Blake Peak

Infobox Mountain
Name = Blake Peak
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Elevation = 1,215 metres (3,985 ft) [Summit elevation between 1,210 and 1,219 m.]
Prominence = convert|180|m|ft|-1|abbr=on [Key col elevation between 1,030 and 1,040 m.]
Location = Essex County, New York, USA
Range = Colvin Range
Coordinates = coord|44|4.88|N|73|50.68|W |type:mountain_region:US |display=inline,title
Topographic
USGS "Mount Marcy"
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Listing = Adirondack High Peaks

Blake Peak (or Blake Mountain) is a mountain located in Essex County, New York. The mountain is named after Mills Blake (died 1930), Verplanck Colvin’s chief assistant during the Adirondack Survey. It is part of the Colvin Range.Blake Peak is flanked to the northeast by Mount Colvin, and to the southwest by Pinnacle.

The northwest side of Blake Peak drains into the East Branch of the Ausable River, between Upper and Lower Ausable Lakes. The Ausable River drains into Lake Champlain, which in turn drains into Canada's Richelieu River, the Saint Lawrence River, and into the Gulf of Saint Lawrence. The southeast side of Blake Peak drains into the West Inlet of Elk Lake, thence into The Branch of the Schroon River, the Hudson River, and into New York Bay.

Blake Peak was formerly thought to have an elevation of at least convert|4000|ft|m|0|abbr=on, so it was included on the list of 46 Adirondack High Peaks. More recent surveys show Blake and three other peaks fell slightly short, but they remain on the list.

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See also

* List of mountains in New York
* Northeast 111 4000-footers
* Adirondack High Peaks
* Adirondack Forty-Sixers

External links

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* [http://www.peakbagger.com/peak.aspx?pid=6082 PeakBagger.com: Blake Peak]
* [http://www.summitpost.org/mountain/rock/150733/blake-peak.html summitpost.org: Blake Peak]