pond Horse Trail 44.0731156,
-74.1670981
134 Spotted Mountain 3,461 Essex Underwood High Peaks Wilderness Macomb-E. Dix Trail 44.0769975,
-73.7440228
135 Manbury Mountain 3,455 Hamilton Wakely Mountain Little Moose Wilderness Otter Brook Trail 43.6653442,
-74.5532143
136 Blue Ridge Mountain 3,451 Essex Blue Ridge Hoffman Notch Wilderness Hoffman Notch Trail 43.9247817,
-73.8148558
137 Roundtop 3,451 Delaware Prattsville Bearpen Mountain State Forest Ski Run Road 42.2939737,
-74.4904283
138 Roundtop Mountain 3,451 Greene Kaaterskill Clove Kaaterskill Wild Forest Kaaterskill High Peak Trail 42.1684222,
-74.094583
139 Olderbark Mountain 3,438 Greene Bearsville Indian Head Wilderness Mink Hollow Trail 42.1142565,
-74.1909765
140 Puffer Mountain 3,438 Hamilton Bullhead Mountain Siamese Ponds Wilderness Puffer Pond Brook Trail 43.6617318,
-74.1993082
141 Morgan Mountain 3,432 Essex Wilmington Wilmington Wild Forest Cooper Kill Trail 44.4186582,
-73.8593108
142 Wolf Pond Mountain 3,425 Essex Cheney Pond NA Gulf Brook Road 43.9892253,
-73.8781933
143 Stoppel Point 3,422 Greene Kaaterskill Clove Windham-Blackhead Range Wilderness Escarpment Trail 42.2250879,
-74.0651364
144 Huntersfield Mountain 3,419 Greene Ashland Huntersfield State Forest Huntersfield Access Trail #8/Long Path Access 42.355638,
-74.3465339
145 Cellar Mountain 3,405 Hamilton Wakely Mountain Moose River Plains Wild Forest Cellar Pond Trail 43.7122879,
-74.5429375
146 Haynes Mountain 3,405 Ulster Seager Big Indian Wilderness Pine Hill West Branch Trail 42.0792571,
-74.5079309
147 Sawtooth Mountains 3,402 Franklin Street Mountain High Peaks Wilderness Northville-Placid Trail 44.1928314,
-74.1134874
148 Bear Den Mountain 3,389 Essex Dix Mountain High Peaks Wilderness Leach Trail 44.1194964,
-73.792915
149 Pinnacle 3,389 Essex Dix Mountain High Peaks Wilderness Pinnacle Trail Spur To Summit 44.0583887,
-73.8640277
150 Vanderwhacker Mountain 3,389 Essex Vanderwhacker Mountain Vanderwhacker Mountain Wild Forest Vanderwhacker Firetower Trail 43.8983963,
-74.0959781
151 Jay Mountain 3,379 Essex Jay Mountain Jay Mountain Wilderness Jay Mountain Trail 44.3125477,
-73.685693
152 Spruce Top 3,379 Greene Hunter NA Devil’s Path 42.1506447,
-74.1679195
153 Spruce Mountain 3,376 Ulster Shandaken Big Indian Wilderness Phoenicia East Branch Trail 42.0175919,
-74.4498744
154 Belle Ayr Mountain 3,373 Ulster Shandaken Belleayre Mountain Ski Center NA 42.1159229,
-74.4979304
155 Evergreen Mountain 3,369 Greene Lexington Rusk Mountain Wild Forest Devil’s Path 42.2117542,
-74.3079238
156 Hedgehog Mountain 3,366 Essex Keene Valley High Peaks Wilderness Rooster Comb And Hedgehog Trail 44.159495,
-73.8109724
157 Balsam Mountain 3,353 Greene West Kill Hunter-West Kill Wilderness Condon Hollow Rd. 42.1836992,
-74.387371
158 Kempshall Mountain 3,350 Hamilton Kempshall Mountain High Peaks Wilderness Northville-Placid Trail 44.0236734,
-74.3271041
159 Buck Mountain 3,346 Hamilton Snowy Mountain West Canada Lake Wilderness Snowy Mt 43.6947879,
-74.4368212
160 Mount Pisgah 3,340 Delaware Margaretville NA Mountain Brook Road 42.2211973,
-74.7357125
161 MacDonough Mountain 3,320 Essex Jay Mountain Jay Mountain Wilderness Jay Mountain Trail 44.3050482,
-73.644025
162 Debar Mountain 3,317 Franklin Debar Mountain Debar Mountain Wild Forest Debar Mountain Trail 44.6033852,
-74.2204351
163 Bullhead Mountain 3,314 Warren Bullhead Mountain Siamese Ponds Wilderness John Pond Crossover Trail 43.7017316,
-74.1804199
164 Laramore Mountain 3,314 Essex Keene Valley High Peaks Wilderness Casade Mountain Trail 44.2258813,
-73.8501427
165 Tripod Mountain 3,307 Essex Rocky Peak Ridge Giant Mountain Wilderness Hopkin Via Direct Trail 44.1983824,
-73.736248
166 Metcalf Mountain 3,304 Hamilton Blue Mountain Lake Blue Ridge Wilderness Gould Road 43.7522873,
-74.4957146
167 Wyman Mountain 3,304 Essex Underwood High Peaks Wilderness Macomb-E. Dix Trail 44.0581093,
-73.7445779
168 Jay Mountains 3,297 Essex Jay Mountain Jay Mountain Wilderness Jay Mountain Trail 44.308659,
-73.6704147
169 Eleventh Mountain 3,294 Warren Bakers Mills Siamese Ponds Wilderness Bog Meadow Trail 43.6142322,
-74.0720783
170 Schultice Mountain 3,284 Delaware Roxbury NA Ski Run Road 42.3186948,
-74.5157062
171 Cellar Mountain 3,281 Hamilton Snowy Mountain West Canada Lake Wilderness Sucker Brook Trail 43.6411776,
-74.4443199
172 Plattekill Mountain 3,268 Delaware Hobart Plattekill State Forest Mountain Brook/ Harold Roberts Access Trail 42.2667522,
-74.6482102
173 South Pond Mountain 3,258 Hamilton South Pond Mountain Siamese Ponds Wilderness County Line Brook Trail 43.5900656,
-74.2204175
174 Hemlock Mountain 3,248 Ulster Shandaken Big Indian Wilderness Phoenicia East Branch Trail 42.0128698,
-74.4390407
175 Peaked Mountain 3,235 Essex Jay Mountain Hurricane Mountain Wilderness Soda Range Trail 44.2656034,
-73.6993039
176 Onteora Mountain 3,232 Greene Hunter NA Blackhead Range Trail 42.2223098,
-74.1679184
177 Kitty Cobble 3,225 Hamilton Wakely Mountain West Canada Lake Wilderness Otter Brook Trail 43.6295111,
-74.6229377
178 Baldwin Hill 3,218 Essex Franklin Falls Mckenzie Mountain Wilderness Esther Mt Trail 44.3847694,
-73.9195905
179 Richmond Mountain 3,218 Greene Ashland Mount Pisgah State Forest Long Path Hiking Trail 42.367582,
-74.270976
180 Squaw Mountain 3,218 Hamilton Indian Lake NA Snowy Mt 43.7270094,
-74.3420956
181 Dug Mountain 3,215 Hamilton Kunjamuk River NA Long Pond Trail 43.583122,
