Cascade Mountain (New York)
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Cascade Mountain is a mountain in the Adirondacks in the U.S. state of New York. It is the 36th-highest of the Adirondack High Peaks, with an elevation of Script error: No such module "convert".. The mountain is located in the town of Keene in Essex County. Prior to 1860, the mountain was named "Long Pond Mountain" for a pond located at its base. Long Pond was divided by a landslide shortly after 1860, and the divided ponds were named "Edmund's Ponds" until 1878, when Sidney and Warren Weston built a hotel in between the two ponds. They renamed the ponds the "Cascade Lakes", after a waterfall flowing down the mountain in the path of the landslide, and Long Pond Mountain was renamed to Cascade Mountain.[1] The earliest recorded ascent was made in 1872 by a trapper named Lon Pierce.[1]
A trail to the summit of Cascade Mountain begins on New York State Route 73, Script error: No such module "convert". from the center of Keene and Script error: No such module "convert". from the Adirondak Loj road. The trail continues Script error: No such module "convert". and ascends Script error: No such module "convert". to the bare rocky peak, which offers views of many other High Peaks and the Champlain Valley.[2] Cascade is one of the most popular hikes in the Adirondacks, and regularly faces issues with overcrowding at the summit and overflowing parking,[2][3] which motivated a decision to replace the existing trail with a longer, Script error: No such module "convert". trail, beginning at the Mount Van Hoevenberg trailhead.[4] As of 2025, the new trail remains under construction.[5]
Gallery
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View of Porter (left), Big Slide (middle) and, from left to right in the background, Armstrong, Gothics, Saddleback from Cascade Mountain.
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South-east view on Blueberry Mountain from Cascade Mountain.
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Top of the Cascade Mountain.
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Ascension to the Summit Rock.
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Notes
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External links
- Backcountry information for Adirondack Park at dec.ny.gov
- Cascade Mountain hiking guide at lakeplacid.com
- Cascade Mountain hiking guide at letsgoplayoutside.com
- Cascade Mountain geography at peakbagger.com
- Cascade Mountain description at summitpost.org
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