Phelps Mountain (New York)
- Phelps Mountain (New York)
Infobox Mountain
Name = Phelps Mountain
Photo =
Caption =
Elevation = convert|1268|m|ft|0|lk=on
Prominence = convert|60|m|ft|-1|abbr=on [Key col elevation between 1,200 and 1,210 m.]
Location = Essex County, New York
Range = Adirondack Mountains
Coordinates = coord|44|9.42|N|73|55.29|W |type:mountain_region:US |display=inline,title
Topographic
USGS "Keene Valley"
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First ascent =
Easiest route =
Listing = Adirondack High Peaks
Phelps Mountain is a mountain located in Essex County, New York. The mountain is named after Orson Schofield "Old Mountain" Phelps (1817–1905), who cut the first trail up Mount Marcy and named several of the Adirondack peaks.Phelps Mountain is flanked to the southeast by Tabletop Mountain.
Phelps Mountain stands within the watershed of the West Branch of the Ausable River, which drains into Lake Champlain, thence into Canada's Richelieu River, the Saint Lawrence River, and into the Gulf of Saint Lawrence.The south side of Phelps Mtn. drains into Phelps Brook, thence into Marcy Brook, and the Ausable's West Branch.The northwest side of Phelps Mtn. drains into Pelkey Brook, thence into Marcy Brook.The northeast side of Phelps drains into Klondike Brook, thence into Marcy Brook.
Phelps Mountain is within the High Peaks Wilderness Area of the Adirondack State Park.
Notes
See also
* Phelps Mountain
* 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=6039 Peakbagger.com: Phelps Mountain]
* [http://www.summitpost.org/mountain/rock/150567/phelps-mountain.html Summitpost.org: Phelps Mountain]
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