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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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