Hike Snowy Mountain Adirondack Park, NY

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Jul 6, 2025 — Snowy Mountain is a prominent peak that rises alone, set apart from the higher cluster of Adirondack summits. Its summit is crowned by a restored fire tower.

Parking is located across a busy highway, and the hike begins at a gradual pace through the forest. The trail crosses a few creeks, sometimes aided by small constructed bridges. After a couple of miles, the trail steepens. What starts as a gentle dirt path gives way to typical Adirondack rugged ledges and slippery rock. A short Class 2 move leads to the top of the steep section, followed by a more moderate grade where braided social trails make the official path tricky to follow.

Soon after, I reached the fire tower and climbed up into its cabin. Without it, there would be no views of the surrounding peaks and Indian Lake below.

PEAKS ON HIKE
Elevation (ft) / Prominence (ft)

Peaks on hike

Elevation

Prominence

Snowy Mountain

3900 ft

2255 rise

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Snowy Mountain trailhead, located across the highway.

Gradual forest walk for the first few miles.

Crossing over a creek.

Boardwalks avoiding bogs.

Well-maintained and heavily traveled trail for the more gradual sections.

Starting to ascend more steeply out of the lower elevations and away from Beaver Brook.

More roots and a more difficult grade.

And then a few hundred feet of ascending typical slick Adirondack rock ledges and boulders.

View back down the trail, which degrades a bit from erosion higher up.

A short scramble to escape from the rocky, steep slope ascent.

A short walk on more tame terrain leads to the fire tower.

Snowy Mountain Fire Tower.

Snowy Mountain summit, view east toward Indian Lake.

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