Tackling a strenuous hike takes skill and dedication. It takes even more dedication to hike up a mountain that rises to an elevation of over 3,800 feet. In New York’s Adirondack Mountains, the glorious spots that tower above this elevation are known as the 46 High Peaks.
What does it take to climb the High Peaks? According to 46ers, a group of climbers who have scaled all 46 peaks, a passion for hiking helps fuel their ascents.
“Why do you hike? This is a question that we must all ask ourselves at a certain point of our hiking adventures, whether at the beginning of a quest to become a 46er,” Siobhan Carney Nesbitt, an Adirondack 46ers member, wrote. “I hike because I love to hike. While spending time outdoors with my family and friends, I love to hear babbling brooks, rustling leaves, twittering birds, chattering chipmunks, and sometimes in the dead of winter, the snow muffled silence.”
While not everyone can climb all 46 High Peaks, hiking enthusiasts can sample the region’s best sights. Get a taste of these majestic mountains at the five best peaks in the Adirondack Mountains.