South Dix

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South Dix
South Dix (center) photographed from Mount Haystack
Highest point
Elevation4,060 ft (1,240 m) NGVD 29[1]
ListingAdirondack High Peaks 37th[2]
Coordinates44°03′36″N 73°46′27″W / 44.060054°N 73.7743014°W / 44.060054; -73.7743014[3]
Geography
South Dix is located in New York Adirondack Park
South Dix
South Dix
Location of South Dix within New York
South Dix is located in the United States
South Dix
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South Dix (the United States)
LocationNorth Hudson, Essex County, New York
Parent rangeDix Range
Topo map(s)USGS Mount Marcy, NY
Climbing
First ascent1913, by Samuel R. Lockwood[4]
Easiest routeHike

South Dix is a mountain in the Dix Range of the Adirondacks in the U.S. state of New York. It is the 37th-highest of the Adirondack High Peaks, with an elevation of 4,060 feet (1,240 m). It is located in the town of North Hudson in Essex County. The mountain is named after former New York Governor John A. Dix. This name first appeared in print in a 1921 pamphlet by Bob Marshall.[5][6] The name is being changed to Carson Peak, after Russell M.L. Carson (1884–1961), who popularized the High Peaks with his book, Peaks and People of the Adirondacks.[7] The earliest recorded ascent of the mountain was made in 1913 by Samuel R. Lockwood.[4]

South Dix is flanked to the northeast by Grace Peak (formerly known as East Dix), to the northwest by Hough Peak, and to the southwest by Macomb Mountain. The summit can be reached by unmarked hiking trails that cross the entire Dix Range, forming a loop. The Hunters Pass Trail begins at the Elk Lake parking lot and continues north for 2.3 miles (3.7 km) to Slide Brook. At the brook, an unmarked trail branches east, following the brook to the base of a large slide on the western face of Macomb Mountain. The summit is at the top of the slide. The unmarked Dix Range Crest Path continues from the summit to South Dix and the other peaks in the Dix Range.[8] The Hunters Pass Trail crosses private land and is closed during the big game hunting season. In the winter, the road to the Elk Lake parking lot is closed, and hikers must begin at the upper parking lot, 2.6 miles (4.2 km) to the south.[8]

See also

References

  1. ↑ Goodwin, Tony, ed. (2021). Adirondack trails. High peaks region (15th ed.). Adirondack Mountain Club. pp. 286–287. ISBN 9780998637181.
  2. ↑ "The Peaks – Adirondack 46ers". adk46er.org. Retrieved May 30, 2024.
  3. ↑ "South Dix". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior. Retrieved May 17, 2010.
  4. 1 2 Sasso, John (January 1, 2018). "Rise of the Adirondack High Peaks: The Story of the Inception of the Adirondack Forty-Six by Robert Marshall, George Marshall, and Russell M.L. Carson". Adirondack Journal of Environmental Studies. 22 (1). ISSN 1075-0436. Retrieved February 2, 2025.
  5. ↑ Marshall, Bob (1921). The high peaks of the Adirondacks. Albany, New York: The Adirondack Mountain Club. p. 34.
  6. ↑ Carson, Russell M. L. (1927). Peaks and People of the Adirondacks. Garden City: Doubleday. p. 223. ISBN 9781404751200. {{cite book}}: ISBN / Date incompatibility (help)
  7. ↑ Doug Arnold and Sue Franklin (July 12, 2004). "Grace Peak Committee Report Spring 2004". Archived from the original on February 18, 2005. Retrieved November 1, 2007.
  8. 1 2 Goodwin, Tony, ed. (2021). Adirondack trails. High peaks region (15th ed.). Adirondack Mountain Club. pp. 206, 208–211. ISBN 9780998637181.