-74.345146
182 Hamilton Mountain 3,215 Hamilton Wells Silver Lake Wilderness West River Road 43.412013,
-74.3673645
183 Mount Alton 3,212 Essex Lake Placid Mckenzie Mountain Wilderness Whiteface Mountain Trail 44.3717139,
-73.9662589
184 Utsayantha Mountain 3,209 Delaware Stamford NA Ward Allen Road 42.3992472,
-74.5895953
185 Van Wyck Mountain 3,202 Ulster Peekamoose Mountain Slide Mountain Wilderness Phoenicia East Branch Trail 41.9523147,
-74.4354304
186 Colonels Chair 3,199 Greene Hunter NA Colonel’s Chair Trail 42.2006434,
-74.2306991
187 Gore Mountain 3,199 Warren Gore Mountain Gore Mountain Ski Center Schaefer Trail 43.6764539,
-74.035134
188 Chase Mountain 3,192 Essex Rocky Peak Ridge Hurricane Mountain Wilderness North Hurricane Trail 44.2417145,
-73.7248599
189 Knob Lock Mountain 3,192 Essex Rocky Peak Ridge Giant Mountain Wilderness Hurricane Trail From 9n 44.2003271,
-73.7073583
190 McGregor Mountain 3,192 Delaware Stamford Stamford Fp Detached Parcel Relay Public Forest Access Road 42.3900808,
-74.5790396
191 Weston Mountain 3,192 Essex Jay Mountain Hurricane Mountain Wilderness Soda Range Trail 44.2642144,
-73.7079152
192 Burnt Knob 3,189 Greene Freehold Windham-Blackhead Range Wilderness Escarpment Trail 42.3020297,
-74.1190264
193 Burgess Mountain 3,189 Hamilton Rock Lake NA Bear Trap Brook Trail 43.7520092,
-74.3565416
194 North Mountain 3,186 Greene Kaaterskill Clove Windham-Blackhead Range Wilderness Escarpment Trail 42.2175881,
-74.0487469
195 Payne Mountain 3,182 Hamilton Snowy Mountain Moose River Plains Wild Forest Northville-Placid Trail 43.7231211,
-74.4951582
196 Hopkins Mountain 3,169 Essex Rocky Peak Ridge Giant Mountain Wilderness Hopkins Mtn. Via Spread Eagle Mtn. 44.1833828,
-73.7490257
197 Spruce Lake Mountain 3,163 Hamilton Spruce Lake Mountain West Canada Lake Wilderness Northville-Placid Trail 43.5120126,
-74.6532121
198 Tongue Mountain 3,159 Hamilton Dun Brook Mountain NA Northville-Placid Trail 43.9114522,
-74.3454349
199 Catamount Mountain 3,153 Clinton Wilmington Taylor Pond Wild Forest Catamount Trail 44.459214,
-73.8723668
200 Wildcat Mountain 3,153 Ulster Peekamoose Mountain Slide Mountain Wilderness Pine Hill West Branch Trail 41.9775924,
-74.4759867
201 White Man Mountain 3,146 Delaware Roxbury NA Access Trail 42.2845295,
-74.5340406
202 Bradley Mountain 3,140 Hamilton Wakely Mountain Blue Ridge Wilderness Cellar Pond Trail 43.7378431,
-74.5546055
203 Overlook Mountain 3,136 Ulster Woodstock Overlook Mountain Wild Forest Firetower Spur 42.0850905,
-74.0931954
204 Mount Tamarac 3,127 Essex McKenzie Mountain Mckenzie Mountain Wilderness Jackrabbit Trail 44.3267144,
-74.0204281
205 Mount Morris 3,117 Franklin Tupper Lake NA Goodman Mountain Trail 44.1595046,
-74.475168
206 Acra Point 3,110 Greene Freehold Windham-Blackhead Range Wilderness Escarpment Trail 42.2964745,
-74.0998591
207 Round Mountain 3,107 Essex Keene Valley High Peaks Wilderness Weston Trail Spur To Round Mt 44.1317179,
-73.7515245
208 Cave Mountain 3,104 Greene Hensonville Elm Ridge Wild Forest North Face Trail 42.2859185,
-74.2462543
209 Pete Gay Mountain 3,097 Warren Gore Mountain NA Schaefer Trail 43.6903427,
-74.0443015
210 Plattekill Mountain 3,091 Greene Woodstock Indian Head Wilderness Overlook Trail 42.1073123,
-74.0865281
211 Mount Andrew 3,081 Essex Mount Adams High Peaks Wilderness Bradley Pond Trail 44.0564482,
-74.093483
212 County Line Mountain 3,081 Hamilton South Pond Mountain Siamese Ponds Wilderness Siamese Ponds Trail 43.6114543,
-74.2006952
213 High Point 3,074 Ulster West Shokan Sundown Wild Forest Ashokan High Point 41.9248149,
-74.2879263
214 Rose Mountain 3,074 Ulster West Kill NA Rochester Hollow 42.1506445,
-74.4379284
215 Cowan Mountain 3,068 Delaware Hobart NA Relay Public Forest Access Road 42.3450825,
-74.6498756
216 Round Top 3,068 Delaware Hobart Plattekill State Forest Mountain Brook/ Harold Roberts Access Trail 42.2714741,
-74.6832109
217 Churchill Mountain 3,064 Delaware Stamford NA Relay Public Forest Access Road 42.388692,
-74.6098738
218 Irish Mountain 3,064 Delaware Roxbury NA Ski Run Road 42.3356386,
-74.5262617
219 Swart Mountain 3,061 Hamilton Lake Pleasant Silver Lake Wilderness West River Road 43.3967355,
-74.3815314
220 Scarface Mountain 3,058 Essex McKenzie Mountain Saranac Lakes Wild Forest Scarface Mountain Trail 44.2647717,
-74.0737646
221 T Lake Mountain 3,058 Hamilton Piseco Lake West Canada Lake Wilderness T Lake Trail 43.4470133,
-74.5770967
222 Bailey Hill 3,054 Essex Cheney Pond Hoffman Notch Wilderness Hoffman Notch Trail 43.9108943,
-73.9026366
223 Bald Peak 3,054 Essex Rocky Peak Ridge Giant Mountain Wilderness East Trail To Giant Mtn. Via Rocky Peak Ridge 44.1597731,
-73.6654114
224 Little Rocky Mountain 3,051 Greene Bearsville Indian Head Wilderness Warner Creek Trail 42.1150898,
-74.2040325
225 Denman Mountain 3,048 Sullivan Claryville NA Denman Mountain Snowmobile Trail 41.90287,
-74.5396005
226 Woodhull Mountain 3,045 Ulster Peekamoose Mountain NA Phoenicia East Branch Trail 41.9459259,
-74.4637647
227 Barkaboom Mountain 3,005 Delaware Arena Dry Brook Ridge Wild Forest Touch-Me-Not-Trail 42.0717554,
-74.7201571
228 Stony Creek Mountain 3,002 Franklin Stony Creek Mountain High Peaks Wilderness Ampersand Mountain Trail 44.222002,
-74.2659949
229 Van Dorrien Mountain 3,002 Franklin Ampersand Lake High Peaks Wilderness Ampersand Mountain Trail 44.2222766,
-74.1704351

