Lyon Mountain is the highest point in Clinton County. At 3830' it falls just shy of being a High Peak but due to it's size and isolation it ranks up as the 8th most prominent peak in NY.
Sean really talked it up during our hikes of St. Regis & Scarface last year and it's been on the bucketlist since then.
Lyon is a familiar landmark, I look at it every day on the drive to work. So, I was looking forward to checking it off the list. Kailee was excited about this one as well.
We got to the parking lot around 1:30PM... Our car was the only one from NY. The rest were all from Quebec.
The trail register is near a nice little runoff. And, much of the trail itself was runoff for the day.
That being said, Lyon has a relatively new trail and it's all switchbacks! So many of our trails in the Adirondacks are usually straight shots that can wear you down. This was a changeup that was welcomed with open arms.
The hike up was gentle. Armies of trilliums surrounded the trail.
Recently, I've been listening to a hiking podcast and one of the hosts was startled on the trail by his friend who shouted at him "The British are coming! The British are coming!"
Kailee thought this was funny and would yell out "The British are coming!" whenever she heard hikers descending towards us and we'd laugh.
One man gave us a stern look... Too bad bro.
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| Hazy day. |
Around 3600' we hit trail ice. I put on my spikes and we navigated our way to the top. It was a gray day... We summited into a cloud.
It happens.
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Even the tower wouldn't provide any views
on this day.
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We ate lunch behind a big rock before making our descent.
Rather than dealing with the ice again, we bushwhacked for a bit.
It was an easy walk out once we linked back up with the trail. Of course, the sky began to clear as we descended... Oh well.
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| Sure... Now, it clears up... |
This was a fun hike & I can't emphasize how much I loved the relief of being on a switchback trail!
Lyon is a big mountain and a 7 mile trek but pretty much anyone can do it.
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| Lyon Mountain from across Chazy Lake. |
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