| Seward Mountain | |
|---|---|
 Seward Mt. seen from Seymour Mt. | |
| Highest point | |
| Elevation | 4,361 ft (1,329 m) NGVD 29 |
| Listing | |
| Coordinates | 44°9.58′N 74°11.98′W / 44.15967°N 74.19967°W / 44.15967; -74.19967 |
| Geography | |
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| Location | Harrietstown, Franklin County, New York |
| Parent range | Seward Mountains |
| Topo map | USGS Ampersand Lake |
| Climbing | |
| First ascent | October 15, 1870, by Verplanck Colvin and Alvah Dunning (first recorded) |
Seward Mountain is a mountain in the Seward Range of the Adirondacks in the U.S. state of New York. It is the 24th-highest of the Adirondack High Peaks, with an elevation of 4,361 feet (1,329 m). The mountain is located in the town of Harrietstown in Franklin County. It is named for New York governor William Seward.
History
The mountain had the Mohawk name Ou-kor-lah, translated into English as "Great Eye", for a white spot on its side when viewed from Long Lake. The name Mount Seward was first used in print in a 1841 report to the New York State Legislature prepared by state geologist Ebenezer Emmons. The first recorded ascent of the mountain was made by surveyor Verplanck Colvin and mountain guide Alvah Dunning on October 15, 1870.
Ascent routes
The summit of Seward can be accessed on unmarked trails.The easiest access to the Seward Range is on the Ward Brook Truck Trail, which begins at a parking lot on Coreys Road south of the village of Saranac Lake. Between an intersection with a horse trail 4.7 miles (7.6 km) from the trailhead and the Ward Brook lean-to located 5.4 miles (8.7 km) from the trailhead, the trail crosses three brooks; the preferred route to Seward Mountain branches off from the trail at the first of these. An alternative route to the Seward Range follows the Calkins Brook Track Trail. This trail begins at the same parking lot and coincides with the Truck Trail for 1.2 miles (1.9 km) before diverging to the right. The unmarked trail to the Seward Range branches off of the Calkins Brook Trail at 3.3 miles (5.3 km). Another unmarked trail connects the summits of Seward Mountain, Donaldson Mountain, and Mount Emmons.
Climate
| Climate data for Seward Mountain 44.1603 N, 74.2017 W, Elevation: 4,029 ft (1,228 m) (1991–2020 normals) | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Mean daily maximum °F (°C) | 20.0 (−6.7) |
22.2 (−5.4) |
29.6 (−1.3) |
44.3 (6.8) |
56.9 (13.8) |
65.3 (18.5) |
69.3 (20.7) |
68.0 (20.0) |
62.4 (16.9) |
49.7 (9.8) |
35.2 (1.8) |
25.5 (−3.6) |
45.7 (7.6) |
| Daily mean °F (°C) | 11.4 (−11.4) |
13.2 (−10.4) |
20.9 (−6.2) |
34.3 (1.3) |
47.0 (8.3) |
56.1 (13.4) |
60.5 (15.8) |
59.2 (15.1) |
53.0 (11.7) |
40.9 (4.9) |
28.0 (−2.2) |
18.0 (−7.8) |
36.9 (2.7) |
| Mean daily minimum °F (°C) | 2.8 (−16.2) |
4.2 (−15.4) |
12.2 (−11.0) |
24.2 (−4.3) |
37.1 (2.8) |
46.8 (8.2) |
51.8 (11.0) |
50.4 (10.2) |
43.7 (6.5) |
32.1 (0.1) |
20.8 (−6.2) |
10.5 (−11.9) |
28.1 (−2.2) |
| Average precipitation inches (mm) | 4.39 (112) |
3.27 (83) |
3.97 (101) |
4.98 (126) |
5.29 (134) |
6.28 (160) |
6.00 (152) |
5.73 (146) |
5.36 (136) |
6.19 (157) |
4.85 (123) |
4.69 (119) |
61 (1,549) |
| Source: PRISM Climate Group | |||||||||||||
See also
- List of mountains in New York
- Northeast 111 4,000-footers
- Adirondack High Peaks
- Adirondack Forty-Sixers
Notes
- Russell M. L. Carson records that Professor A. Guyot and Ernest Sandoz ascended either Seward Mountain or Seymour Mountain earlier in 1870, but it is not clear which.
References
- Goodwin, Tony, ed. (2021). Adirondack trails. High peaks region (15th ed.). Adirondack Mountain Club. pp. 286–287. ISBN 9780998637181.
- "The Peaks – Adirondack 46ers". adk46er.org. Retrieved May 28, 2024.
- "Seward Mountain". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior. Retrieved May 28, 2024.
- Terrie, Phillip G., Contested Terrain; A New History of Nature and People in the Adirondacks, Syracuse: Adirondack Museum/Syracuse University Press, 1997. ISBN 978-0-8156-0904-9.
- ^ Carson, Russell M. L. (1927). Peaks and People of the Adirondacks. Garden City: Doubleday. pp. 213–217. ISBN 9781404751200.
- Goodwin, Tony, ed. (2021). Adirondack trails. High peaks region (15th ed.). Adirondack Mountain Club. pp. 230, 232, 235–236. ISBN 9780998637181.
- "PRISM Climate Group, Oregon State University". PRISM Climate Group, Oregon State University. Retrieved October 26, 2023.
To find the table data on the PRISM website, start by clicking Coordinates (under Location); copy Latitude and Longitude figures from top of table; click Zoom to location; click Precipitation, Minimum temp, Mean temp, Maximum temp; click 30-year normals, 1991-2020; click 800m; click Retrieve Time Series button.
External links
| The High Peaks of New York's Adirondack Mountains | |
|---|---|
| Northern Adirondacks | |
| Eastern Adirondacks | |
| Colvin Range | |
| Dix Range | |
| Northern High Peaks | |
| Marcy Group | |
| Other Great Range | |
| MacIntyre Mountains | |
| Santanoni Mountains | |
| Seward Mountains | |
| Street Range | |