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| Mount Colvin | |
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 Mt. Colvin seen from Lower Ausable Lake | |
| Highest point | |
| Elevation | 4,080 ft (1,240 m) [1] |
| Prominence | 750 ft (230 m) [2] |
| Listing | Adirondack High Peaks 39th |
| Coordinates | 44°05′38″N 73°50′04″W / 44.09389°N 73.83444°W |
| Geography | |
  Mount Colvin Location of Mount Colvin within New York  Mount Colvin Mount Colvin (the United States) | |
| Location | Keene, New York, U.S. |
| Parent range | Adirondacks |
| Topo map | USGS Mount Marcy |
Mount Colvin is the 39th highest peak in the High Peaks Region of the Adirondack Mountains in the U.S. State of New York. Mount Colvin offers excellent views of a number of other Adirondack High Peaks, most notably the peaks that comprise the Great Range. High Peaks that are readily visible from Colvin include Giant, Rocky Peak Ridge, Upper Wolfjaw, Lower Wolfjaw, Armstrong, Sawteeth, Gothics, Saddleback, Basin, Tabletop, Marcy, Haystack, Redfield, Allen, Nippletop, Dial and Blake.[ citation needed]
The mountain is named after Verplanck Colvin, an explorer of the Adirondacks and the director of the survey which mapped the region. Originally named Mount Sabele and unknown to Colvin, he deferred to a survey team member to name it. The member chose Mount Colvin to honor his leader.
References
- Webb, Nina H. (1996), Footsteps Through the Adirondacks, The Verplanck Colvin Story, North Country Books, Utica NY.
External links
- U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Mount Colvin
- Mount Colvin at Peakbagger
- Mount Colvin at Summitpost
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