- Santanoni Peak
:"Santanoni is also the name of the
Santanoni Preserve , the 13,000-acre once-private preserve that contained Santanoni Peak."Infobox Mountain
Name = Santanoni Peak
Photo = Santanoni Peak seen from ridge.jpg
Caption = Santanoni seen from ridge between Santanoni and Times Square
Elevation = convert|1404|m|ft|0|lk=on
Prominence = convert|740|m|ft|-1|abbr=on [Key col elevation between 660 and 670 m.]
Location = Essex County,New York
Range =Santanoni Mountains
Coordinates = coord|44|4.95|N|74|7.87|W |type:mountain_region:US |display=inline,title
Topographic
USGS "Santanoni Peak"
Type = |Age =
First ascent = 1866, by Dave Hunter and Theodore Davis
Easiest route =
Listing =Adirondack High Peaks Santanoni Peak is a
mountain located in Essex County,New York . The mountain is part of theSantanoni Mountains of the Adirondacks.The mountain's name is believed to be anAbenaki derivative of "Saint Anthony"; the first French fur traders and missionaries having named the area for Saint Anthony of Padua. cite web
url= http://www.masterpieces.com/trivia.htm
title= "Peaks and People of the Adirondacks"
first= Russell M.L. | last= Carson | authorlink= Russell M.L. Carson | year= 1927
work= |publisher= |pages=
accessdate= 2007-11-07] Santanoni Peak is flanked to the north byPanther Peak , and to the southwest by Little Santanoni Mountain.The east slopes of Santanoni Peak drain into the eastern Santanoni Brook, thence into Henderson Lake, the source of the
Hudson River , and intoNew York Bay .The south end of Santanoni Peak drains into the southern Santanoni Brook, thence into Newcomb Lake, the Newcomb River, and the Hudson River.The southwest side of Santanoni drains into Ermine Brook, thence into Moose Creek, the Cold River, theRaquette River , theSaint Lawrence River inCanada , and into theGulf of Saint Lawrence .The west slopes of Santanoni drain into Calahan Brook, thence into Moose Creek.Santanoni Peak is within the
High Peaks Wilderness Area of New York'sAdirondack Park .Notes
See also
*
List of mountains in New York
*Northeast 111 4,000-footers
*Adirondack High Peaks
*Adirondack Forty-Sixers Gallery
External links
* [http://www.peakbagger.com/peak.aspx?pid=6008 Peakbagger.com: Santanoni Peak]
* [http://www.summitpost.org/mountain/rock/150693/santanoni-peak.html Summitpost.org: Santanoni Peak]
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