Adirondack Mountains
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Summary
Adirondack Mountains is a mountain range[1]. It ranks in the top 0.89% of mountain range entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (13,707 views/month, #25 of 2,807).[2]
Key Facts
- Located in the administrative territorial entity: New York[3]
- Country: United States[4], Canada[5]
- Part of: Canadian Shield[6]
- Commons category: Adirondack Mountains[7]
- Highest point: Mount Marcy[8]
- Topic's main category: Category:Adirondacks[9]
- Described by source: Otto's encyclopedia[10], Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary[11], The Nuttall Encyclopædia[12], Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition[13], Meyers Konversations-Lexikon, 4th edition (1885–1890)[14], Great dictionary of geographical names[15], The American Cyclopædia[16], The New Student's Reference Work[17]
- Elevation above sea level: 1629 m[18]
- On focus list of Wikimedia project: Wikipedia:Vital articles/Level/4[19]
- Social media followers: 41,946[20]
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Cultural Significance
Things named for Adirondack Mountains include Adirondack chair[21]; Adirondack[22], a named passenger train service[23], in Canada[24], founded in 1974[25]; and Adirondack Architecture[26], an architectural style[27].
Why It Matters
Adirondack Mountains has Wikipedia articles in 27 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[28] It is known by 45 alternative names across languages and contexts.[29]
Entities named for it include Adirondack chair[21]; Adirondack[22], a named passenger train service[23], in Canada[24], founded in 1974[25]; and Adirondack Architecture[26], an architectural style[27].