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Mountain Peaks in New York

64 mountain peaks in New York with photography planning data — sunrise and sunset azimuths, golden hour by month, Milky Way windows and estimated sky darkness. Essex County has the most (30). The darkest skies are at Azure Mountain (Bortle 2).

Top mountain peaks

Mount MarcyMountain Peak
Mount MarcyEssex County · 1,626 m
CumorahMountain Peak
CumorahOntario County · 208 m
Whiteface MountainMountain Peak
Whiteface MountainEssex County · 1,111 m
Todt HillMountain Peak
Todt HillRichmond County · 113 m
Bear MountainMountain Peak
Bear MountainOrange County · 394 m
Mount HaystackMountain Peak
Mount HaystackEssex County · 1,497 m
Algonquin PeakMountain Peak
Algonquin PeakEssex County · 1,555 m
Mount SkylightMountain Peak
Mount SkylightEssex County · 1,495 m
Brace MountainMountain Peak
Brace MountainDutchess County · 706 m
Wallface MountainMountain Peak
Wallface MountainEssex County · 1,131 m
McKenzie MountainMountain Peak
McKenzie MountainEssex County · 1,165 m
Mount ColdenMountain Peak
Mount ColdenEssex County · 1,436 m

Mountain Peaks by county

All mountain peaks (64)

NameCountyElevationNearest townSky
Mount MarcyEssex County1,626 mNorth Elba2
CumorahOntario County208 mManchester4
Whiteface MountainEssex County1,111 mLake Placid2
Todt HillRichmond County113 mEmerson Hill9
Bear MountainOrange County394 mFort Montgomery6
Mount HaystackEssex County1,497 mNorth Elba2
Algonquin PeakEssex County1,555 mNorth Elba3
Mount SkylightEssex County1,495 mNorth Elba2
Brace MountainDutchess County706 mSheffield4
Wallface MountainEssex County1,131 mNorth Elba2
McKenzie MountainEssex County1,165 mLake Placid3
Mount ColdenEssex County1,436 mNorth Elba2
Mount ColvinEssex County1,235 mNorth Elba2
Blue MountainHamilton County1,143 mTupper Lake2
Storm King MountainOrange County411 mCornwall6
Cascade MountainEssex County1,241 mNorth Elba3
Dix MountainEssex County1,473 mMineville2
Donaldson MountainFranklin County1,238 mSaranac Lake2
Esther MountainEssex County1,293 mLake Placid2
MacNaughton MountainEssex County1,214 mNorth Elba2
Lyon MountainClinton County1,167 mDannemora2
Ampersand MountainFranklin County541 mSaranac Lake2
Balsam Lake MountainUlster County1,136 mLivingston Manor4
Mount RaimerRensselaer County784 mWilliamstown4
Slide MountainUlster County1,266 mShokan4
Snowy MountainHamilton County1,166 mWarrensburg2
Mount EmmonsFranklin County1,226 mSaranac Lake2
Pitchoff MountainEssex County1,063 mNorth Elba4
Saint Regis MountainFranklin County865 mSaranac Lake2
Bull HillPutnam County430 mCold Spring6
Overlook MountainUlster County956 mWoodstock4
Panther MountainUlster County1,135 mShokan4
Panther PeakEssex County1,358 mNorth Elba2
Dial MountainEssex County1,215 mNorth Elba2
Vly MountainGreene County1,076 mStamford4
GothicsEssex County1,425 mNorth Elba2
Hough PeakEssex County1,341 mMineville2
Hunter MountainGreene County1,233 mPalenville4
Iroquois PeakEssex County1,472 mNorth Elba3
Mount SherrillGreene County1,082 mWoodstock4
Hurricane MountainEssex County1,121 mNorth Elba2
Kaaterskill High PeakGreene County1,111 mPalenville4
Bald MountainHerkimer County705 mBoonville2
Beacon MountainDutchess County465 mBeacon6
Allen MountainEssex County1,311 mNorth Elba2
Armstrong MountainEssex County1,320 mNorth Elba2
Ashokan High PointUlster County939 mShokan4
Azure MountainFranklin County708 mTupper Lake2
Balsam MountainUlster County1,098 mShokan4
Mount PeterOrange County370 mGreenwood Lake6
Basin MountainEssex County1,468 mNorth Elba2
Porter MountainEssex County847 mNorth Elba3
Mount TremperUlster County829 mShokan4
NippletopEssex County1,393 mNorth Elba2
Noonmark MountainEssex County1,058 mNorth Elba2
Santanoni PeakEssex County1,401 mNorth Elba2
Street MountainEssex County1,223 mNorth Elba3
Thomas Cole MountainGreene County1,202 mCairo4
Peekamoose MountainUlster County1,172 mShokan4
Owls Head MountainHamilton County849 mTupper Lake2
Spruce MountainSaratoga County793 mEdinburg3
Upper Wolfjaw MountainEssex County1,269 mNorth Elba2
Graham MountainUlster County1,174 mLivingston Manor4
Gray PeakEssex County1,463 mNorth Elba2

Sky = estimated Bortle class (1 darkest – 9 brightest).

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How to photograph mountain peaks

Summits catch first and last light — alpenglow can turn rock pink or orange minutes before sunrise and after sunset while valleys stay in shadow.

  • Photograph the peak from a lake, meadow or ridge at sunrise when the face that looks east lights up first.
  • Long lenses compress ridgelines; shoot the peak from several miles away to make it look massive.
  • Afternoon thunderstorms are common in summer at high elevations — plan summit hikes for early morning.
  • Snow on the summit holds detail best when you expose for the highlights and lift shadows later.
  • Alpenglow lasts only a few minutes; set up and focus beforehand.

Season: Early summer keeps snow on the peaks with green valleys below; autumn adds aspen or larch color in many ranges.