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Esther Mountain
Whiteface (left), Esther (right), from Hurricane
Highest point
Elevation	4,240 ft (1,290 m) NGVD 29
Listing	Adirondack High Peaks 28th
Coordinates	44°23′13″N 73°53′24″W / 44.3869916°N 73.8898673°W / 44.3869916; -73.8898673
Geography
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Location	Wilmington, Essex County, New York, U.S.
Parent range	Adirondack Mountains
Topo map	USGS Wilmington
Climbing
First ascent	1839 by Esther McComb

Esther Mountain is a mountain in the Adirondacks in the U.S. state of New York. It is the 28th-highest of the Adirondack High Peaks, with an elevation of 4,240 feet (1,290 m). The mountain is located in the town of Wilmington in Essex County, and is the northernmost of the High Peaks. It was the only High Peak named for a woman until 2014, having been named in honor of Esther McComb, who made the first recorded climb to the summit in 1839, at age 15; at the time she was attempting to climb the adjacent Whiteface Mountain from the north. A tablet commemorating her ascent was placed at the summit of the mountain by the Adirondack Forty-Sixerss in 1939. The name Esther Mountain first appeared in print in 1865.

The summit of Esther Mountain can be hiked to on the Wilmington Trail and an unmarked trail. The Wilmington Trail begins on the Whiteface Mountain Veterans Memorial Highway (NY 431) and continues to the summit of Whiteface Mountain. This trail intersects with the unmarked path to the summit of Esther Mountain 3.4 miles (5.5 km) from the trailhead. The summit is located 1.2 miles (1.9 km) from the intersection, for a total distance of 4.6 miles (7.4 km). The Wilmington Trail can also be reached from the Marble Mountain Trail, which begins at another parking lot on New York State Route 86. The two trails intersect 1.8 miles (2.9 km) from the Marble Mountain trailhead and 1.3 miles (2.1 km) from the Wilmington trailhead, adding 0.5 miles (0.80 km) to the total length of the route to Esther.

Climate

See also

• List of mountains in New York
• Northeast 111 4,000-footers
  • Adirondack Forty-sixers

References

1. Goodwin, Tony, ed. (2021). Adirondack trails. High peaks region (15th ed.). Adirondack Mountain Club. pp. 286–287. ISBN 9780998637181.
2. "The Peaks – Adirondack 46ers". adk46er.org. Retrieved May 29, 2024.
3. "Esther Mountain". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior.
4. ^ Carson, Russell M. L. (1927). Peaks and People of the Adirondacks. Garden City: Doubleday. pp. 96–97. ISBN 9781404751200.
5. ^ Goodwin, Tony, ed. (2021). Adirondack trails. High peaks region (15th ed.). Adirondack Mountain Club. pp. 152–153. ISBN 9780998637181.
6. "PRISM Climate Group, Oregon State University". PRISM Climate Group, Oregon State University. Retrieved October 26, 2023. To find the table data on the PRISM website, start by clicking Coordinates (under Location); copy Latitude and Longitude figures from top of table; click Zoom to location; click Precipitation, Minimum temp, Mean temp, Maximum temp; click 30-year normals, 1991-2020; click 800m; click Retrieve Time Series button.

External links

• "Esther Mountain, New York". Peakbagger.com.
• "Esther Mountain". SummitPost.org.
• Hiking Esther Mountain | PureAdirondacks.com

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