Giant Mountain, New York

Elevation Info:	NAVD88 Elevation: 4626 ft / 1410 m
Local or Alternate Name(s)	Nickname/Informal: Giant of the Valley
Latitude/Longitude (WGS84)	44° 9' 40'' N, 73° 43' 13'' W 44.161243, -73.720261 (Dec Deg) 602324 E 4890578 N, Zone 18 (UTM)
Country	United States
State/Province	New York
County/Second Level Region	Essex
City/Town	Keene
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Ascent Info Total ascents/attempts logged by registered Peakbagger.com users: 1845      Show all viewable ascents/attempts (Total: 1597) Selected Trip Reports:      1994-06-19 by Alan Bangel      2005-05-28 by Luc Tremblay      2008-02-09 by Scott Ireland      2009-02-14 by JF Theroux (GPS Track)      2010-04-22 by Jesse Quonce      2011-07-07 by Anthony Olivari      2011-08-04 by Austin Black      2011-09-17 by Dan Quinlan (GPS Track)      2012-06-10 by Elizabeth Sweet (GPS Track)      2012-06-24 by Jordyn Danforth      2012-07-25 by Adam Sarata      2012-07-30 by Michael Vaughan (GPS Track)      2013-01-06 by Mike Guethle      2013-04-27 by Cortney Bangel (Unsuccessful)      2013-04-27 by Alan Bangel (Unsuccessful)      2013-09-01 by Jeff Hicks      2013-10-13 by Susan Daniel      2014-02-13 by Dan Hildebrand      2014-03-18 by Ed Kobos      2014-08-16 by Ed Wandall      2014-08-16 by Michael Stonek (GPS Track)      2014-09-20 by josh johnson      2014-11-29 by Richard Hachem (GPS Track)      2015-03-22 by Michael Vaughan (Unsuccessful) (GPS Track)      2015-04-12 by John Curtis (GPS Track)      2015-06-20 by Brian Raymond (GPS Track)      2015-10-04 by Mike Wright      2016-01-11 by Richard Hachem (GPS Track)      2016-03-19 by Michael Stonek (GPS Track)      2016-03-19 by Sylvain Louhaur (GPS Track)      2016-09-03 by Sylvain Louhaur (GPS Track)      2016-10-18 by Michael Vaughan (GPS Track)      2016-11-06 by Spencer Corcoran      2017-01-28 by Felix Garon (GPS Track)      2017-07-26 by Adam Baldwin (GPS Track)      2017-12-09 by David Boag (GPS Track)      2017-12-09 by David Boag (GPS Track)      2018-07-26 by Thomas Gerace      2018-09-10 by Christa Kearsey      2018-09-23 by Map Man (GPS Track)      2018-10-21 by Jake Campbell (GPS Track)      2019-01-05 by Raven Matherne (Unsuccessful) (GPS Track)      2019-02-02 by David Fitch      2019-07-09 by Raven Matherne (Unsuccessful) (GPS Track)      2019-07-10 by Raven Matherne (GPS Track)      2019-07-21 by David Oakes (GPS Track)      2019-08-04 by Gustav Sexauer      2020-05-30 by AJ Darling (GPS Track)      2020-06-16 by AJ Darling (GPS Track)      2022-06-05 by Crystal Davis
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Gaint Jct (2002-07-30). Photo by Douglas Taylor. Click here for larger-size photo.
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Prominence	Key Col Page  (Detailed prominence information)   Clean Prominence: 2953 ft/900 m   Optimistic Prominence: 2985 ft/910 m   Line Parent: Dix Mountain   Key Col: Chapel Pond    1673 ft/510 m
Isolation	Isolation Page  (Detailed isolation information)    Distance: 6.24 mi/10.04 km    Isolation Limit Point: 44.0842, -73.7858 Nearest Higher Neighbor in the PBC database:     Dix Mountain  (SSW)
Ranges	Continent: North America Range2: North America Plains Range3: Canadian Shield Range4: Adirondack Mountains Range5: Eastern Adirondacks (Highest Point) Range6: Giant Mountain Area (Highest Point)
Drainage Basins	Lake Champlain Richelieu St. Lawrence Gulf of St. Lawrence Atlantic Ocean Ausable Lake Champlain Richelieu St. Lawrence Gulf of St. Lawrence Atlantic Ocean
Ownership	Land: Adirondack State Park Wilderness/Special Area: Giant Mountain SWA (Highest Point)
Topo Map	Elizabethtown K44073b5 1:25,000
Route #1	Maintained Hiking Trail Trailhead: 1252 ft/382 m Vertical Gain: 3374 ft/1028 m
Data Source	1:25,000 (or larger) Topographic Survey Map
Dynamic Map  Giant Mountain   ( Key Col)    Other Peaks Click Here for a Full Screen Map

Other Photos

Giant Mountain 2014 (2014-09-27). Click here for larger-size photo.   Edit Photo Info

A view from the Giant Mtn summit, looking NW and north. Nice granit ledges here (2016-06-15). Photo by Jan Triska. Click here for larger-size photo.

Looking back down the ridge from Lower Wolfjaw mountain. Giant Mtn visible across the valley (2016-07-23). Photo by Jan Triska. Click here for larger-size photo.

Giant Mountain and Rocky Peak Ridge from Belfry Mountain fire tower (2017-07-09). Photo by Douglas Fortman. Click here for larger-size photo.

Amazing view from the top of Giant (2017-09-10). Photo by Stacy Taylor. Click here for larger-size photo.

Me and Elsa at the top. (2017-09-10). Photo by Zachary Taylor. Click here for larger-size photo.

Incredible views from the top (And at several different points along the way). (2017-09-10). Photo by Zachary Taylor. Click here for larger-size photo.

Hiker spa on Giant Mountain (2017-08-09). Photo by Christina Bushunow. Click here for larger-size photo.

Starting the switchbacks up Giant from Chapel Pond (2018-07-26). Photo by Thomas Gerace. Click here for larger-size photo.

Looking west from Giant's summit (2019-01-05). Photo by David Fitch. Click here for larger-size photo.

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