South Dix

Infobox Mountain
Name = South Dix
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Elevation = convert|1240|m|ft|-1|lk=on [Summit elevation between 1,240 and 1,250 m on topo map; given as 1,237 m on summitpost webpage, and as 1,242 on USGS webpage. ]
Prominence = convert|60|m|ft|-1|abbr=on [Key col elevation between 1,180 and 1,190 m.]
Location = Essex County, New York
Range = Dix Range
Coordinates = coord|44|3.61|N|73|46.46|W |type:mountain_region:US |display=inline,title
Topographic
USGS "Mount Marcy"
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Listing = Adirondack High Peaks

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), [cite web
url= http://www.summitpost.org/list/176935/northeast-115.html
title= Northeast 115
date= Oct 10, 2007 | publisher= Summitpost.org
accessdate= 2007-11-01 ] author of "Peaks and People of the Adirondacks". [cite web
url= http://www.adk46r.org/Grace%20Spring%2004.html
title= Grace Peak Committee Report Spring 2004
date= 12 Jul 04 | author= Doug Arnold and Sue Franklin
accessdate= 2007-11-01 ] South Dix is flanked to the northeast by 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.

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See also

* List of mountains in New York
* Northeast 111 4,000-footers
* Adirondack High Peaks
* Adirondack Forty-Sixers

External links

* [http://www.peakbagger.com/peak.aspx?pid=6091 Peakbagger.com: South Dix]
* [http://www.summitpost.org/mountain/rock/150685/south-dix.html Summitpost.org: South Dix]
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