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Elevation

Mount Marcy elevation

5,344ft

above sea level · 1,629 m

Mount Marcy is the highest point in New York and the 21st highest of the 50 state high points. It’s in Essex County, according to the USGS gazetteer.

By the Mapsfera Team

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Place facts

Coordinates
44.11° N · 73.92° W
In degrees, minutes and seconds: 44° 6′ 46″ N · 73° 55′ 25″ W
UTM coordinates
18T · 586,132 E · 4,884,966 N
Zone 18 · NAD83, the official US datum
County
Essex County
Where the summit point falls
State
New York
NY · capital: Albany
Time zone
Eastern Time
UTC−5 · UTC−4 in summer (daylight saving time)
Ground height (3DEP)
5,334 ft
What the USGS model gives at this exact point, on a 1 m grid. The official elevation is 5,344 ft.

Compared with other state high points

At 5,344 ft (1,629 m), Mount Marcy is the 21st highest of the 50 state high points. The highest is Denali, in Alaska (20,310 ft), and the lowest is Britton Hill, in Florida (345 ft).

The USGS table “Elevations and Distances in the United States” gives it 5,344 ft. The 3DEP elevation model gives 5,334 ft at the gazetteer point: 10 ft less, which is normal on a summit: the model averages the ground in each cell.

New York’s capital, Albany, is 101 mi away in a straight line and 5,201 ft lower.

The nearest city with more than 250,000 people is Boston (MA), 188 mi away in a straight line and 5,296 ft lower.

New York’s lowest point is the Atlantic Ocean, at sea level: a total relief of 5,344 ft.

  1. 19 Mount Rogers 5,729 ft
  2. 20 Panorama Point 5,424 ft
  3. 21 Mount Marcy 5,344 ft
  4. 22 Mount Katahdin 5,268 ft
  5. 23 Spruce Knob 4,863 ft

Each color band is 500 m (1,640 ft), the same colors as the map. See the full list

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Tools for this place

Elevation profile Draw a route from Mount Marcy and see how much it climbs and drops. Elevation of a point Compare the elevation of Mount Marcy with any other point on the map. Map of Essex County The county on the map with all its cities and towns, ready to print or download. Time zone The time right now in Mount Marcy and its clock changes. GPX route profile Upload the GPX of a hike up Mount Marcy and see its elevation gain. Blank map of New York counties Print it blank, with names or to color in.

Frequently asked questions

What people most often ask about the elevation of Mount Marcy.

How tall is Mount Marcy?

Mount Marcy is 5,344 feet (1,629 m) above sea level. That’s the official USGS figure, from its table of state high points.

What are the coordinates of Mount Marcy?

Latitude 44.11281 and longitude -73.92366, in decimal degrees (44° 6′ 46″ N · 73° 55′ 25″ W). In UTM, zone 18: 586,132 E and 4,884,966 N, on NAD83.

Is Mount Marcy the highest mountain in the US?

No. It’s the 21st highest of the 50 state high points. The highest is Denali, in Alaska, at 20,310 ft.

What county is Mount Marcy in?

The summit point falls in Essex County, New York. The USGS table lists Essex.

How is elevation measured?

Elevation is the height above mean sea level. In the US the official reference is the NAVD88 vertical datum. Summits are surveyed on the ground, with leveling and precise GPS. The USGS 3DEP is an elevation model of the whole country, largely from 1-meter lidar: it gives the ground height at every point. That’s why it can differ by a few feet from the official figure of a sharp summit.

Sources

  • USGS, “Elevations and Distances in the United States” The official elevation of the summit. Public domain.
  • USGS 3DEP (EPQS service) The ground height at the summit point, to check the figure. Public domain.
  • USGS GNIS (official gazetteer) The position and official name of the summit. Public domain.
  • TIGERweb (U.S. Census Bureau) Which county and city the point falls in. Public domain.
  • timezone-boundary-builder The point’s time zone (ODbL, © OpenStreetMap contributors).
  • Terrain Tiles, OpenStreetMap and OpenFreeMap The relief shading and the base map (ODbL).

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