# Nippletop
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{{Short description|Mountain in New York, United States}}
{{About|a mountain in New York|the mountain in Utah|Nippletop (Zion)}}
{{Use American English|date=February 2026}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=January 2025}}
{{Infobox mountain
| name = Nippletop
| image = File:Nippletop from Belfry Mountain May 2021.JPG
| image_caption = View of Nippletop from [Belfry Mountain](/source/Belfry_Mountain) in May 2021
| map = New York Adirondack Park#USA
| map_caption = Location of Nippletop within New York
| elevation_ft = 4620
| elevation_ref = {{NGVD29}}[Summit elevation between 1,400 and 1,410 m. {{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 |page=286}}]
| listing = [Adirondack High Peaks](/source/Adirondack_High_Peaks) 13th[{{cite web |title=The Peaks – Adirondack 46ers |url=https://adk46er.org/peaks/ |website=adk46er.org |access-date=8 May 2024}}]
| location = [Keene](/source/Keene%2C_New_York), [Essex County](/source/Essex_County%2C_New_York), [New York, U.S.](/source/New_York_(state))
| range = [Colvin Range](/source/Colvin_Range)
| coordinates = {{coord|44|5.35|N|73|48.98|W |type:mountain_region:US |display=inline,title}}
| coordinates_ref = [{{cite gnis | id = 958617| name = Nippletop |access-date=9 May 2024}}]
| topo = [USGS](/source/United_States_Geological_Survey) ''Mount Marcy''
| type =
| age =
| first_ascent = August 31, 1837, by [Ebenezer Emmons](/source/Ebenezer_Emmons) and party[{{cite book |last1=Carson |first1=Russell M. L. |title=Peaks and People of the Adirondacks |date=1927 |publisher=Doubleday |location=Garden City |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=tSsqAQAAMAAJ |isbn=9781404751200 |pages=30–35}}]
| easiest_route = Hike
}}
'''Nippletop''' is a [mountain](/source/mountain) in the [Colvin Range](/source/Colvin_Range) of the [Adirondack Mountains](/source/Adirondack_Mountains) in [New York](/source/New_York_(state)). With an elevation of {{Convert|4620|ft}}, it is the 13th-highest peak in New York and one of the 46 [Adirondack High Peaks](/source/Adirondack_High_Peaks). It is located near the southern border of the town of [Keene](/source/Keene%2C_New_York) in [Essex County](/source/Essex_County%2C_New_York),[{{cite web |title=Dix Mountain Tract - NYSDEC |url=https://dec.ny.gov/places/dix-mountain-tract |website=dec.ny.gov |access-date=31 May 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240531015124/https://dec.ny.gov/places/dix-mountain-tract |archive-date=31 May 2024 |language=en}}]
Nippletop Mountain, {{Convert|2953|ft}} high, is a different mountain located {{Convert|7|mi}} away at {{coord|43|59.54|N|73|45.16|W}}.[{{cite gnis | id = 958618| name = Nippletop Mountain| access-date=10 May 2024}}]
== History ==
The earliest recorded ascent of Nippletop occurred on August 31, 1837, when [Ebenezer Emmons](/source/Ebenezer_Emmons) and a party of state scientists and guides climbed the mountain. Emmons gave the mountain the name "Dial", but locals referred to it as "Nippletop" after the shape of the summit. The name "Dial" was later reassigned to [an adjacent mountain](/source/Dial_Mountain).[{{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=71, 87–89}}] This hike can be combined with a climb of nearby Dial Mountain and Bear Den Mountain, forming a {{Convert|14.0|mi}} loop.