Sawteeth (New York) Explained

Sawteeth
Map:New York Adirondack Park#USA
Elevation Ft:4100
Elevation Ref:[1]
Prominence:150-1NaN-1[2] -->
Listing:Adirondack High Peaks 35th[3]
Location:Keene, Essex County, New York
Range:Great Range
Coordinates:44.1133°N 124.04°W
Coordinates Ref:[4]
Topo:USGS Mount Marcy
First Ascent:1875, by Newell Martin[5]
Easiest Route:Hike

Sawteeth (sometimes Resagonia Mountain or Sawtooth) is a mountain located in Essex County, New York. The mountain is part of the Great Range of the Adirondack Mountains.The mountain's name comes from the serrated appearance of its summit ridge.Sawteeth is on a spur ridge of the Great Range, which branches off to the southeast from Gothics.

Sawteeth stands within the watershed of the East 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 and south end of Sawteeth drain into Shanty Brook, thence into the East Branch of the Ausable River between Upper and Lower Ausable Lake. The east side and north end of Sawteeth drain into Cascade Brook, thence into the East Branch below Lower Ausable Lake.

Sawteeth is within the High Peaks Wilderness Area of Adirondack Park.

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Notes and References

  1. Book: Goodwin . Tony . Adirondack trails. High peaks region . 2021 . . 9780998637181 . 15th . 286-287.
  2. [Key col]
  3. Web site: The Peaks – Adirondack 46ers . adk46er.org . 29 May 2024.
  4. 964537. Sawteeth. May 29, 2024.
  5. Book: Carson . Russell M. L. . Peaks and People of the Adirondacks . 1927 . Doubleday . Garden City . 9781404751200 . 129-134.