Mount Marshall | |
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Highest point | |
Elevation | 4360 ft (1330 m) NGVD 29[1] |
Listing | Adirondack High Peaks 25th[2] |
Coordinates | 44°07′39″N 74°00′43″W / 44.1275538°N 74.0118142°W[3] |
Geography | |
Location | Newcomb, Essex County, New York |
Parent range | MacIntyre Mountains |
Topo map | USGS Ampersand Lake |
Climbing | |
First ascent | August 13, 1921, by Bob Marshall, George Marshall, and Herbert K. Clark[4] |
Easiest route | Hike |
Mount Marshall is a mountain in the MacIntyre Range of the Adirondacks in the U.S. state of New York. With an elevation of 4,360 feet (1,330 m), it is the 25th highest mountain in the Adirondacks and one of the 46 High Peaks in Adirondack Park. It is located in the town of Newcomb in Essex County, flanked to the northeast by Cold Brook Pass and Iroquois Peak. Originally named for Governor DeWitt Clinton, and then for mountain guide Herbert Clark, it was renamed for wilderness activist Bob Marshall after his death. The summit can be accessed by hikers on an unmarked trail.