Mount Haystack · No. III of 46
§ Challenges · The Roster Since 1925All 46 required
The Forty-Six.
46 peaks above 4,000 feet. 40 officially named by old men with barometers, 6 later measured shy — all 46 still required by tradition. The full list, tallest to least.
The list46 peaksabove 4,000 ftHighestMount Marcy5,344 ft · No. 1Start here5 easierCascade first, by customThe hard end13 expertherd paths, long daysRoutes mapped151 trailsto the summits
LiveThe Adirondack 46er roster · 15,000+ finishers since 1925
§ The Crown · Plates I–III
Skip to the ledger→The three that start the arguments.
No. I · 5,344 ftMount Marcy.The highest point in New York State. Tahawus — 'Cloud-Splitter' — in Mohawk.Climb it→
No. II · 5,114 ftAlgonquin Peak.Second-tallest peak, alpine summit in the MacIntyre Range.Climb it→No. III · 4,960 ftMount Haystack.Remote, exposed, and among the most beloved summits in the Great Range.Climb it→§ The Ledger · Tallest to Least
Tier per the planning guideAll forty-six, entered by hand.
No. IMount MarcyKeene5,344 ftAdvancedNo. IIAlgonquin PeakLake Placid · 1 trail5,114 ftModerateNo. IIIMount HaystackKeene4,960 ftExpertNo. IVMount SkylightKeene · 1 trail4,926 ftAdvancedNo. VWhiteface MountainLake Placid4,867 ftModerateNo. VIDix MountainKeene4,857 ftExpertNo. VIIGray PeakKeene4,840 ftAdvancedNo. VIIIIroquois PeakLake Placid4,840 ftAdvancedNo. IXBasin MountainKeene4,827 ftAdvancedNo. XGothicsKeene4,736 ftAdvancedNo. XIMount ColdenLake Placid · 1 trail4,714 ftModerateNo. XIIGiant MountainKeene4,627 ftModerateNo. XIIINippletopKeene · 1 trail4,620 ftAdvancedNo. XIVSantanoni PeakTupper Lake4,607 ftExpertNo. XVMount RedfieldKeene4,606 ftNo. XVIWright PeakLake Placid · 1 trail4,580 ftEasierNo. XVIISaddleback MountainKeene · 1 trail4,515 ftAdvancedNo. XVIIIPanther PeakTupper Lake4,442 ftExpertNo. XIXTabletop MountainLake Placid4,427 ftModerateNo. XXRocky Peak RidgeKeene4,420 ftAdvancedNo. XXIMacomb MountainKeene · 1 trail4,405 ftExpertNo. XXIIArmstrong MountainKeene4,400 ftAdvancedNo. XXIIIHough PeakKeene4,400 ftExpertNo. XXIVSeward MountainTupper Lake4,361 ftExpertNo. XXVMount MarshallLake Placid4,360 ftNo. XXVIAllen MountainKeene4,340 ftExpertNo. XXVIIBig Slide MountainKeene4,240 ftEasierNo. XXVIIIEsther MountainLake Placid4,240 ftModerateNo. XXIXUpper Wolfjaw MountainKeene4,185 ftAdvancedNo. XXXLower Wolfjaw MountainKeene4,175 ftAdvancedNo. XXXIStreet MountainLake Placid4,166 ftModerateNo. XXXIIPhelps MountainLake Placid4,161 ftEasierNo. XXXIIIMount DonaldsonTupper Lake4,140 ftNo. XXXIVSeymour MountainTupper Lake4,120 ftExpertNo. XXXVSawteethKeene · 1 trail4,100 ftModerateNo. XXXVICascade MountainKeene · 1 trail4,098 ftEasierNo. XXXVIICarson Peak (South Dix)Keene4,060 ftExpertNo. XXXVIIIPorter MountainKeene4,059 ftEasierNo. XXXIXMount ColvinKeene4,057 ftAdvancedNo. XLEmmons MountainTupper Lake4,040 ftNo. XLIDial MountainKeene4,020 ftAdvancedNo. XLIIGrace Peak (East Dix)Keene4,012 ftExpertNo. XLIIIBlake PeakKeene · 1 trail3,960 ftAdvancedNo. XLIVCliff MountainKeene3,960 ftExpertNo. XLVNye MountainLake Placid3,895 ftModerateNo. XLVICouchsachraga PeakTupper Lake3,820 ftExpert
§ Finishing · Earned, Never Self-Reported
Fifteen thousand names on the roster.
The Adirondack 46ers have kept the book since 1925 — register your climbs, support the trail crews, and when the forty-sixth summit is under your boots, your name goes in it too.