Cascade Mountain (New York)
| Cascade Mountain | |
|---|---|
 Cascade Mountain, from Porter Mountain | |
| Highest point | |
| Elevation | 4,098 ft (1,249 m) NGVD 29[1] |
| Listing | Adirondack High Peaks 36th[2] |
| Coordinates | 44°13′07″N 73°51′38″W / 44.21861°N 73.86056°W[3] |
| Geography | |
  Cascade Mountain Location of Cascade Mountain within New York  Cascade Mountain Cascade Mountain (the United States) | |
| Location | Keene, New York, U.S. |
| Parent range | Adirondacks |
| Topo map | USGS Keene Valley |
| Climbing | |
| First ascent | 1872, by Lon Pierce (first recorded)[4] |
| Easiest route | Hike |
Cascade Mountain is a mountain in the Adirondacks in the U.S. state of New York. It is the 36th-highest of the Adirondack High Peaks, with an elevation of 4,098 feet (1,249 m). The mountain is located in the town of Keene in Essex County. Prior to 1860, the mountain was named "Long Pond Mountain" for a pond located at its base. Long Pond was divided by a landslide shortly after 1860, and the divided ponds were named "Edmund's Ponds" until 1878, when Sidney and Warren Weston built a hotel in between the two ponds. They renamed the ponds the "Cascade Lakes", after a waterfall flowing down the mountain in the path of the landslide, and Long Pond Mountain was renamed to Cascade Mountain.[4] The earliest recorded ascent was made in 1872 by a trapper named Lon Pierce.[4]
A trail to the summit of Cascade Mountain begins on New York State Route 73, 6.8 miles (10.9 km) from the center of Keene and 4.5 miles (7.2 km) from the Adirondak Loj road. The trail continues 2.4 miles (3.9 km) and ascends 1,940 feet (590 m) to the bare rocky peak, which offers views of many other High Peaks and the Champlain Valley.[5] Cascade is one of the most popular hikes in the Adirondacks, and regularly faces issues with overcrowding at the summit and overflowing parking,[5][6] which motivated a decision to replace the existing trail with a longer, 4.3 miles (6.9 km) trail, beginning at the Mount Van Hoevenberg trailhead.[7] As of 2025, the new trail remains under construction.[8]
Gallery
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View of Porter (left), Big Slide (middle) and, from left to right in the background, Armstrong, Gothics, Saddleback from Cascade Mountain. -
South-east view on Blueberry Mountain from Cascade Mountain. -
Top of the Cascade Mountain. -
Ascension to the Summit Rock.
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Notes
[edit]- ^ Goodwin, Tony, ed. (2021). Adirondack trails. High peaks region (15th ed.). Adirondack Mountain Club. pp. 286–287. ISBN 9780998637181.
- ^ "The Peaks – Adirondack 46ers". adk46er.org. Retrieved May 30, 2024.
- ^ "Cascade Mountain". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior. Retrieved May 30, 2024.
- ^ a b c Carson, Russell M. L. (1927). Peaks and People of the Adirondacks. Garden City: Doubleday. pp. 205–207. ISBN 9781404751200.
- ^ a b Goodwin, Tony, ed. (2021). Adirondack trails. High peaks region (15th ed.). Adirondack Mountain Club. pp. 160–161. ISBN 9780998637181.
- ^ Russell, Emily (August 14, 2023). "Hiker traffic intensifies on Cascade, ADK summit stewards focus on education". NCPR. Retrieved March 15, 2025.
- ^ Crowley, Peter (October 5, 2017). "New trail to Cascade Mountain cuts through private land". Adirondack Daily Enterprise. Retrieved March 15, 2025.
- ^ Matson, Zachary (January 10, 2025). "APA approves planned upgrades to Mt. Van Ho sliding track, mountain bike course". Adirondack Explorer. Retrieved March 15, 2025.
External links
[edit]- Backcountry information for Adirondack Park at dec.ny.gov
- Cascade Mountain hiking guide at lakeplacid.com
- Cascade Mountain hiking guide at letsgoplayoutside.com
- Cascade Mountain geography at peakbagger.com
- Cascade Mountain description at summitpost.org
