Mount Skylight
A single trail goes 0.5 miles (0.80 km) up to the mountain's summit from the Four Corners junction between Skylight and Mount Marcy, its northern neighbor. Three other trails lead to the intersection. Most commonly, hikers approach from the west, via the Feldspar Brook Trail from the campsites at the Flowed Lands and climb the peak in conjunction with a visit to Lake Tear of the Clouds, and a climb up neighboring, trail-less Gray Peak. The distance from the Upper Works trailhead to the Four Corners junction is 9.5 miles (15.3 km). The Four Corners can also be reached by descending from Marcy to the north, or via Panther Gorge and Elk Lake to the southeast on a trail of 10.2 miles (16.4 km). All are lengthy trips that are usually done via an overnight backpack. The summit offers views of 30 major peaks. Hikers traditionally carried a rock to the summit to add to a cairn, but this practice is now discouraged.
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Notes
- ^ Goodwin, Tony, ed. (2021). Adirondack trails. High peaks region (15th ed.). Adirondack Mountain Club. pp. 286–287. ISBN 9780998637181.
- ^ "The Peaks – Adirondack 46ers". adk46er.org. Retrieved 8 May 2024.
- ^ "Mount Skylight". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior. Retrieved 2014-12-31.
- ^ Waterman, Laura (2003). Forest and crag : a history of hiking, trail blazing, and adventure in the Northeast mountains (First ed.). Boston: Appalachian Mountain Club Books. p. 177. ISBN 0910146756.
- ^ Carson, Russell M. L. (1927). Peaks and People of the Adirondacks. Garden City: Doubleday. pp. 110–111. ISBN 9781404751200.
- ^ Goodwin, Tony, ed. (2021). Adirondack trails. High peaks region (15th ed.). Adirondack Mountain Club. pp. 208, 217–218. ISBN 9780998637181.
External links
- Mount Skylight at Peakbagger.com
- Summitpost.org: Mount Skylight