| Grace Peak | |
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| Highest point | |
| Elevation | 4,012 ft (1,223 m) NGVD 29[1] |
| Listing | Adirondack High Peaks 42nd[2] |
| Coordinates | 44°03′55″N73°45′26″W / 44.0653314°N 73.7573564°W /44.0653314; -73.7573564[3] |
| Geography | |
| Location | North Hudson,Essex County,New York |
| Parent range | Dix Range |
| Topo map | USGS Mount Marcy |
| Climbing | |
| First ascent | August 13, 1921, byBob Marshall,George Marshall, and Herbert Clark[4] |
| Easiest route | Hike |
Grace Peak is amountain located inEssex County,New York. It is part of theDix Range, named afterJohn A. Dix (1798–1879), New YorkSecretary of State in 1837, and laterGovernor. The mountain was formerly calledEast Dix, but in 2014 it was officially renamed Grace Peak in honor ofGrace Hudowalski (1906–2004), who in 1937 became the ninth person and first woman to climb all 46 of theAdirondack High Peaks.[5] Grace Peak is flanked to the northeast by Spotted Mountain, and to the southwest bySouth Dix.
The northwest side of Grace Peak drains into the headwaters of the South Fork of theBoquet River, thence intoLake Champlain, which drains intoCanada'sRichelieu River, theSaint Lawrence River, and into theGulf of Saint Lawrence.The east side of Grace Peak drains into Lindsay Brook, thence into theSchroon River, theHudson River, and intoNew York Bay.The south side of Grace Peak drains into West Mill Brook, thence into the Schroon River.
Grace Peak is within theDix Mountain Wilderness Area ofAdirondack State Park.
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