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| Lyon Mountain | |
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&sq=&lang=&file=File:Lyon_Mountain_-_View_from_lake_Chazy.jpg) Lyon Mountain seen from Chazy Lake | |
| Highest point | |
| Elevation | 3,820 ft (1,160 m)[1] |
| Prominence | 2,212 ft (674 m)[1] |
| Listing | |
| Coordinates | 44°42′13″N 73°51′53″W / 44.7036537°N 73.8645877°W[2] |
| Geography | |
&sq=&lang=&file=File:USA_New_York_relief_location_map.svg)  Lyon Mountain Location of Lyon Mountain within New York | |
| Location | Clinton County, New York |
| Parent range | Adirondack Mountains |
| Topo map | USGS Moffitsville |
Lyon Mountain is a 3,820 ft (1,160 m) mountain located in Clinton County, New York, the county’s high point. It is named for Nathaniel Lyon, an early settler of the area who moved from Vermont in 1803 and died circa 1850.[3] The mountain is within New York's Adirondack Park.
Lyon Mountain Mountain Fire Observation Station, built in 1917, still stands atop the mountain, and can be accessed by hikers.
- ^ a b "Lyon Mountain, New York". Peakbagger.com. Retrieved 2012-12-20.
- ^ "Lyon Mountain". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior. Retrieved 2012-12-20.
- ^ Hurd, Duane Hamilton (1880). History of Clinton and Franklin Counties, New York : with illustrations and biographical sketches of its prominent men and pioneers. Philadelphia: Lewis, J. W., & Co. pp. 353, 355. Retrieved 18 June 2024.