Grace Peak Explained

Grace Peak
Elevation Ft:4012
Elevation Ref:[1]
Prominence Ft:319
Prominence Ref:[2] -->
Listing:Adirondack High Peaks 42nd[3]
Map:New York Adirondack Park#USA
Location:North Hudson, Essex County, New York
Range:Dix Range
Coordinates:44.0653°N -73.7574°W
Coordinates Ref:[4]
Topo:USGS Mount Marcy
First Ascent:August 13, 1921, by Bob Marshall, George Marshall, and Herbert Clark[5]
Easiest Route:Hike

Grace Peak is a mountain located in Essex County, New York. It is part of the Dix Range, named after John A. Dix (1798–1879), New York Secretary of State in 1837, and later Governor. The mountain was formerly called East Dix, but in 2014 it was officially renamed Grace Peak in honor of Grace Hudowalski (1906–2004), who in 1937 became the ninth person and first woman to climb all 46 of the Adirondack High Peaks.[6] [7] [8] Grace Peak is flanked to the northeast by Spotted Mountain, and to the southwest by South Dix.

The northwest side of Grace Peak drains into the headwaters of the South Fork of the Boquet River, thence into Lake Champlain, which drains into Canada's Richelieu River, the Saint Lawrence River, and into the Gulf of Saint Lawrence.The east side of Grace Peak drains into Lindsay Brook, thence into the Schroon River, the Hudson River, and into New York Bay.The south side of Grace Peak drains into West Mill Brook, thence into the Schroon River.

Grace Peak is within the Dix Mountain Wilderness Area of Adirondack State Park.

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Notes and References

  1. Book: Goodwin . Tony . Adirondack trails. High peaks region . 2021 . . 9780998637181 . 15th . 286-287.
  2. 6090 . Grace Peak, New York . 2011-05-16.
  3. Web site: The Peaks – Adirondack 46ers . adk46er.org . 30 May 2024.
  4. 949060 . Grace Peak . 2011-05-16.
  5. Book: Carson . Russell M. L. . Peaks and People of the Adirondacks . 1927 . Doubleday . Garden City . 9781404751200 . 223.
  6. Web site: Adirondack mountain renamed after first woman to scale all 46 High Peaks. syracuse.com.
  7. Web site: Tribute to Grace Hudowalski 46er #9 . Adirondack Forum . March 14, 2004 . https://web.archive.org/web/20160304064408/http://www.adkforum.com/archive/index.php?t-519.html . 2016-03-04 . 2016-10-04.
  8. Web site: Grace Peak Update 11-23-08 . November 23, 2008 . Views From The Top . 2011-05-16.