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Mount Colden

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1 437 m

Elevation

Elevation is the altitude of a place
above sea level.

271 m

Prominence

Peak’s prominence is the least
vertical to be covered to get from the
summit to any other higher terrain.

Proportional Prominence 896 m

AHP46

The 46 Adirondack High Peaks

About

Mount Colden is a mountain in the Adirondacks in the U.S. state of New York. It is the eleventh-highest peak in New York, with an elevation of 4,714 feet (1,437 m), and one of the 46 High Peaks in Adirondack Park. It is located in the town of Keene in Essex County. The peak is named after David C. Colden, an investor in the McIntyre Iron Works at Tahawus. The mountain is known for the Trap Dike on its west face, which forms a large crevice running up the mountain that can be clearly seen from Avalanche Lake. The summit of the mountain can be reached by two hiking trails, which are frequently combined to form a circuit through Avalanche Pass, or by climbing the Trap Dike. The summit is in an alpine tundra zone above the treeline, and offers views of surrounding mountains and lakes.

There's a hiking trail (T2) called Mount Colden Trail leading to the summit. Mount Colden is one of the 1 peaks along the Mount Colden Trail.

By elevation Mount Colden is

# 16 out of 1601 in Adirondack Park
# 16 out of 3825 in New York
# 15 out of 126 in High Peaks Wilderness
# 16 out of 591 in Essex County
# 7 out of 24 in the Marcy Group
# 16 out of 1678 in the Adirondack Mountains

By prominence Mount Colden is

# 20 out of 126 in High Peaks Wilderness
# 43 out of 591 in Essex County
# 4 out of 24 in the Marcy Group