Adirondack Hiking
One of the highest of the 46ers, Iroquois Peak is an easy peak to bag if you head out to climb Algonquin, since the most popular route up Iroquois requires climbing Algonquin to get there.
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Normally climbed in conjunction with Basin, and sometimes Haystack as well, Saddleback is a beautiful peak to summit in the morning, as the first of the three in the group.
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With large, sweeping slides across much of its face, Gothics is one of the most spectacular high peaks to view from afar. It was these slides and the arched nature of the mountain’s peaks that inspired its name, according to local lore.
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As you have to pass over Saddleback to reach Basin, this mountain is usually climbed in conjunction with Saddleback and also often Haystack as well, depending on how adventurous the group of climbers is.
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The tallest of the trail-less peaks, Gray Peak is often climbed in conjunction with Skylight and Marcy, and was named by Verplanck Colvin for the botanist Asa Gray. The summit is somewhat filled with trees, but with stunted growth, so there are still great views to be seen from the top towards Skylight.
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