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Cliff Mountain
Cliff Mountain is located in New York Adirondack Park
Cliff Mountain
Cliff Mountain
Location in New York Adirondack Park
Cliff Mountain is located in the United States
Cliff Mountain
Cliff Mountain
Location in the United States
Highest point
Elevation 3,944 ft (1,202 m)  NGVD 29
Prominence 466 ft (142 m)
Listing Adirondack High Peaks 44th
Geography
Location Newcomb / Keene, Essex County, New York
Parent range Marcy Group of the Great Range
Topo map USGS Mount Marcy

Cliff Mountain is a mountain located in Essex County, New York. The mountain is part of the Marcy Group of the Great Range of the Adirondack Mountains. Cliff is flanked to the southeast by Mount Redfield.

Cliff Mountain stands within the watershed of the Opalescent River, a tributary of the Hudson River, which in turn drains into New York Bay. The north and west sides of Cliff Mtn. drain directly into the Opalescent River. The southeast side drains into Upper Twin Brook, thence into the Opalescent River.

According to the 1897 survey of the Adirondacks, the height of Cliff Mountain was over 4,000 feet (1,219 m), so it was included in the 46 High Peaks; the 1953 USGS survey found it and three other peaks to be lower, but the list has not been changed. The mountain is within the High Peaks Wilderness Area of Adirondack State Park. No marked trail leads to its summit.

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