Burnt Knob Overlook

An interactive map and listing of the 280 peaks over 3,000 feet elevation listed in the Open Street Map database for New York State.

Moose River Plains Campsites

Interactive Map of Lean-Tos and Campsites

An overview map and list of campsites and their locations at the Moose River Recreation Area.

 Moose River Plains Recreation Area

Maps

Campsites

Milepoint Name Feature Notes Access Location
Cedar River Flow 1 Cedar River Flow Tent site on flow Boat 43.702924803151, -74.4871304116533
Cedar River Flow 2 Cedar River Flow Tent site on flow Boat 43.7104737708879, -74.4802343768254
Cedar River Flow 3 Cedar River Flow Tent site on flow Boat 43.7145237017622, -74.4679264444554
Cedar River Flow 5 Cedar River Flow Tent site on flow Boat 43.7111711590583, -74.4675178486588
Cedar River Flow 6 Cedar River Flow Tent site on flow Boat 43.7084767866376, -74.4717703157492
Beaver Lake Campsite Beaver Lake Site overlooks Beaver Lake Hike 43.6516613421651, -74.7407833400961
81 Icehouse Pond Accessible site at Icehouse Pond with privy Hike 43.6646602166505, -74.7029502913239
140A Indian Lake Campsite on Indian Lake, outhouse in bad condition Hike 43.6154753632731, -74.7499942080732
East of Muskrat Pond Indian Lake Trail Former roadside campsite, largely abandoned Hike 43.645116528704, -74.696221627206
46 Lost Ponds Trail Beyond the end of current Lost Ponds Road Hike 43.6868179572109, -74.6655581886723
47 Lost Ponds Trail Above Lost Ponds Hike 43.6859472953826, -74.6722052916864
Mitchell Pond 1 Mitchell Pond Tent site, bushwhack Hike 43.6729475881673, -74.7502538624373
Mitchell Pond 2 Mitchell Pond Tent site, bushwhack Hike 43.6716991892117, -74.7432124817486
64A Mitchell Pond (Accessible Campsite at End of Gravel Trail) Gravel path to site, wildrness privy Hike 43.6706136251028, -74.7387363015355
10 89 Beaver Lake Road Off Otter Brook Road, Sand Plains Vehicle 43.6583112347181, -74.7012491214803
11 90 Beaver Lake Road Off Otter Brook Road, Sand Plains Vehicle 43.6577446555162, -74.7038760912165
16 1 Cedar River – Limekiln Lake Road Driveway Along Tributary of Silver Run Vehicle 43.7033162602551, -74.5742148239156
16 3 Cedar River – Limekiln Lake Road Along Silver Run Vehicle 43.7027301523306, -74.5757742464803
16 4 Cedar River – Limekiln Lake Road Along Silver Run, driveway at Sharp S Turn Vehicle 43.7026421104662, -74.5769731929134
16 7 Cedar River – Limekiln Lake Road Along Silver Run Vehicle 43.7040070126376, -74.5809411044503
15 10 Cedar River – Limekiln Lake Road Old gravel pit, accessible Vehicle 43.7031498027862, -74.5893864145496
15 11 Cedar River – Limekiln Lake Road Across from 12 Vehicle 43.702458607149, -74.5926546451668
15 12 Cedar River – Limekiln Lake Road Across from 11 Vehicle 43.7028667147947, -74.5929833340894
15 13 Cedar River – Limekiln Lake Road Along Silver Run Vehicle 43.7010402113051, -74.5956355707995
15 14 Cedar River – Limekiln Lake Road Along Silver Run Vehicle 43.7010328498576, -74.597457469967
14 16 Cedar River – Limekiln Lake Road Access Road for 16/17/18 Group Vehicle 43.7025294616695, -74.5969885248639
14 17 Cedar River – Limekiln Lake Road Access Road for 16/17/18 Group Vehicle 43.7021028692463, -74.5966599329259
14 18 Cedar River – Limekiln Lake Road Access Road for 16/17/18 Group Vehicle 43.7023846304313, -74.5978818600647
14 19 Cedar River – Limekiln Lake Road Along Silver Run Vehicle 43.7003546491841, -74.5964872856253
14 21 Cedar River – Limekiln Lake Road Across road from Silver Run Vehicle 43.6957217888458, -74.6020563094081
13 22 Cedar River – Limekiln Lake Road Across road from Silver Run Vehicle 43.6935817523545, -74.6036764840587
13 27 Cedar River – Limekiln Lake Road Across road from Silver Run Vehicle 43.6926540634024, -74.6082201775478
13 30 Cedar River – Limekiln Lake Road Open Area in Woods Vehicle 43.6918525577623, -74.6118452191364
13 31 Cedar River – Limekiln Lake Road Near Marsh off Silver Run Vehicle 43.6881856235873, -74.6271629609656
12 34 Cedar River – Limekiln Lake Road Open Field Near Old Sly Pond Road Vehicle 43.6846954329325, -74.634678249126
12 35 Cedar River – Limekiln Lake Road Former Sly Pond Road Vehicle 43.6836690328942, -74.6318552827363
11 38 Cedar River – Limekiln Lake Road On Hill Overlooking Road, near start of Lost Ponds Area Vehicle 43.6836029270341, -74.6401393590772
11 39 Cedar River – Limekiln Lake Road Above CRLLR, start of Lost Ponds Area Vehicle 43.6841476346233, -74.6487511980121
11 40 Cedar River – Limekiln Lake Road Above CRLLR, start of Lost Ponds Area Vehicle 43.682942162164, -74.6537793571789
11 41 Cedar River – Limekiln Lake Road Above CRLLR, start of Lost Ponds Area Vehicle 43.681311345096, -74.6589116717693
10 42 Cedar River – Limekiln Lake Road Above CRLLR, start of Lost Ponds Area Vehicle 43.6799039050817, -74.6646031695507
10 43 Cedar River – Limekiln Lake Road Above CRLLR, start of Lost Ponds Area Vehicle 43.6793727911294, -74.6664156654099
10 44 Cedar River – Limekiln Lake Road West of Lost Ponds Road, Sand Plains Vehicle 43.678808787762, -74.6696555368193
10 50 Cedar River – Limekiln Lake Road West of Lost Ponds Road, Sand Plains Vehicle 43.677986610504, -74.6732025802129
10 51 Cedar River – Limekiln Lake Road Pull-Off, Small Site, Sand Plains Vehicle 43.6775108499728, -74.6750146421403
10 52 Cedar River – Limekiln Lake Road Old gravel pit, short loop below CRLLR Vehicle 43.6748840847288, -74.6815273754233
10 53 Cedar River – Limekiln Lake Road Access Road for 55/54/55 Group, Sand Plains Vehicle 43.6733317629897, -74.6820452615144
10 54 Cedar River – Limekiln Lake Road Access Road for 55/54/55 Group, Sand Plains Vehicle 43.673268538603, -74.6822820352903
9 55 Cedar River – Limekiln Lake Road Access Road for 55/54/55 Group, Sand Plains Vehicle 43.6733705968856, -74.6827076379887
9 56 Cedar River – Limekiln Lake Road Driveway, East of Former Dump, Sand Plains Vehicle 43.673126585883, -74.6891475571674
