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Mount Skylight
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Mount Skylight

Mount Skylight stands at 4,926 feet — the fourth-highest of the 46 High Peaks. Most climbers reach it via a 17-mile round-trip from Adirondak Loj, often linking it with Gray Peak or Marcy; exposed upper slopes give wide views but offer no shelter from weather.

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Elevation
4,926 ft
Rank
No. 4 of 46
Region
keene
Routes
2 mapped
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§ Routes to the summit

Trails that reach Mount Skylight

§ Closest essentials

Nearest, each within 25 miles

Coffee
Old Mountain Coffee Company
9.6 mi away
Restaurant
Noon Mark Diner
9.6 mi away
General store
East Branch Organics
12.8 mi away
Shelter
Panther Gorge Leanto
1.0 mi away
§ Nearby Points of Interest
Lakes & ponds (45)
Lean-tos (26)
  • Beaver Point #22.8 mi
  • Calamity Lean-to3.1 mi
  • Flowed Lands Lean-to3.0 mi
  • Herbert Brook Lean-to2.9 mi
  • Cedar Point Lean-to2.7 mi
  • Beaver Point Lean-to #12.9 mi
  • McMartin Lean-to2.8 mi
  • Panther Gorge Leanto1.0 mi
Primitive campsites (38)
  • NYSDEC1.0 mi
  • Unnamed campsite1.4 mi
  • NYSDEC1.5 mi
  • Unnamed campsite1.5 mi
  • Unnamed campsite1.5 mi
  • Sno-bird2.2 mi
  • NYS DEC2.2 mi
  • NYS DEC2.3 mi
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