Nippletop

This article is about a mountain in New York. For the mountain in Utah, see Nippletop (Zion).
Nippletop
View of Nippletop from Belfry Mountain in May 2021
Highest point
Elevation4,620 ft (1,410 m) NGVD 29[1]
ListingAdirondack High Peaks 13th[2]
Coordinates44°5.35′N 73°48.98′W / 44.08917°N 73.81633°W / 44.08917; -73.81633[3]
Geography
Nippletop is located in New York Adirondack Park
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Location of Nippletop within New York
Nippletop is located in the United States
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Nippletop (the United States)
LocationKeene, Essex County, New York, U.S.
Parent rangeColvin Range
Topo mapUSGS Mount Marcy
Climbing
First ascentAugust 31, 1837, by Ebenezer Emmons and party[4]
Easiest routeHike

Nippletop is a mountain in the Colvin Range of the Adirondack Mountains in New York. With an elevation of 4,620 feet (1,410 m), it is the 13th highest peak in New York and one of the 46 Adirondack High Peaks. It is located near the southern border of the town of Keene in Essex County,[4] in the High Peaks Wilderness Area of Adirondack Park.[5]

Nippletop Mountain, 2,953 feet (900 m) high, is a different mountain located 7 miles (11 km) away at 43°59.54′N 73°45.16′W / 43.99233°N 73.75267°W / 43.99233; -73.75267.[6]

The earliest recorded ascent of Nippletop occurred on August 31, 1837, when Ebenezer Emmons and a party of state scientists and guides climbed the mountain. Emmons gave the mountain the name "Dial", but locals referred to it as "Nippletop" after the shape of the summit. The name "Dial" was later reassigned to an adjacent mountain.[4]

The peak can be hiked to by trail starting at the Ausable Club. The route to the summit is a distance of 6.6 miles (10.6 km) with an elevation gain of 2,760 feet (840 m).[7] This hike can be combined with a climb of nearby Dial Mountain and Bear Den Mountain, forming a 14.0 miles (22.5 km) loop.[5]

  1. ^ Summit elevation between 1,400 and 1,410 m. Goodwin, Tony, ed. (2021). Adirondack trails. High peaks region (15th ed.). Adirondack Mountain Club. p. 286. ISBN 9780998637181.
  2. ^ "The Peaks – Adirondack 46ers". adk46er.org. Retrieved 8 May 2024.
  3. ^ "Nippletop". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior. Retrieved 9 May 2024.
  4. ^ a b c Carson, Russell M. L. (1927). Peaks and People of the Adirondacks. Garden City: Doubleday. pp. 30–35. ISBN 9781404751200.
  5. ^ a b "Dix Mountain Tract - NYSDEC". dec.ny.gov. Archived from the original on 31 May 2024. Retrieved 31 May 2024.
  6. ^ "Nippletop Mountain". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior. Retrieved 10 May 2024.
  7. ^ Goodwin, Tony, ed. (2021). Adirondack trails. High peaks region (15th ed.). Adirondack Mountain Club. pp. 71, 87–89. ISBN 9780998637181.