Noonmark Mountain
Appearance
Noonmark Mountain | |
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Highest point | |
Elevation | 3,556 ft (1,084 m) |
Prominence | 790 ft (240 m)[1] |
Coordinates | 44°07′43.4″N 73°46′21.2″W / 44.128722°N 73.772556°W |
Geography | |
Location | Keene, New York, U.S. |
Parent range | Adirondacks |
Topo map | USGS Keene Valley |
Climbing | |
Easiest route | Stimson Trail |
Noonmark Mountain is a 3,556-foot (1,084 m) mountain near
prominent peak provides 360-degree views, including the Great Range, the Dix Range, Giant Mountain, the Ausable River valley, and the village of Keene
. When seen from the nearby hamlet of Keene Valley, where it dominates the view, the peak of Noonmark Mountain is more or less directly beneath the sun at mid-day.
There are two trails up the mountain. The Felix Adler Trail, named for Dr.
Ethical Culture Society and a hiker who spent summers in St. Huberts, near the start of the trail.[2] The Stimson Trail is named for Henry L. Stimson, who scouted the original trail, and who served as Secretary of State under Herbert Hoover and Secretary of War under Franklin D. Roosevelt.[3]
![](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/03/Noonmark_from_the_Stimson_Trail.jpg/220px-Noonmark_from_the_Stimson_Trail.jpg)
References
- Key colelevation between 840 and 850 m.
- ISBN 1-931951-05-5
- ^ ibid., p. 89.