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 mapped231 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 MarcyKeene · 4 trails5,344 ftAdvancedNo. IIAlgonquin PeakLake Placid · 2 trails5,114 ftModerateNo. IIIMount HaystackKeene4,960 ftExpertNo. IVMount SkylightKeene · 3 trails4,926 ftAdvancedNo. VWhiteface MountainLake Placid · 1 trail4,867 ftModerateNo. VIDix MountainKeene4,857 ftExpertNo. VIIGray PeakKeene · 1 trail4,840 ftAdvancedNo. VIIIIroquois PeakLake Placid · 2 trails4,840 ftAdvancedNo. IXBasin MountainKeene4,827 ftAdvancedNo. XGothicsKeene · 2 trails4,736 ftAdvancedNo. XIMount ColdenLake Placid · 3 trails4,714 ftModerateNo. XIIGiant MountainKeene · 3 trails4,627 ftModerateNo. XIIINippletopKeene · 1 trail4,620 ftAdvancedNo. XIVSantanoni PeakTupper Lake4,607 ftExpertNo. XVMount RedfieldKeene4,606 ftNo. XVIWright PeakLake Placid · 1 trail4,580 ftEasierNo. XVIISaddleback MountainKeene · 2 trails4,515 ftAdvancedNo. XVIIIPanther PeakTupper Lake4,442 ftExpertNo. XIXTabletop MountainLake Placid · 2 trails4,427 ftModerateNo. XXRocky Peak RidgeKeene · 1 trail4,420 ftAdvancedNo. XXIMacomb MountainKeene · 1 trail4,405 ftExpertNo. XXIIArmstrong MountainKeene4,400 ftAdvancedNo. XXIIIHough PeakKeene4,400 ftExpertNo. XXIVSeward MountainTupper Lake4,361 ftExpertNo. XXVMount MarshallLake Placid · 1 trail4,360 ftNo. XXVIAllen MountainKeene4,340 ftExpertNo. XXVIIBig Slide MountainKeene · 3 trails4,240 ftEasierNo. XXVIIIEsther MountainLake Placid · 1 trail4,240 ftModerateNo. XXIXUpper Wolfjaw MountainKeene · 1 trail4,185 ftAdvancedNo. XXXLower Wolfjaw MountainKeene4,175 ftAdvancedNo. XXXIStreet MountainLake Placid · 1 trail4,166 ftModerateNo. XXXIIPhelps MountainLake Placid · 1 trail4,161 ftEasierNo. XXXIIIMount DonaldsonTupper Lake4,140 ftNo. XXXIVSeymour MountainTupper Lake4,120 ftExpertNo. XXXVSawteethKeene · 3 trails4,100 ftModerateNo. XXXVICascade MountainKeene · 1 trail4,098 ftEasierNo. XXXVIICarson Peak (South Dix)Keene4,060 ftExpertNo. XXXVIIIPorter MountainKeene4,059 ftEasierNo. XXXIXMount ColvinKeene · 1 trail4,057 ftAdvancedNo. XLEmmons MountainTupper Lake4,040 ftNo. XLIDial MountainKeene4,020 ftAdvancedNo. XLIIGrace Peak (East Dix)Keene4,012 ftExpertNo. XLIIIBlake PeakKeene · 1 trail3,960 ftAdvancedNo. XLIVCliff MountainKeene · 1 trail3,960 ftExpertNo. XLVNye MountainLake Placid · 1 trail3,895 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.