South Dix

South Dix is a mountain located in Essex County, New York. The mountain is part of the Dix Range, named after John A. Dix (1798–1879), New York Secretary of State in 1837, and later Governor. The name is being changed to Carson Peak, after Russell M.L. Carson (1884–1961),^[5] author of Peaks and People of the Adirondacks.^[6] South Dix is flanked to the northeast by Grace Peak (formerly known as East Dix), to the northwest by Hough Peak, and to the southwest by Macomb Mountain.

South Dix
South Dix (center) photographed from Mount Haystack
Highest point
Elevation	4,060 ft (1,240 m) NGVD 29[1]
Listing	Adirondack High Peaks 37th[2]
Coordinates	44°03′36″N 73°46′27″W[3]
Geography
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Location	North Hudson, Essex County, New York
Parent range	Dix Range
Topo map(s)	USGS Mount Marcy, NY
Climbing
First ascent	August 13, 1921, by Bob Marshall, George Marshall, and Herbert Clark[4]
Easiest route	Hike

The north side of South Dix drains into the headwaters of the South Fork of the Boquet River, thence into Lake Champlain, which drains into Canada's Richelieu River, the Saint Lawrence River, and into the Gulf of Saint Lawrence. The southeast side of South Dix drains into West Mill Brook, thence into the Schroon River, the Hudson River, and into New York Bay. The west side of South Dix drains into Lillian Brook, thence into the East Inlet of Elk Lake, and into The Branch of the Schroon River.

South Dix is within the High Peaks Wilderness Area of Adirondack State Park.

See also

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

References

1. Goodwin, Tony, ed. (2021). Adirondack trails. High peaks region (15th ed.). Adirondack Mountain Club. pp. 286–287. ISBN 9780998637181.
2. "The Peaks – Adirondack 46ers". adk46er.org. Retrieved May 30, 2024.
3. "South Dix". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior. Retrieved May 17, 2010.
4. Carson, Russell M. L. (1927). Peaks and People of the Adirondacks. Garden City: Doubleday. p. 223. ISBN 9781404751200.
5. "Northeast 115". Summitpost.org. October 10, 2007. Retrieved November 1, 2007.
6. Doug Arnold and Sue Franklin (July 12, 2004). "Grace Peak Committee Report Spring 2004". Archived from the original on February 18, 2005. Retrieved November 1, 2007.

External links

• "South Dix, New York". Peakbagger.com.
• "South Dix". SummitPost.org.