Wallface Mountain
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Wallface Mountain is a mountain
located in Essex County
, New York
.
The mountain is named after the cliff on its southeastern side.
Wallface is flanked to the west by MacNaughton Mountain
, and faces Mount Marshall
to the southeast across Indian Pass.
The southeast and west sides of Wallface Mountain drain into the southern Indian Pass Brook, thence into Henderson Lake
, the source of the Hudson River
, which drains into New York Bay
.
The northern slopes of Wallface Mountain drain into the northern Indian Pass Brook, thence into the West Branch of the Ausable River, into Lake Champlain
, thence into Canada
's Richelieu River
, the Saint Lawrence River
, and into the Gulf of Saint Lawrence
.
Wallface Mountain is within the High Peaks Wilderness Area
of New York's Adirondack Park.
Mountain
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located in Essex County
Essex County, New York
Essex County is a county located in the U.S. state of New York. As of the 2010 census, the population was 39,370. Its name is from the English county of Essex. Its county seat is Elizabethtown...
, New York
New York
New York is a state in the Northeastern region of the United States. It is the nation's third most populous state. New York is bordered by New Jersey and Pennsylvania to the south, and by Connecticut, Massachusetts and Vermont to the east...
.
The mountain is named after the cliff on its southeastern side.
Wallface is flanked to the west by MacNaughton Mountain
MacNaughton Mountain
MacNaughton Mountain is a mountain located in Essex County, New York, named after James MacNaughton , the grandson of Archibald McIntyre.The mountain is part of the Street Range of the Adirondack Mountains....
, and faces Mount Marshall
Mount Marshall (New York)
Mount Marshall is a mountain located in Essex County, New York.Originally named for Governor DeWitt Clinton, and then for Herbert Clark, it was renamed for wilderness activist Bob Marshall after his death. Marshall is part of the MacIntyre Mountains...
to the southeast across Indian Pass.
The southeast and west sides of Wallface Mountain drain into the southern Indian Pass Brook, thence into Henderson Lake
Henderson Lake
Henderson Lake is a lake located on Vancouver Island that drains south into head of Uchucklesit Inlet on the north side of lower Alberni Inlet....
, the source of the Hudson River
Hudson River
The Hudson is a river that flows from north to south through eastern New York. The highest official source is at Lake Tear of the Clouds, on the slopes of Mount Marcy in the Adirondack Mountains. The river itself officially begins in Henderson Lake in Newcomb, New York...
, which drains into New York Bay
New York Bay
New York Bay is the collective term for the marine areas surrounding the entrance of the Hudson River into the Atlantic Ocean. Its two largest components are Upper New York Bay and Lower New York Bay, which are connected by The Narrows...
.
The northern slopes of Wallface Mountain drain into the northern Indian Pass Brook, thence into the West Branch of the Ausable River, into Lake Champlain
Lake Champlain
Lake Champlain is a natural, freshwater lake in North America, located mainly within the borders of the United States but partially situated across the Canada—United States border in the Canadian province of Quebec.The New York portion of the Champlain Valley includes the eastern portions of...
, thence into Canada
Canada
Canada is a North American country consisting of ten provinces and three territories. Located in the northern part of the continent, it extends from the Atlantic Ocean in the east to the Pacific Ocean in the west, and northward into the Arctic Ocean...
's Richelieu River
Richelieu River
The Richelieu River is a river in Quebec, Canada. It flows from the north end of Lake Champlain about north, ending at the confluence with the St. Lawrence River at Sorel-Tracy, Quebec downstream and northeast of Montreal...
, the Saint Lawrence River
Saint Lawrence River
The Saint Lawrence is a large river flowing approximately from southwest to northeast in the middle latitudes of North America, connecting the Great Lakes with the Atlantic Ocean. It is the primary drainage conveyor of the Great Lakes Basin...
, and into the Gulf of Saint Lawrence
Gulf of Saint Lawrence
The Gulf of Saint Lawrence , the world's largest estuary, is the outlet of North America's Great Lakes via the Saint Lawrence River into the Atlantic Ocean...
.
Wallface Mountain is within the High Peaks Wilderness Area
High Peaks Wilderness Area
The High Peaks Wilderness Area, the largest Forest Preserve unit in New York, is located in three counties and six towns in the Adirondack Park: Harrietstown in Franklin County, North Elba, Keene, North Hudson and Newcomb in Essex County and Long Lake in Hamilton County.-Geography:It is roughly...
of New York's Adirondack Park.