The High Peaks are a group of 46 prominent mountains that were believed to be the tallest within the Adirondack Park during the early 20th Century. A number of hikers, known as “Fourty-Sixers,” have successfully climbed to the top of all 46 classified High Peaks.


Marcy: 5,344 ft.

Algonquin: 5,114 ft.

Haystack: 4,960 ft.

Skylight: 4,926 ft.

Whiteface: 4,867 ft.

Dix: 4,857 ft.

Gray: 4,840 ft.

Iroquois Peak: 4,840 ft.

Basin: 4,826 ft.

Gothics: 4,736 ft.

Colden: 4,714 ft.

Giant: 4,627 ft.

Nippletop: 4,620 ft.

Santanoni: 4,607 ft.

Redfield: 4,606 ft.

Wright Peak: 4,580 ft.

Saddleback: 4,515 ft.

Panther: 4,442 ft.

TableTop: 4,427 ft.

Rocky Peak: 4,420 ft.

Macomb: 4,405 ft.

Armstrong: 4,400 ft.

Hough: 4,400 ft.

Seward: 4,361 ft.

Marshall: 4,360 ft.

Allen: 4,340 ft.

Big Slide: 4,240 ft.

Esther: 4,240

Upper Wolf Jaw: 4,185 ft.

Lower Wolf Jaw: 4,175 ft.

Street: 4,166 ft.

Phelps: 4,161 ft.

Donaldson: 4,140 ft.

Seymour: 4,120 ft.

Sawteeth: 4,100 ft.

Cascade: 4,098 ft.

South Dix: 4,060 ft.

Porter: 4,059 ft.

Colvin: 4,057 ft.

Emmons: 4,040 ft.

Dial: 4,020 ft.

Grace Peak: 4,012 ft.

Blake Peak: 3,960 ft.

Cliff: 3,960 ft.

Nye: 3,895 ft.

Couchsachraga: 3,820 ft.

The 192,685 acre High Peaks Wilderness Area, which is mostly located within the Towns of Keene and North Elba in northwestern Essex County.