| Upper Wolfjaw Mountain | |
|---|---|
 Upper Wolfjaw Mountain fromNoonmark | |
| Highest point | |
| Elevation | 4,185 ft (1,276 m) NGVD 29[1] |
| Listing | Adirondack High Peaks 29th[2] |
| Coordinates | 44°8.43′N73°50.72′W / 44.14050°N 73.84533°W /44.14050; -73.84533[3] |
| Geography | |
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| Location | Keene,Essex County,New York |
| Parent range | Great Range |
| Topo map | USGSKeene Valley |
| Climbing | |
| First ascent | October 11, 1875, byVerplanck Colvin, Ed Phelps, and Roderick L. McKenzie[4] |
| Easiest route | Hike |
Upper Wolfjaw Mountain is amountain in theGreat Range of theAdirondack Mountains in theU.S. state ofNew York. It is the 29th-highest of theAdirondack High Peaks, with an elevation of 4,185 feet (1,276 m). It is located in the town ofKeene inEssex County. Landscape artistAlexander Helwig Wyant named the mountain, in combination with neighboringLower Wolfjaw Mountain, for their appearance in profile c. 1870. The first recorded ascent of the mountain was made on October 11, 1875, by surveyorVerplanck Colvin and trail guides Ed Phelps and Roderick L. McKenzie.[4] Upper Wolfjaw Mountain is flanked to the southwest byArmstrong Mountain, and to the northeast by Lower Wolfjaw Mountain.
A hike of the entire Great Range crosses over the summit of Upper Wolfjaw.[5] The mountain can also be reached on the ADK Range Trail, which begins at the DEC Interior Outpost on the Phelps Trail. The Phelps Trail begins at the Garden Parking Lot onNew York State Route 73 and continues 3.1 miles (5.0 km) to the DEC Interior Outpost.[6] The Range Trail diverges here and continues 2.0 miles (3.2 km) to the notch between Upper and Lower Wolfjaw Mountains. The trail splits between the two summits, and the right fork continues 0.9 miles (1.4 km) to the summit of Upper Wolfjaw Mountain.[7] On the northwestern slope of the mountain, there are several rock slides which can be climbed, the uppermost of which is the Skinny Slide, formed byHurricane Floyd in 1999.[8]
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