Santanoni Peak

Santanoni Peak, in the Santanoni Range of New York’s Adirondacks near Newcomb, rises 4,607 feet within Adirondack Park and ranks as the state’s fourteenth-highest peak, making it one of the Adirondack High Peaks associated with the Forty-Sixers tradition. Together with Panther Peak and Couchsachraga Peak, it forms the core of the range. Its name likely came through Abenaki from an adaptation of Saint Anthony, reflecting early French fur traders and missionaries, and it was in print by 1838. The earliest recorded ascent was in 1866 by Theodore R. Davis and guide Dave Hunter. The peak is also linked to the former 13,000-acre Santanoni Preserve and the region’s shift from private preserves to public recreation.

Newcomb, New York · United States