Seward Mountain (New York)

Seward Mountain
Seward Mountain
	Seward Mt. seen from Seymour Mt.
Highest point
Elevation	4,347 feet (1,325 m)
Prominence	2,030 ft (620 m)
Listing	Adirondack High Peaks 24th; New York County High Points 2nd;
Coordinates	44°9.58′N 74°11.98′W / 44.15967°N 74.19967°WCoordinates: 44°9.58′N 74°11.98′W / 44.15967°N 74.19967°W
Geography
	Seward Mountain Location of Seward Mountain within New YorkShow map of New York Adirondack ParkShow map of the United StatesShow all
Location	Franklin County, New York
Parent range
Topo map	USGS Ampersand Lake
Climbing
First ascent	1870, Verplanck Colvin and Alvah Dunning

Seward Mountain is a mountain located in Franklin County, New York, of which it is the highest point. Seward Mtn. is named after William H. Seward (1801–1872), Governor of New York (1839–1842), and United States Secretary of State (1861–1869). The mountain is part of the of the Adirondacks. Seward Mountain is flanked to the southwest by Donaldson Mountain, and to the east faces Seymour Mountain across Ouluska Pass.

Seward Mountain stands within the watershed of the Raquette River, which drains into the Saint Lawrence River in Canada, and into the Gulf of Saint Lawrence. The southeast slopes of Seward Mtn. drain into Seward Brook, thence into the Cold River, a tributary of the Raquette River. The west end of Seward Mtn. drains into Calkins Brook, thence into the Raquette River. The northern slopes of Seward drain into Ward Brook, thence into Ampersand Lake, Ampersand Brook, Stony Creek, and the Raquette River.

Seward Mountain is within the High Peaks Wilderness Area of New York's Adirondack Park.

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^ Summit elevation between 1,320 and 1,330 m.
^ Key col elevation is 704.4 m.
^ Terrie, Phillip G., Contested Terrain; A New History of Nature and People in the Adirondacks, Syracuse: Adirondack Museum/Syracuse University Press, 1997. ISBN 978-0-8156-0904-9.

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[1] Summit elevation between 1,320 and 1,330 m.

[2] Key col elevation is 704.4 m.

[3] Terrie, Phillip G., Contested Terrain; A New History of Nature and People in the Adirondacks, Syracuse: Adirondack Museum/Syracuse University Press, 1997. ISBN 978-0-8156-0904-9.

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v t The High Peaks of New York's Adirondack Mountains
Northern Adirondacks	Esther Whiteface
Eastern Adirondacks	Giant Rocky Peak
Colvin Range	Blake Colvin Dial Nippletop
Dix Range	Dix Grace Peak South Dix Hough Macomb
Northern High Peaks	Big Slide Cascade Phelps Porter Table Top
Marcy Group	Allen Cliff Colden Gray Haystack Marcy Redfield Skylight
Other Great Range	Armstrong Basin Gothics Saddleback Sawteeth Lower Wolfjaw Upper Wolfjaw
MacIntyre Mountains	Algonquin Iroquois Marshall Wright
Santanoni Mountains	Couchsachraga Panther Santanoni
Seward Mountains	Donaldson Emmons Seward Seymour
Street Range	(MacNaughton) Nye Street

Seward Mountain (New York)

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