9 57 Cedar River – Limekiln Lake Road Has Trail to Moose River Vehicle 43.6736673106707, -74.6902687046523
8 64 Cedar River – Limekiln Lake Road Near Mitchell Pond Trail Vehicle 43.6757521870177, -74.707500815672
8 66 Cedar River – Limekiln Lake Road Near Pine Creek Vehicle 43.6784203854214, -74.7068492021325
7 67 Cedar River – Limekiln Lake Road Benedict Creek Road, Wooded Vehicle 43.6851041444828, -74.7031887110586
7 69 Cedar River – Limekiln Lake Road Remote site, perched over the road Vehicle 43.6834516958835, -74.7168906980223
6 70 Cedar River – Limekiln Lake Road Large loop off of CRLLR Vehicle 43.6839906014562, -74.7249870178447
6 71 Cedar River – Limekiln Lake Road Very sandy site near Mitchells Pond Upper Loop Vehicle 43.6833776353921, -74.7321947941391
5 72 Cedar River – Limekiln Lake Road At end of Bear Pond Loop Road (Accessable) Vehicle 43.6828956047277, -74.7359084701559
4 73 Cedar River – Limekiln Lake Road Very sandy site near Mitchells Pond Upper Loop Vehicle 43.6835777053685, -74.7387188889593
4 74 Cedar River – Limekiln Lake Road On a hill overlooking road and marshy area Vehicle 43.6839187521201, -74.742285779317
4 76 Cedar River – Limekiln Lake Road Very sandy site near Mitchells Pond Upper Loop Vehicle 43.6864452702399, -74.7471689344191
4 77 Cedar River – Limekiln Lake Road Near Red River, Bear Pond Loop, Sand Plains Vehicle 43.6897961458669, -74.7484803840413
10 58 Helldiver Pond Road Near Helldiver Pond Vehicle 43.6735979105991, -74.6920316000423
10 59 Helldiver Pond Road Near Helldiver Pond Vehicle 43.6723766419894, -74.6929318681131
10 60 Helldiver Pond Road Near Helldiver Pond Vehicle 43.6713193532923, -74.692758456613
10 61 Helldiver Pond Road Accessible site at end of Helldiver Pond Road Vehicle 43.6705019900204, -74.6921751440693
15 West of Brooktrout Trail Indian Lake Road Past Brooktrout Trail, on a hill over road Vehicle 43.6254538914434, -74.7337300739322
10 48 Lost Pond Road Sand Plains, Marshes Aroubnd Vehicle 43.6814268347573, -74.6667101324338
11 49 Lost Pond Road Sand Plains, Marshes Aroubnd Vehicle 43.6819456385478, -74.6670131106595
10 80 Otter Brook Road Has Trail to Moose River Vehicle 43.6620917920003, -74.7112181918076
11 98 Otter Brook Road Above Moose River on Hill Vehicle 43.6588725644731, -74.6966603409996
11 101 Otter Brook Road Sand Plains Vehicle 43.6564420559443, -74.6938956128147
11 103 Otter Brook Road Sand Plains Vehicle 43.657108724794, -74.6873446316172
12 104 Otter Brook Road Wooded Site Vehicle 43.6560617426567, -74.6832992891923
12 106 Otter Brook Road Wooded Site Vehicle 43.6565121581975, -74.6789913497265
13 110 Otter Brook Road Wooded Site Vehicle 43.6566072628101, -74.6733859460379
13 111 Otter Brook Road Near Otter Brook Bridge Vehicle 43.6539235327721, -74.6747718892435
23 1 Wakely Dam Camping Area Accessible site Vehicle (before gate) 43.7266767212397, -74.474100266424
23 2 Wakely Dam Camping Area Field Camping Vehicle (before gate) 43.7266515010084, -74.4733110730078
23 3 Wakely Dam Camping Area Field Camping Vehicle (before gate) 43.7259595122959, -74.473899965642
23 4 Wakely Dam Camping Area On Driveway to Lake Vehicle (before gate) 43.7260676922081, -74.4742326471903
23 5 Wakely Dam Camping Area On Driveway to Lake Vehicle (before gate) 43.7255637908987, -74.4741751228291
23 6 Wakely Dam Camping Area On Driveway to Lake Vehicle (before gate) 43.7252231337487, -74.4745830371916
23 9 Wakely Dam Camping Area Across bridge Vehicle (before gate) 43.726275356142, -74.4717840349063
23 10 Wakely Dam Camping Area Across bridge Vehicle (before gate) 43.7266308152758, -74.4712600272389
10 82 Otter Brook Road On Moose River Vehicle (driveway) 43.6603083771227, -74.7010353925305
11 84 Otter Brook Road On Moose River Vehicle (driveway) 43.6619962517853, -74.6957783254417
6 120 Natural Rock Dam Road Sand Plains near Red River Vehicle (Opens July) 43.6848543033273, -74.7664253595203
6 122 Natural Rock Dam Road Wooded Site Vehicle (Opens July) 43.684367353989, -74.7717171949716
6 123 Natural Rock Dam Road Wooded Site Vehicle (Opens July) 43.6804228755091, -74.7782951743141
6 124 Natural Rock Dam Road Wooded Site Vehicle (Opens July) 43.6792030487765, -74.7847972548314
7 125 Natural Rock Dam Road Wooded Site Vehicle (Opens July) 43.6783559964111, -74.7880327043169
7 126 Natural Rock Dam Road Wooded Site Vehicle (Opens July) 43.6748535298235, -74.790591643043
7 127 Natural Rock Dam Road Wooded Site Vehicle (Opens July) 43.6739776362472, -74.7910844137006
7 128 Natural Rock Dam Road Wooded Site Vehicle (Opens July) 43.6751413481917, -74.7924842843025
8 129 Natural Rock Dam Road Wooded Site Vehicle (Opens July) 43.6703784784539, -74.7926312803463
8 130 Natural Rock Dam Road Wooded Site Vehicle (Opens July) 43.6666270858056, -74.8019151989726
8 131 Natural Rock Dam Road Wooded Site Vehicle (Opens July) 43.6643581634434, -74.8054154753831
8 132 Natural Rock Dam Road Wooded Site Vehicle (Opens July) 43.6652083016168, -74.8036826184027
5 119A Natural Rock Dam Road Sand Plains near Red River Vehicle (Opens July) 43.6844716021433, -74.7646961785253
6 123A Natural Rock Dam Road Wooded Site Vehicle (Opens July) 43.6802422604152, -74.782965042166
6 124A Natural Rock Dam Road Wooded Site Vehicle (Opens July) 43.6785899888224, -74.7864319884685
6 125A Natural Rock Dam Road Wooded Site Vehicle (Opens July) 43.6776017274889, -74.7902229325712
7 126A Natural Rock Dam Road Wooded Site Vehicle (Opens July) 43.6756110574941, -74.7901645681643
8 129A Natural Rock Dam Road Wooded Site Vehicle (Opens July) 43.6689370211979, -74.7948887917477
8 129AA Natural Rock Dam Road Wooded Site Vehicle (Opens July) 43.6674497436753, -74.7980604042935
8 130A Natural Rock Dam Road Wooded Site Vehicle (Opens July) 43.6661052974262, -74.8016557609016
8 130AA Natural Rock Dam Road Wooded Site Vehicle (Opens July) 43.6669094078356, -74.8007390664074

