Avalanche Pass

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hiking route mountain pass

Avalanche Pass is a rugged mountain pass in New York’s Adirondack High Peaks region, known for its dramatic cliffs, narrow corridor, and popular backcountry hiking route between Marcy Dam and Lake Colden.

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Label Occurrences
Avalanche Pass canonical 5
Avalanche Pass slides 1

Statements (46)

Predicate Object
instanceOf hiking route ⓘ
mountain pass ⓘ
accessedFrom Adirondak Loj trailheads ⓘ
surface form: Adirondak Loj trailhead
accessRestriction foot travel only ⓘ
closestMajorTown Lake Placid ⓘ
surface form: Lake Placid, New York
connects Lake Colden ⓘ
Marcy Dam area ⓘ
surface form: Marcy Dam
elevation approximately 2,900 feet ⓘ
feature boggy sections ⓘ
narrow gorge-like section ⓘ
puncheon and boardwalks ⓘ
steep rock walls ⓘ
wooden ladders ⓘ
hazard avalanches in winter ⓘ
ice on trail structures ⓘ
rockfall ⓘ
knownFor backcountry hiking ⓘ
boulder fields ⓘ
dramatic cliffs ⓘ
ladders and boardwalks on the trail ⓘ
narrow corridor ⓘ
rock slides ⓘ
locatedIn Adirondack Forty-Six High Peaks ⓘ
surface form: Adirondack High Peaks

Adirondack Mountains ⓘ
Essex County, New York ⓘ
New York ⓘ
surface form: New York State

United States of America ⓘ
surface form: United States
managedBy New York State Department of Environmental Conservation ⓘ
mapCoverage USGS Mount Marcy quadrangle ⓘ
near Algonquin Peak ⓘ
Avalanche Lake NERFINISHED ⓘ
Mount Colden ⓘ
Mount Marcy ⓘ
partOf High Peaks Wilderness Area ⓘ
popularWith backpackers ⓘ
hikers ⓘ
recreationArea High Peaks Wilderness Area ⓘ
surface form: High Peaks Wilderness trail system
region Northeastern United States ⓘ
season accessible year-round ⓘ
terrain rugged ⓘ
trailMaintainedBy New York State Department of Environmental Conservation ⓘ
trailType foot trail ⓘ
usedFor backpacking ⓘ
day hiking ⓘ
winter travel ⓘ
withinProtectedArea Adirondack Park ⓘ

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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Adirondack Loj → trailheadFor → Avalanche Pass ⓘ
Mount Colden → hasNotableFeature → Avalanche Pass ⓘ
this entity surface form: Avalanche Pass slides
Avalanche Lake (Adirondacks) → accessedVia → Avalanche Pass ⓘ
Marcy Dam area → accessPointFor → Avalanche Pass ⓘ
Marcy Dam area → nearbyFeature → Avalanche Pass ⓘ
Adirondak Loj trailheads → hasAccessTo → Avalanche Pass ⓘ