- Street Mountain (New York)
Infobox Mountain
Name = Street Mountain
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Elevation = convert|1265|m|ft|-1|lk=on [Summit elevation between 1,260 and 1,270 m. ]
Prominence = convert|390|m|ft|-1|abbr=on [Key col elevation between 870 and 880 m, atIndian Pass . ]
Location = Essex County,New York
Range =Street Range
Coordinates = coord|44|10.76|N|74|1.63|W |type:mountain_region:US |display=inline,title
Topographic
USGS "Ampersand Lake"
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Listing =Adirondack High Peaks Street Mountain is a
mountain located in Essex County,New York , named afterAlfred Billings Street (1811–1881), a poet and New York State Librarian. The mountain is the high point of theStreet Range of theAdirondack Mountains .Street's northeast ridge isNye Mountain .Street Mountain stands within the watershed of the
Saint Lawrence River , which drains into theGulf of Saint Lawrence .The southeast, east, and northeast slopes of Street Mtn. drain into the northern Indian Pass Brook, thence into the West Branch of the Ausable River, andLake Champlain , thence intoCanada 'sRichelieu River , and the Saint Lawrence River.The north and northwest slopes of Street Mtn. drain into theheadwaters of theChubb River , thence into the Ausable's West Branch.The west end of Street Mtn. drains into the northern Moose Creek, and thence into the Cold River, theRaquette River , and the Saint Lawrence River in Canada.The southwest slopes of Street Mtn. drain into Roaring Brook, thence into Duck Hole pond, the source of the Cold River.Street Mountain is within the
High Peaks Wilderness Area of New York'sAdirondack Park .Notes
See also
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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=6015 Peakbagger.com: Street Mountain]
* [http://www.summitpost.org/mountain/rock/150713/street-mountain.html Summitpost.org: Street Mountain]
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