Payne Mountain with Cedar River Flow Beyond It

The Final Day at Moose River Plains

I thought my Moose River Trip was a pretty good one, even if I ran into some minor issues along the way.

It was a pretty foggy start to my morning when I first woke up with the fog picking up right before eight AM then burning off a little while after the sun rose. While Friday and Saturday nights were fairly chilly the same could not be said about last night. Yesterday was pretty nice paddling along the Cedar River Flow then up on Cedar River to Carry Lean-To, which as the name suggests is close to the end of the navigable waters on the river. Maybe you can “carry” and get to another section of deep enough water but I have my doubts. The leaves along the flow were quite colorful, although the mountains surrounding the flow where already past peak and starting to turn quite brown and gray, with only some deep reds from the maples and greens from the evergreens remaining. It seems ironic that Moose River Plains is already looking like late fall, with the weather still in the 80s. Cool weather, some with a frost in early September made the leaves fall on many of the trees, despite the big warm up of this weekend.

While I don’t know how truly warm it got up here on Sunday — September 24th I should note — my phone said it was 87 degrees by mid afternoon, and the water in the Cedar River wasn’t super cold. I went swimming every day I was up here. The weather this weekend was warmer then it was when I camped up here over the Independence Day Weeekend. So be it.

I got lost in the muck and vegetation looking for the Cedar River, which if your inexperienced paddling or been a while since the last time on the Cedar River Flow can be quite difficult to find. Fortunately I saw a passing kayaker and he gave me verbal advice on how to find the river. I had a topographic map on my phone but it’s only of limited use, because topographic maps are old, and do not reflect the lower lake level since the DEC put in the modern dam in 1969.

There was a dreaded beaver dam on the Cedar River, only a short distance from the entrance from the flow. I am really quite surprised a beaver dam survived the boats crossing the area and the trappers seeking beaver pelts. I guess beaver pelts haven’t been fetching the price they once did, and with less human pressures, beavers are able to build an dam up whatever they want these days.

Coming back over the Beaver Dam the second time, I managed to flip my kayak getting back into it. My smartphone stayed plenty dry in it’s protective bag, but my camera and tackle box got soaked. Well, only briefly, but my camera is drying out and I assume in a day or two it will be fine to power back up again. So for the last day of my trip, I am limited to smartphone pictures.

I haven’t paddled the Cedar River Flow in a while because I have been spending more time up in the western end of Moose River Plains, and it’s a big haul back there. At 15 MPH speed limit, it takes almost an hour. From Wakely Dam to Carry Lean-to, it’s an hour and a half paddle, assuming you find the entrance to the river with ease and don’t stop for an hour for lunch, personal business on the smartphone, and of course updating social media. I know, hah. But there is good AT&T GSM access from the upper end of Cedar River Flow, especially near Campsite 6. That’s not as common in much of the Moose River Recreation Area.

