# Great Range

> Mediated Wiki article. Canonical URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Great_Range
> Markdown URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Great_Range.md
> Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Great_Range
> Source revision: 1345199537
> License: Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/)

{{short description|Mountain range in NY state, United States}}
{{Use American English|date=February 2026}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=January 2025}}
[[File:Great Range.jpg|thumb|The Great Range, as seen from [Big Slide](/source/Big_Slide_Mountain_(New_York)): [Lower Wolfjaw](/source/Lower_Wolfjaw_Mountain), [Upper Wolfjaw](/source/Upper_Wolfjaw_Mountain), [Armstrong](/source/Armstrong_Mountain_(Keene_Valley%2C_New_York)), and [Gothics](/source/Gothics)]]

The '''Great Range''' is a [mountain range](/source/mountain_range) in the [Adirondack Mountains](/source/Adirondack_Mountains), near [Keene Valley](/source/Keene%2C_New_York), [New York](/source/New_York_(state)), [United States](/source/United_States). It rises in the heart of the [High Peaks](/source/Adirondack_High_Peaks) region between Ausable Lakes to the southeast and the [Johns Brook Valley](/source/Johns_Brook_Valley) to the northwest.<ref>{{cite book |last1=McMartin |first1=Barbara |title=The Adirondack Park: A Wildlands Quilt |date=June 1, 1999 |publisher=Syracuse University Press |isbn=978-0-8156-0567-6 |language=en}}</ref>

The range is approximately {{convert|12|mi|km}} long and includes seven of the forty-six High Peaks. They are, along the main ridge from northeast to southwest, [Lower Wolfjaw](/source/Lower_Wolfjaw_Mountain), [Upper Wolfjaw](/source/Upper_Wolfjaw_Mountain), [Armstrong](/source/Armstrong_Mountain_(Keene_Valley%2C_New_York)), [Gothics](/source/Gothics), [Saddleback](/source/Saddleback_Mountain_(Keene%2C_New_York)), [Basin](/source/Basin_Mountain_(New_York)), and [Haystack](/source/Mount_Haystack). [Sawteeth](/source/Sawteeth_(New_York)) is a [spur](/source/Spur_(mountain)) of Gothics, and [Marcy](/source/Mount_Marcy) is often associated with the Great Range but it is not a "historical" part of the Great Range.<ref>{{cite book |last1=Ingersoll |first1=Bill |title=Snowshoe Routes: Adirondacks & Catskills |date=August 9, 2006 |publisher=Mountaineers Books |isbn=978-1-59485-331-9 |language=en}}</ref>

The entire range can be hiked on six maintained trails, and is considered a premier challenge for hikers in the Adirondacks. From the Rooster Comb trailhead at the northeast end of the range, the Rooster Comb Trail, Hedgehog Mountain Trail, W. A. White Trail, ADK Range Trail, and State Range Trail travel along the ridges between the peaks. The State Range Trail continues southwest to Haystack and Marcy. The total distance to Mt. Marcy is {{convert|13.5|mi|km}}. A side trip to Rooster Comb can be made which adds an additional mile of distance. There are no [lean-to](/source/lean-to)s and only a single campsite on the route.<ref>{{cite book |editor1-last=Goodwin |editor1-first=Tony |title=Adirondack trails. High peaks region |date=2021 |publisher=[Adirondack Mountain Club](/source/Adirondack_Mountain_Club) |isbn=9780998637181 |edition=15th |pages=52–53}}</ref>

== References ==
{{reflist}}

== External links ==
*[https://www.lakeplacid.com/story/2014/07/great-range-trail-adirondacks-most-sought-after-traverse The Great Range Trail: The Adirondacks' most sought-after traverse] at ''lakeplacid.com''

{{Adirondack High Peaks}}
{{Mountains of New York}}

{{coord|44.12|-73.87|display=title}}

Category:Adirondack High Peaks
Category:Landforms of Essex County, New York
Category:Mountain ranges of New York (state)

{{EssexCountyNY-geo-stub}}

---
Adapted from the Wikipedia article [Great Range](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Great_Range) by Wikipedia contributors ([contributor history](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Great_Range?action=history)). Available under [Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/). Changes may have been made.