Mount Skylight
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Mount Skylight is one of the highest and most remote peaks in New York’s Adirondack High Peaks, known for its open, rocky summit and expansive panoramic views.
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | mountain ⓘ |
| accessTrailhead |
Adirondak Loj trailhead (via Marcy and Four Corners)
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Upper Works trailhead ⓘ |
| climbingSeason | year-round with proper equipment ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| county | Essex County NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| drainage |
Hudson River watershed
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ⓘ
Lake Tear of the Clouds area NERFINISHED ⓘ Opalescent River NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| elevation |
about 1502 meters
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about 4926 feet ⓘ |
| hasHazard |
limited cell phone coverage
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rapidly changing mountain weather ⓘ remote backcountry location ⓘ |
| hasSummitCharacteristic |
expansive panoramic views
ⓘ
open rocky summit ⓘ |
| hasSummitFeature | large summit cairns built from rocks ⓘ |
| hasTerrain | rocky alpine-like summit ⓘ |
| hasVegetation | boreal forest on lower slopes ⓘ |
| hasViewOf |
Allen Mountain
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ⓘ
Gray Peak NERFINISHED ⓘ Great Range of the Adirondacks NERFINISHED ⓘ Haystack Mountain NERFINISHED ⓘ Mount Marcy NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| isPopularFor |
Adirondack 46er peakbagging
ⓘ
hiking ⓘ |
| isRemote | true ⓘ |
| listing |
Adirondack Forty-Sixers
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ⓘ
Adirondack High Peaks NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Adirondack Mountains
ⓘ
Essex County, New York ⓘ New York State NERFINISHED ⓘ Town of Newcomb, New York NERFINISHED ⓘ United States of America ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| managedBy | New York State Department of Environmental Conservation NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| mountainRange | Adirondack High Peaks NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| near |
Four Corners col
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ⓘ
Mount Marcy NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf | Adirondack Park NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| prominence | about 578 feet ⓘ |
| rankByElevationInAdirondacks | one of the highest peaks ⓘ |
| region | Northeastern United States ⓘ |
| requires | strenuous full-day hike for most parties ⓘ |
| state | New York ⓘ |
| topographicIsolation | several miles from the nearest road ⓘ |
| winterAscent | popular among experienced Adirondack hikers ⓘ |
| withinProtectedArea | High Peaks Wilderness Area NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.