Driving to the Cedar River Flow from the camping area in the western part of the Moose River Plains near Helldiver is an hour long proposition, which is why I haven’t spent much time there lately. I’ve also been spending more time exploring things around Inlet, in part because I like being able to check my phone to see if any family or work things come on up. I also get a bit tired of all those bumpy miles of 15 MPH road, especially now that I know Cedar River – Limekiln Lake Road like the back of my hand.

I cooked up some beef, cheese and chilies, and had some more burritos with Corona beer. After a few beers, with the hot sun all day, the five hours of paddling, I watched the fire for a bit then I retired for the night. I was probably in bed by nine. Which seems silly, as it was it was a pleasant evening with billions of stars above and temperatures in the 60s, but I felt like I needed toothpicks to keep my eyes open. I’ve also been trying to get more sleep these days.

In the past few years, I’ve camped up at Moose River Plains but it’s been at least two years since I camped in the plains formal — the area where the campsites are sand, the canopies are open and the surrounding area is quite swampy. The reason for not camping up here is quite simple — the bugs can be quite horrific during the spring and early summer — while the surrounding wooded sites tend to be bug free or have much fewer mosquitoes. It can be like night or day, especially in black fly season.

That said the “plains” campsites just are a special place to camp at with the big starry skies above in the remote country. I really enjoyed campsite 80, and should try to make sure to camp up here more often.

Broke camp before ten, walked down to the Moose River. Cooked up biscuits in the camp oven, took down the flags, put away the gear, hung out the wet stuff to dry, worked on the blog post, and once the fog burnt off it was a beautiful but rapidly warming morning as the leaves continued to fall.

First tried my hand at fishing the Moose River from the path behind my campsite, then I drove to the bridge over the Moose River and fished under there. Caught nothing. Hiked back from the Squaw Lake parking area first to Muskrat Pond and then to Indian Lake, that is the one in the southwestern most part of Moose River Plains. Nice hike, although at this point some of the colors are already done. Other places, less color. It varies a lot with elevation. But regardless the weather on this extended weekend has been amazing.

I tell you there aren’t many 80 degree days during the last week of September in the Adirondacks. It was nice sitting down by the lake with a fishing pole, even if I only caught a few bullheads. No mosquitoes which was nice too. And I almost slipped and fell in the lake which honestly today wouldn’t have been the worse thing. They’ve removed most of the signs and tables from the old campsites along the closed portion of Indian Lake Road, even if it’s in better condition than the open portion. The open portion of Indian Lake Road has been beat to shit by trucks and cars due to it being so wet and rainy this summer. Good colors along the road though. Definitely a beautiful day, not too humid with a lot of fair weather clouds.

Apparently I don’t have cell service up at Indian Lake or Muskrat Pond with my GSM phone like my old CDMA model. That’s fine but I do like to check in with the world from time to time. Oh well, by the time you read this I will be back in cellphone range.

I was looking at the map and thinking I have never hiked back to the Indian River. IΒ didn’t have time today but I should add that to my list for next summer. Also hiking back to Cellar Pond by Cellar Monument now that the DEC has a big sign announcing the trail and they’ve blocked off the old dirt track used by hunters to drive down that way. I always go to the same places at Moose River Plains, I should explore new places.

After visiting Muskrat Pond, Indian Lake, and Squaw Lake I made it back to my truck closer to four PM then three. And I was at the Inlet gate around five, when I stopped and put the front and back ropes back on the kayak, and headed back via Old Forge.I didn’t feel like driving all the way back through Moose River Plains to Indian Lake, and heck, I haven’t been back via NY 28 in a long time.

Driving back through Inlet and Old Forge was really quiet. It was nice to be on the nice smooth black top, after driving over Indian Lake Road, the little used and little maintained section between the Falls Pond and Squaw Lake Trailhead was particularly rough. The sound of windshield washer fluid hitting the kayak on NY 28 made me pull over, but it was just that noise, the kayak was riding fine. But in general it seemed like all of the roads at Moose River Plains were rougher then usual after such a wet summer, with some heavy rains eroding away the roads and vehicles giving the road a good pounding in spots.Β Β I thought there was a McDonalds in Old Forge where I could get a milk shake, but I couldn’t find it.

NY 28 except for the small towns is really a good road, if not boring. The DOT has straightened and improved much of the road except through the small towns. Without summer vacationer traffic and being a weekday, there was very little traffic. I always like that section of NY 28 when it meets up with NY 12 south of Alder Creek, and becomes a four lane, but I think people always seem to speed on it and there are always cops watching for speeders. But the scenery is nice along this section of the road, looking down at the Mohawk Valley and the rough farm country, and swamp land of the greater Remsen area. I always find the rocky, rough farms cut into the mountains to be much more interesting to look at then the lush, more heavily capitalized and better maintained farms of the lush alluvial valleys you see in some parts of the state. The Tug Hill, in it’s upper elevations is a rough country, with lots of snow, and very hardy people. A big black F-350 Harvey Davidson edition passed by with Agriculture plates, and I had to think, “he must do some good shit, “no pun intended”.

Drove down to Poland and Middleville via NY 28. I like this part of NY 28 even if the villages are pokey, just because it’s pretty along the East Canada Creek. I should try my hand trout fishing there one spring — I just got to find a good place to camp up that way — it’s a bit of a trip for a day trip from Albany in my opinion. Middleville is quite the quaint little town, reminding me of what America used to be like.

Then it was down to NY 169 to Little Falls from Herkimer. I like this section of road, even though it’s hilly, because it’s quite beautiful. I like seeing the farms and valleys, and a landscape that works but isn’t that perfect, and still somewhat rough. Drove through Little Falls, a nice little but struggling city that has much potential. Yeah, I was there last weekemd at Moss Island, then onwards toward the Thruway. Stopped at Fink Basin Road to tighten the kayak on the roof of my truck.

Right before getting on the Thruway, I decided to shun pike some more, and take NY 5S from the Little Falls exit to Canjahoharie. I don’t like having to drive through Fort Plain and then Canjahoharie before getting onto he Thruway, but so be it. I do like that section of NY 5S high above the valley though. Some farms in the valleys haven’t cut silage yet due to the high temperatures (more growing seasons, more yields) and lack of frost.

