# Mount Jo

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**Mount Jo** is a 2,832-foot (863-metre) mountain in the heart of the [Adirondack Mountains](/source/Adirondack_Mountains) of New York. It is in [North Elba, New York](/source/North_Elba,_New_York) on land owned by the [Adirondack Mountain Club](/source/Adirondack_Mountain_Club). The [Adirondack Loj](/source/Adirondack_Loj) and [Heart Lake](/source/Heart_Lake_(New_York)) are at the foot of Mount Jo. There are two trails that lead to its summit.

A steep but short and relatively easy hike compared to other mountains in the area, the Mountain offers great views of the [High Peaks](/source/Adirondack_High_Peaks) region, including [Cascade Mountain](/source/Cascade_Mountain_(New_York)), [Mount Marcy](/source/Mount_Marcy), [Algonquin Peak](/source/Algonquin_Peak), [Mount Colden](/source/Mount_Colden) and [Indian Pass](/source/Indian_Pass). It is near Heart Lake in [North Elba](/source/North_Elba,_New_York). The climb offers one of the best views for the effort (a 710-foot (220-metre) vertical ascent from the Loj – actual trail distance is approximately 2.6 miles roundtrip), with a sweeping vista of the [Great Range](/source/Great_Range) of the Adirondacks. It is 7 miles (11 km) south of Lake Placid.

The mountain was named in 1877 by Henry Van Hovenberg, who built the original Adirondack Loj, for his fiancée Josephine Schofield, who died shortly before they were to have been married.[1]

## References

1. Goodwin, Tony, ed., *Adirondack Trails, High Peaks Region*, Lake George, New York: Adirondack Mountain Club, 2004. ISBN 1-931951-05-5

## External links

- [Summit Post](http://www.summitpost.org/mountain/rock/154479/mt-jo.html)

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