South Dix Explained

South Dix
Map:New York Adirondack Park#USA
Elevation Ft:4060
Elevation Ref:[1]
Prominence Ft:164
Prominence Ref:[2] -->
Listing:Adirondack High Peaks 37th[3]
Location:North Hudson, Essex County, New York
Range:Dix Range
Coordinates:44.0601°N -73.7743°W
Coordinates Ref:[4]
Topo:USGS Mount Marcy, NY
First Ascent:August 13, 1921, by Bob Marshall, George Marshall, and Herbert Clark[5]
Easiest Route:Hike

South Dix is a mountain located in Essex County, New York. The mountain is part of the Dix Range, named after John A. Dix (1798–1879), New York Secretary of State in 1837, and later Governor.The name is being changed to Carson Peak, after Russell M.L. Carson (1884–1961),[6] author of Peaks and People of the Adirondacks.[7] South Dix is flanked to the northeast by Grace Peak (formerly known as East Dix), to the northwest by Hough Peak, and to the southwest by Macomb Mountain.

The north side of South Dix 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 southeast side of South Dix drains into West Mill Brook, thence into the Schroon River, the Hudson River, and into New York Bay.The west side of South Dix drains into Lillian Brook, thence into the East Inlet of Elk Lake, and into The Branch of the Schroon River.

South Dix is within the High Peaks 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. 6091 . South Dix, New York . 2010-05-17 .
  3. Web site: The Peaks – Adirondack 46ers . adk46er.org . 30 May 2024.
  4. 965737 . South Dix . 2010-05-17 .
  5. Book: Carson . Russell M. L. . Peaks and People of the Adirondacks . 1927 . Doubleday . Garden City . 9781404751200 . 223.
  6. Web site: Northeast 115 . October 10, 2007 . Summitpost.org . 2007-11-01 .
  7. Web site: Grace Peak Committee Report Spring 2004 . 12 July 2004 . Doug Arnold and Sue Franklin . 2007-11-01 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20050218054534/http://www.adk46r.org/Grace%20Spring%2004.html . February 18, 2005 .