| Nye Mountain (south peak) | |
| Map: | New York Adirondack Park#USA |
| Elevation Ft: | 3895 |
| Elevation Ref: | [1] |
| Prominence: | 40-1NaN-1[2] --> |
| Listing: | Adirondack High Peaks 45th[3] |
| Location: | North Elba, Essex County, New York |
| Range: | Street Range |
| Coordinates: | 44.1873°N 74.0238°W |
| Coordinates Ref: | [4] |
| Topo: | USGS Ampersand Lake |
| First Ascent: | June 27, 1921, by Bob Marshall, George Marshall, and Herbert Clark[5] |
| Easiest Route: | Hike |
Nye Mountain is a mountain located in Essex County, New York, named after William B. Nye (c.1815–1893), an Adirondack mountain guide. Nye Mountain is part of the Street Range of the Adirondack Mountains; it is flanked to the southwest by Street Mountain.
Nye Mountain stands within the watershed of the West Branch of the Ausable River, which drains into Lake Champlain, thence into Canada's Richelieu River, the Saint Lawrence River, and into the Gulf of Saint Lawrence.The west side of Nye Mtn. drains into the headwaters of the Chubb River, thence into the West Branch.The north end of Nye Mtn. drains into the Chubb River.The east side of Nye Mtn. drains into the northern Indian Pass Brook, thence into the Ausable's West Branch.
Nye Mountain is within New York's Adirondack Park.
According to the 1901 USGS survey, Nye Mountain's elevation was 41700NaN0, and its peak was 5400NaN0 above the col separating it from Street Mountain — more than the 4000feet of elevation and 300feet of prominence needed to qualify for inclusion on the list of the Adirondack High Peaks. However, the 1953 survey measured the elevation to be only 3895feet.The 1999 survey measured the nominal summit at 44.1873°N -74.0238°W to be only 1,170–1,180 m (3,839–3,871 ft) — less than a point 0.41NaN1 south along the ridge to Street.[6] Although Nye and three other mountains are no longer thought to meet the Adirondack Mountain Club's qualifications for the list of High Peaks, the club has chosen to keep the traditional list of peaks, without updating.