Elevation: 5114' (1558m) Officially trailled Location: N44.1435 W73.9867 (WGS84) show on locator map (shaded terrain) show on locator map (satellite) show on locator map (topographic) show on topozone map (external)
Second Highest Peak in the state. Has a large area of treeless terrain on its summit. Excellent visibility in all directions, with excellent views towards Colden and Marcy. Algonquin is the closest big peak to a trailhead, although the longer route up the back via Lake Colden is much recommended.
Andrew's climb logs of Algonquin Peak: [Jun 1, 1996], [Dec 11, 1999], [Aug 5, 2002], [Feb 6, 2005], [Feb 15, 2009], [Aug 17, 2013], [Dec 5, 2015], [Feb 17, 2018], [Aug 18, 2019], [Mar 7, 2020]