| Basin Mountain | |
|---|---|
.jpg) Basin as seen fromHaystack | |
| Highest point | |
| Elevation | 4,827 ft (1,471 m) NGVD 29[1] |
| Listing | Adirondack High Peaks 9th[2] |
| Coordinates | 44°07′16″N73°53′11″W / 44.1211639°N 73.8862527°W /44.1211639; -73.8862527[3] |
| Geography | |
  Basin Mountain Location of Basin Mountain within New York Show map of New York Adirondack Park Basin Mountain Basin Mountain (the United States) Show map of the United States | |
| Location | Keene, New York,U.S. |
| Parent range | Adirondacks |
| Topo map | USGS Keene Valley |
| Climbing | |
| First ascent | Between 1869 and 1871 byJames J. Storrow and Orlando Beede[4] |
| Easiest route | Hike |
Basin Mountain is amountain in theGreat Range of theAdirondacks in theU.S. state ofNew York. It is the ninth-highest peak in New York, with an elevation of 4,827 feet (1,471 m), and one of the 46High Peaks inAdirondack Park. It is located in the town ofKeene inEssex County. The peak was named either for the basins formed between knobs on its slopes or the large basin to its southeast formed by it and the surrounding mountains.[4][5] The name Basin was most likely coined byOrson Schofield Phelps and Frederick W. Perkins in 1857 during an ascent ofMount Marcy. The earliest appearance of the name in writing was made by surveyorVerplanck Colvin in 1873.[4]
Basin Mountain can be climbed from manytrailheads in theHigh Peaks Wilderness Area. Steep ledges on the west side of the mountain makebackpacking over the mountain difficult.[5] The State Range Trail, which begins at Johns Brook Lodge, crosses over Basin and other peaks of the Great Range. From the lodge, the route to the summit of Basin is 4.5 miles (7.2 km), for 2,870 feet (870 m) of total ascent, crossing overSaddleback Mountain on the way. From the south, the State Range Trail intersects with the Shorey Short Cut, the Haystack Brook Trail, and the Phelps Trail.[5] The mountain can also be crossed as part of a hike of the entire Great Range.[6] The summit of the mountain is analpine zone, and offers views ofGothics to the east, Shanty Brook Valley to the southeast, Upper Ausable Lake to the South,Mount Haystack to the southwest, and Mount Marcy to the west.[5]
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