The 'Dacks region of upstate New York is among the most beautiful and well-preserved wilderness regions in the US. Year-round activities include hiking, canoeing, and camping in the summer, and snowshoeing, cross country skiing, downhill skiing, ice climbing, and winter camping in the winter. You can camp anywhere in the park, with a few regulations:
- No camping above 4000 feet
- No camping between 3500 and 4000 feet, except at designated sites
- No more than 8 people to a campsite
- No campfires within 150 feet of a trail or body of water
- No campfires at all in the eastern High Peaks region
- No campfires above 4000 feet in the western High Peaks region.
Other regulations:
- Visitors must use snowshoes or skiis when the ground is snow-covered
- Day-use parties must have no more than 15 people
- No glass containers
- Pets must be leashed on marked trails, designated campsites, congregated areas, and above 4000 feet
- Visitors to the eastern High Peaks must register at the trailhead.
The 46 High Peaks of the Adirondacks:
- Marcy................5344 ft
- Algonquin............5144 ft
- Haystack.............4960 ft
- Skylight.............4926 ft
- Whiteface............4867 ft
- Dix..................4857 ft
- Gray Peak............4840 ft
- Iroquois.............4840 ft
- Basin................4827 ft
- Gothics..............4736 ft
- Colden...............4714 ft
- Giant................4627 ft
- Nippletop............4620 ft
- Santanoni Peak.......4607 ft
- Redfield.............4606 ft
- Wright Peak..........4580 ft
- Saddleback...........4515 ft
- Panther Peak.........4442 ft
- Tabletop.............4427 ft
- Rocky Peak Ridge.....4420 ft
- Macomb...............4405 ft
- Armstrong............4400 ft
- Hough................4400 ft
- Seward...............4361 ft
- Marshall.............4360 ft
- Allen................4340 ft
- Big Slide............4240 ft
- Esther...............4240 ft
- Upper Wolf Jaw.......4185 ft
- Lower Wolf Jaw.......4175 ft
- Street...............4166 ft
- Phelps...............4161 ft
- Donaldson............4140 ft
- Seymour..............4120 ft
- Sawteeth.............4100 ft
- Cascade..............4098 ft
- South Dix............4060 ft
- Porter...............4059 ft
- Colvin...............4057 ft
- Emmons...............4040 ft
- Dial.................4020 ft
- East Dix.............4012 ft
- Blake................3960 ft
- Cliff................3960 ft
- Nye..................3895 ft
- Couchsachraga........3820 ft
Sources:
http://www.dec.state.ny.us/website/press/pressrel/2000-58.html
http://pages.citenet.net/users/ctmx1141/highpeaks.htm
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