When I got to Fort Plain I almost stopped at the Red Dragon Chinese place. I like Chinese and they tend to be inexpensive. People always think small town Chinese places are bad, but actually some can be pretty good, especially if families are trying to make a living in a place with few other options. I liked the Chinese I got in Canastota when I was working there, but then again, I got awful tasting Chinese food in North Syracuse. I don’t know, I passed as it was getting dark and I wanted to get home.

When I got on the Thruway at Canjahoharie it was getting pretty dark. My eyes were watering up and I ended up stopping at the rest area outside of Amsterdam. Took a piss and washed my hands good — nice bathrooms — then went into my truck and cleaned off my contacts and reinstered them. That made the rest of the drive easier.

Got home around 8 PM and things unpacked, well mostly so, before the heat started to get to me. Then I took a shower, and finished up this blog post. And here we are now.

My current smartphone isn’t as good at picking up distant radio channels and I didn’t play with it much so I missed hearing the news during my extended weekend trip at Moose River Plains. I doubt I missed much, most of the things in the news don’t effect me much. I’m sure my political Facebook friends will post plenty of memes to fill me in on what I’ve been missing.

Past and Present Management Of Moose River Plains

Today’s fodder was is an excerpt from “Moose River Plains Wild Forest Revised Draft Unit Management Plan/Draft Generic Environmental Impact Statement ‐ July 2010”, Appendix III, a NYS Department of Conservation Document that is in the public domain. As the DEC will probably eventually remove this from the internet, and because it is only in PDF I have decided to share it in the entirity in this blog post.

I have added some pictures I’ve taken over the years at Moose River Plains. I hope you find this interesting and helpful. – Andy

Past and Present Management Of Moose River Plains.
As Written By NYSDEC, Revised Draft Unit Management Plan

The State acquired an original tract of 9,000 acres in the heart of what is now the MRPWF before 1900. In 1948 the Conservation Department issued a permit allowing Gould Paper Company to use an existing wagon road known as the Kenwell Road to haul timber across State lands and to maintain a gate at the end of the road near Limekiln Lake to prevent public access. The Department acquired 15,710 acres surrounding Limekiln Lake from Gould in 1960, then another Gould parcel encompassing Lost Ponds and containing approximately 1,803 acres in 1962. An individual owner sold the State a parcel of 356 acres including Beaver Lake in 1963. The majority of what is now the MRPWF and the northern part of the West Canada Lake Wilderness was added to the Forest Preserve in 1963 when Gould Paper Company sold the State a tract of 50,970 acres stretching from Horn Lake on the west to Manbury Mountain on the east. Major subsequent additions included 602 acres surrounding Wakely Dam and the north end of Cedar River Flow from Finch, Pruyn and Company in 1964 and two large parcels acquired from International Paper Company: the 1,120‐acre Cellar Mountain parcel in 1986 and a tract of 9,925 acres south of Wakely Mountain in 1988. The larger parcel was acquired subject to a 1987 easement conveyed by IP to Hamilton County for the maintenance of the four miles of Cedar River Road which crossed the parcel. Appendix 25 contains an acquisition map.

A small parcel was acquired in 1981 along Route 28. This acquisition included access to the shore of Fourth Lake. However, there is no potential to develop any water access at this location. Appendix 15 contains a deed and sketch map for this parcel.

Moose River Plains Overview

After this major acquisition, the Department took an active approach to the management of the area then referred to as the Moose River Recreation Area, a name which reflected the intent behind the purchase. From the beginning, the Department pursued the development of an extensive road system to provide public access to the remote interior for hunting, trapping, fishing and camping. An early Department report indicated that there were about 178 miles of primary gravel roads and an equal extent of secondary and winter roads throughout the former Gould lands. However none of the roads was suitable for public motor vehicle use without significant improvement. Minutes to a meeting of Department staff on December 9, 1963 included an estimated cost of $25,000 for the annual maintenance of 50 miles of roads and bridges. Starting in 1964, Division of Fish and Wildlife staff used heavy equipment to improve roads initially identified for public use. When the area first was opened to the public on October 23, 1964, the road connecting the Limekiln and Cedar River entrances had just been cleared by bulldozer, but remained difficult to traverse. In addition to the LLCR Road, the Rock Dam Road, Otter Brook Road and Sly Pond Loop were open to public use by permit for a total of about 30 miles. Fifty‐six parking areas were established along the road system. At the entrance gates, cars were assigned parking areas and travel was allowed only to and from those areas. The public were four‐wheel drive vehicles or tire chains. Pickups with slip‐on campers were permitted from the start, but because the roads were not yet suitable, trailers were not permitted.

Speed Limit 15 MPH

In a road plan adopted in 1965, roads to be designated were divided into three categories. Twenty‐two miles would be first priority roads, open to all traffic; 30.5 miles would be second priority roads open only to fourwheel drive vehicles; and 7.5 miles would be administrative roads restricted to use by Department staff for crossing private property. In the first years after the area was opened to the public, access remained difficult because of the effects of weather on road conditions. In the summer of 1965, work needed to make the roads passable delayed opening until July 1. In order to minimize fire danger and facilitate the disposal of trash, the public was allowed to camp only in areas adjacent to the roads and for a maximum of 3 days. Trash receptacles eventually were provided at most campsites and Department staff collected trash twice a week through the 1970s. The trash was deposited at a dump site south of the LLCR Road east of Helldiver Pond.

Helldiver Pond in Evening

The road crew worked steadily year by year to improve the roads with the intention of ultimately allowing them to be traveled safely by cars. After the extensive logging by Gould, especially after the 1950 Blowdown, much of the area was occupied by thick low vegetation, the tops of harvested and wind‐thrown trees. Foot travel was difficult. To allow hunters to more easily travel through more remote areas in search of game, Fish and Wildlife staff used a bulldozer to clear and extend logging roads and skid trails to serve as foot trails, starting in the late 1960s. Trails cleared in this way include routes to Mitchell Ponds, Bear Pond, Lost Ponds, Cellar Pond, Beaver Lake, Sly Pond and Squaw Lake, as well as those along Benedict Creek and Butter Brook. A number of routes cleared at that time are now within the West Canada Lake Wilderness, including the trails to Horn Lake and Falls Pond. Many of the cleared routes extended beyond the trails currently marked and maintained. A map prepared by Jack Harnish, a member of the crew that did the trail clearing work, is on file with the Department.

