Seward Mountain (New York)

Seward Mountain (New York)

Infobox Mountain
Name = Seward Mountain
Photo = Seward Mt seen from Seymour Mt NY.jpg
Caption = Seward Mt. seen from Seymour Mt.
Elevation = convert|1325|m|ft|0|lk=on [Summit elevation between 1,320 and 1,330 m.]
Prominence = convert|620|m|ft|-1|abbr=on [Key col elevation is 704.4 m.]
Location = Franklin County, New York
Range = Seward Mountains
Coordinates = coord|44|9.58|N|74|11.98|W |type:mountain_region:US |display=inline,title
Topographic
USGS "Ampersand Lake"
Type = |Age =
First ascent =
Easiest route =
Listing = Adirondack High Peaks

Seward Mountain is a mountain located in Franklin County, New York, of which it is the highest point.Seward Mtn. is named after William H. Seward (1801–1872), Governor of New York (1839–1842), and United States Secretary of State (1861–1869). The mountain is part of the Seward Mountains of the Adirondacks.Seward Mountain is flanked to the southwest by Donaldson Mountain, and to the east faces Seymour Mountain across Ouluska Pass.

Seward Mountain stands within the watershed of the Raquette River, which drains into the Saint Lawrence River in Canada, and into the Gulf of Saint Lawrence.The southeast slopes of Seward Mtn. drain into Seward Brook, thence into the Cold River, a tributary of the Raquette River.The west end of Seward Mtn. drains into Catkins Brook, thence into the Raquette River.The northern slopes of Seward drain into Ward Brook, thence into Ampersand Lake, Ampersand Brook, Stony Creek, and the Raquette River.

Seward Mountain is within the High Peaks Wilderness Area of New York's Adirondack Park.

Notes

See also

* List of mountains in New York
* Northeast 111 4,000-footers
* Adirondack High Peaks
* Adirondack Forty-Sixers

External links

* [http://www.peakbagger.com/peak.aspx?pid=6000 Peakbagger.com: Seward Mountain]
* [http://www.summitpost.org/mountain/rock/150703/seward-mountain.html Summitpost.org: Seward Mountain]
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