Couchsachraga Peak was the forty-sixth tallest mountain in New York. Couchsachraga Peak now ranks fifty-ninth in order of height. There are at least 13 peaks that are higher than it and two that are about the same height. This was a result of the 1953 and later USGS surveys in which four of the original 46 High Peaks were lowered and one new peak was raised up to 4000.
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Primary Trailhead: From Lake Placid on Route 73, follow Route 73 toward Keene. Drive through Keen and Keene Valley and proceed back to I-87. Head south on I-87 and get off exit 29 and follow the Blue Ridge Road (CR84) toward Newcomb. Continue for roughly 18-miles to the Tahawus Road (CR25) on the right. Follow this road 6.3 miles to a left marked by a sign for Mt. Marcy and the High Peaks. At 2.0 miles from this junction there is a parking lot on the left for Santanoni and the trail starts from there.
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History: “Couchsachraga” is based on an Algonquin or Huron name for the area, meaning “dismal wilderness”.
Location: Couchsachraga Peak is located in the Town of Newcomb, in Essex County, in the Northern region of New York State.