Cascade Mountain (New York) facts for kids
Quick facts for kids Cascade Mountain |
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Cascade Mountain, from Porter Mountain
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| Highest point | |
| Elevation | 4,098 ft (1,249 m) |
| Prominence | 1,180 ft (360 m) |
| Listing | Adirondack High Peaks 36th |
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 Cascade Mountain
Location in New York Adirondack Park
Cascade Mountain
Location in the United States
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| Location | Lake Placid, New York, U.S. |
| Parent range | Adirondacks |
| Topo map | USGS Keene Valley |
| Climbing | |
| First ascent | Lon Pierce, 1872 (first recorded) |
| Easiest route | Hike |
Cascade Mountain is a cool mountain in Essex County, New York. It's one of the 46 special mountains called the Adirondack High Peaks. These are mountains in the Adirondack Park that are over 4,000 feet tall. Cascade Mountain is the 36th tallest of them.
The mountain gets its name from the beautiful waterfalls on a stream nearby. The lake the stream flows into and the pass between Cascade and Pitchoff mountains are also named Cascade.
You can see Cascade Mountain towering over the Van Hoevenberg ski center. This place was used for bobsledding during the 1980 Winter Olympics.
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Climbing Cascade Mountain
Cascade Mountain is known as the easiest and most popular of the 46 Adirondack High Peaks to climb. This makes it a great choice for hikers!
The Trailhead
The main starting point for the trail is on Route 73. It's about 6 miles (10 km) east of Lake Placid. This spot is called Cascade Pass and it looks out over Cascade Lake. What's really cool is that you can actually see the top of the mountain from the trailhead. This is pretty rare for the High Peaks!
Reaching the Summit
The trail is well-marked with red plastic signs. It's about 2.2 miles (4.6 km) long and climbs almost 2,000 feet (600 meters) up. The top of the mountain is made of bare rock. It looks like the rocky tops you might see on much higher mountains. However, this bare rock is actually from a big fire that happened in 1903.
When you reach the top, you get amazing views in every direction! On a clear day, you'll often find many other hikers enjoying the view with you.
Side Trip to Porter Mountain
If you're feeling adventurous, you can also take an easy side trip to Porter Mountain. Porter Mountain is another one of the Adirondack High Peaks. Its summit is only 0.7 miles from the Cascade Mountain trail. You can reach both mountain tops on a single hike that's about 6.2 miles long.
Gallery
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View of Porter (left), Big Slide (middle) and, from left to right in the background, Armstrong, Gothics, Saddleback from Cascade Mountain.
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South-east view on Blueberry Mountain from Cascade Mountain.
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Top of the Cascade Mountain.
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Ascension to the Summit Rock.
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