How the Adirondack 46 checklist works
The list is the Adirondack Forty-Sixers' 46 High Peaks. The rule when the Marshalls and Herb Clark drew it up was 4,000 feet, plus either 300 feet of rise above the col to a higher neighbor or three-quarters of a mile of distance from it. Unlike the White Mountain list, the 46 never change when new surveys come out, which is why four peaks under 4,000 feet are still on it.
1. Check off what you've climbed
Tick the box next to each summit you've reached. The checks save in your browser, so the list is still marked when you come back on the same device. The list of peaks you checked never leaves your device.
2. Read your progress
The panel counts your peaks out of 46, the percent done and how many are left. Summit feet adds up the elevation of every summit you've checked. It is not your elevation gain on the trail, which depends on the trailhead and route.
3. Plan what's left
Set Show to "Still to climb" to see only the peaks you haven't done. Sort A to Z when you want to find one by name. The highest peak you have left shows in the panel.
Worked example
A hiker has climbed Cascade Mountain, Porter Mountain, Giant Mountain and Mount Marcy. That is 4 of 46, or 8.7%, with 42 to go.
| Cascade Mountain | 4,098 ft |
|---|---|
| Porter Mountain | 4,059 ft |
| Giant Mountain | 4,627 ft |
| Mount Marcy | 5,344 ft |
| Summit feet | 18,128 ft |
The highest peak still to climb is Algonquin Peak at 5,114 ft. All 46 add up to 202,643 ft of summits.
Where the sources differ
The elevations here are the 46ers' traditional figures. Newer maps give slightly different numbers for some peaks. Wikipedia's High Peaks table, for example, has Skylight at 4,924 ft where the 46ers have 4,926.
MacNaughton Mountain is the usual argument. The 46ers note that the latest USGS figure puts it at 4,000 ft, while Wikipedia cites a USGS listing of 3,983 ft. Either way it is not on the list.
Names vary too. Grace Peak was East Dix until 2014. The 46ers' own list says Rocky Peak and Upper Wolf Jaw, where other lists say Rocky Peak Ridge and Upper Wolfjaw. Gray and Iroquois tie at 4,840 ft, and so do Armstrong and Hough at 4,400, Big Slide and Esther at 4,240, and Blake and Cliff at 3,960, so lists may order those pairs differently.
Sources
- Adirondack 46ers: The 46 High Peaks (list and elevations)
- AMC Four Thousand Footer Club: History (the Marshalls, Herb Clark and the original 46er rules)
- AMC Four Thousand Footer Club: FAQs (the 46 do not change with new surveys)
- Wikipedia: Adirondack High Peaks (survey elevations, MacNaughton)
- Wikipedia: Grace Peak (renamed from East Dix in 2014)