Direction Sign at The Big T Junction

The minutes of the December 9, 1963 Department staff meeting mentioned above included in the list of recommendations for the operation of the area that the Department should establish several small camping areas to include table, fireplace and latrine throughout the area adjacent to the roads where parties can park and camp. By 1965 the Department began constructing campsites and installing fireplaces, picnic tables and privies, which were built in a field just west of the Cedar River entrance. At each suitable location along the road system, a bulldozer was used to make a short access driveway and level an area where a car or pickup truck could park and camp. A number of campsites were created at former log landings. Many of the areas originally intended as roadside parking areas later were converted to campsites. Campsite construction was completed by the late 1960s.

Campsite 55

Because of the importance of the Plains as a deer wintering area, the Departments game management staff began studying the area in 1931. Hunting and fishing advocates such as the Adirondack Conservation Council supported the acquisition of the Plains and the development of its roads, trails and campsites for hunting and fishing access. In 1965 and 1966 with federal Pittman‐Robertson Act funding, 30 log landings were graded for hunter parking access and 30,000 trees were planted in the Plains area as an experiment intended to provide winter deer shelter.

Tall Pines in the Plains

In 1965 housing was constructed for the Limekiln and Cedar River gatekeepers. The possibility of a use fee was discussed, but no fee was charged during the early years. During the 1976 season the Department charged a fee of $1.50 or $2.00 per car. A subsequent assessment determined that most of the revenue generated by the fee was offset by the costs of staffing and administration. The fee was discontinued the following year.

Entrance to Moose River Plains

Work to clear hunter access trails by bulldozer continued for a few years. However, after repeated incidents of public motor vehicle travel on these trails, 16 barriers were installed in 1970, and motor vehicles no longer were used to maintain the trails. Also in 1970, the original road plan was changed to close 22.5 miles of the original III. Management and Policy Moose River Plains Wild Forest Revised Draft Unit Management Plan/Draft Generic Environmental Impact Statement ‐ July 2010 67 30.5 miles of secondary roads to the public and retain them as administrative roads. The other 8 miles, consisting of the beginning of the Otter Brook truck trail and the road to the Indian River, were upgraded to primary roads and the gate at the Otter Brook bridge was removed.

Otter Brook Bridge is Closed

As work progressed over the years and the condition of the road system improved, the Department relaxed restrictions on the types of vehicles the public could drive. In the late 1960s the Department decided to allow motorhomes up to 22 feet long to travel the roads through big game hunting season, as long as they had tire chains. It was thought that they were less likely to get stuck than vehicles towing camping trailers, which the Department continued to prohibit. However, pressure to allow trailers began early and continued to grow. After Department staff conducted an assessment of the roads and determined that they had been sufficiently improved, they decided to allow trailers beginning around 1980.

For several years after the Department first erected wood signs in the MRPWF, they were repeatedly damaged by black bears. To prevent further destruction, metal signs were installed in 1975.

6.5 Miles to Lost Pond

A detailed Department map prepared in 1977 shows 222 campsite and parking area locations along the road system. The map provides an inventory of the structures at each site, showing the prevalence of fireplaces, picnic tables and privies at the time. Twenty sites were closed in 1980 after the reclassification of the southwestern portion of the area to wilderness, when the road to the Indian River was gated at Indian Lake. The campsites were not given numbers on the ground until the 1980s. A number of original sites that had fallen into disuse were bypassed when the numbers were assigned, so that in 2008 there are 170 numbered sites. In 2006 sites 7, 34, 66, 73, 90, 119a, 130 , and site 1 at Cedar River Flow were modified and designated as accessible sites.

In recent years, maintenance activities have focused on keeping the road system in passable condition, replacing inadequate culverts and trail maintenance. In 2001, four gravel pits were reclaimed and replanted.

Warning! Road Washed Out

In 1996 an engineering evaluation was completed for the public motor vehicle roads in the unit. The report focused on 8 major and 12 minor culvert problem areas and made recommendations for replacing existing culverts with new structures of sufficient capacity to handle a design storm of 100‐year occurrence probability with a snowmelt allowance. Between 2000 and 2005, 11 of the 12 minor sites, with the exception of site 10B, were addressed and site 5A of the major sites is the only one complete. The report and an updated status can be found in Appendix 22.

Straight Thru the Plains

In 1974, jurisdiction over approximately one acre of State land was transferred from the Hudson River‐Black River Regulating District to the Department for use as a canoe access site on Sixth Lake. In 1986, the Department transferred jurisdiction of 6.41 acres of State land along Sagamore Road to DOT. This parcel encompasses an old sand pit and was transferred so that DOT could relocate their maintenance facility from an area immediately adjacent to State Route 28 to a more screened location. DEC reserved the right to use gravel from this site, as long as it did not interfere with the DOT facility. Currently DOT does not use the site, but may use it at some time in the future.

Moose River Plains Overview

When the Moose River Recreation Area was first opened to the public, use levels were relatively high. During big game hunting season in 1964, 2,021 vehicles with 5,764 passengers signed in. Though the area originally was purchased and developed for use by hunters, trappers and anglers, the first 10‐day report filed after the 1965 opening on July 1 indicated that 75 percent of visitors were campers and sight‐seers. In 1966, 7,809 people signed in as anglers and 23,408 camper‐days were recorded during big game hunting season, about 6,000 of which were recorded for campsites beyond the Otter Brook bridge. Big game hunters were very successful in the early years, harvesting 373 deer and 15 bear in 1966 and a high of 404 deer in 1968. Deer harvest levels declined sharply after 1969, with 77 harvested in 1970 and 11 in 1971. Since the 1970s the number of deer taken by hunters has increased and in recent years harvest numbers have nearly returned to the levels recorded in the 1960s. The MRPWF remains popular with hunters, trappers and anglers.

Thunderstorm Coming to the Plains

Early management included the adoption of a number of regulations in 1972. These regulations, which still apply to public use of the area, require visitors to register at the Cedar River and Limekiln entrances, require the use of tire chains after October 1 except on 4‐wheel drive vehicles, prohibit snowmobile operation during the big game hunting season and prohibit the use of motorcycles and motorized bicycles. Current conditions may warrant the elimination of the registration requirement and the prohibition against motorcycle use.