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French Point Mountain.

French Point Mountain rises to 1,736 feet in the northeastern Adirondacks. A wooded summit with no maintained trail — bushwhack access only for those comfortable navigating off-path terrain.

Elevation1,736 ft43.6020°N · 73.5915°W
ChapterBrant Lakethe region
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§ The Mountain · Plate I

The summit, surveyed.

Trails · Shelters · Waters — 5 mi radius
43.6020°N · 73.5915°W · 1,736 ftThe Atlas
§ Conditions on the Mountain

What the summit is doing today.

§ Getting There

Where to leave the car.

I.Pole Hill Pond Parking AreaTrailhead1.8 miDirections unpaved
II.Northwest Bay Parking1.9 miDirections unpaved
III.Clay Meadows Parking Area2.1 miDirections paved
IV.Clay Meadows Overflow Parking2.1 miDirections unpaved
V.Shelving Rock Road Parking Lot3.1 miDirections unpaved
VI.Shelving Rock Road Parking Lot3.1 miDirections unpaved
6 lots mappedAccessibility — Google & NYSDEC · surface & capacity — NYSDEC · OSM
§ When to go
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Seasonal pattern for this peak · tops out ~1,736 ft · live closures appear above

§ The Wilds Index

Nearby points of interest.

Lean-tos2
  • Fifth Peak Lean-to2 sites1.3 mi
  • Black Mountain Ponds Lean-To2.9 mi
Camps & shelters30 → 6 shown
  • East Dollar Island0.6 mi
  • Little Harbor Island1.4 mi
  • Fork Island1.5 mi
  • Gourd Island1.6 mi
  • Big Burnt Island1.8 mi
  • Brush Island1.9 mi
+ 24more on the map →
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