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Poke-O-Moonshine Mountain is a 2,180-foot peak on the northeastern edge of the Adirondacks, long associated with travel through a key mountain pass and known as a gateway to the range. Its name is generally linked to Algonquin words meaning “broken smooth rocks,” reflecting the dramatic cliffs around its summit. Those granite and gneiss faces, including a broad 600-foot scarp, have made it the Adirondacks’ most popular rock and ice climbing area, though some routes close during peregrine falcon nesting. The mountain also served survey and fire-detection purposes, and its 1917 fire tower, preserved after closure, now stands as a historic landmark.
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Chesterfield, New York · United States
