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McCauley Mountain (New York)

Coordinates: 43°41′33″N 74°57′41″W / 43.6925676°N 74.9612837°W / 43.6925676; -74.9612837
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McCauley Mountain
McCauley Mountain chair lift, 1973. Photo by Anne LaBastille.
Highest point
Elevation2,280 feet (690 m)
Coordinates43°41′33″N 74°57′41″W / 43.6925676°N 74.9612837°W / 43.6925676; -74.9612837[1]
Geography
McCauley Mountain is located in New York Adirondack Park
McCauley Mountain
McCauley Mountain
Location of McCauley Mountain within New York
McCauley Mountain is located in the United States
McCauley Mountain
McCauley Mountain
McCauley Mountain (the United States)
LocationSE of Old Forge, New York, USA
Topo mapUSGS Old Forge

McCauley Mountain is a summit and ski resort in the Town of Webb, Herkimer County, New York. It is located just outside the hamlet of Old Forge, in the south-western area of the Adirondack Mountains.

Opened in 1958, it was the hometown hill of Olympic skier Hank Kashiwa.[2]

The summit of McCauley Mountain is at an elevation of 2,280 feet (690 m). The hill features a 633-foot (193 m) vertical drop, 21 ski trails of between three and 5,000 feet (1,500 m), two T-bar tows, two rope tows, and one double chairlift.

References

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  1. ^ "McCauley Mountain". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior. Retrieved 2017-12-10.
  2. ^ Johnson, Phil (Feb 1994). The Kingdom of Ahs. Skiing.
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