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Cascade Mountain route map
Difficulty: DifficultOut and Back
New York

Cascade Mountain

Lake Placid, New York

4.4 mi

Distance

1,929 ft

Elev. Gain

2h 25m

Est. Time

Out & Back

Route Type

Difficult

Difficulty

About This Trail

We don't publish a description for Cascade Mountain unless we can point you at the agency it came from. We don't have one yet. The planning figures above — distance, elevation gain, estimated time, route type — come from the source listed on this trail.

The managing agency is the authority for conditions, closures and route notes. See official sources below. Spot something we should add?

Trail Conditions

Trail Conditions

Unknown

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Elevation Profile

Min:662 ft
Max:1,228 ft
Gain:588 ft
Loss:590 ft
Elevation profileA line rising and falling between 662 ft and 1,228 ft across 4.4 mi along the route, drawn from start to end.662 ft851 ft1,039 ft1,228 ft0.0 mi1.1 mi2.2 mi3.3 mi4.4 mi

Elevation at the labelled points along this route
PointDistance from startElevation
Start0.0 mi665 ft
High point2.2 mi1,228 ft
End4.4 mi663 ft

Trail Details

Route Type
Out & Back

Official sources & verification

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Source of truth

Where it is

Nearest town:
Lake Placid, NY · about 6 mi away
County:
Essex County, NY

Nearest town and county from U.S. Census Bureau place records and county boundaries.

We display cached information from agency feeds. Hours, fees, permits, closures, fire restrictions, and conditions change without notice. Outdoors is not the permitting authority. Confirm current conditions for this trail using the links above before you go — you are responsible for compliance. Last verified by us: Oct 11, 2026. Spot an error in our data?

Highlights

Cascade Mountain summit (4,098 ft)Open rock summit viewsPorter Mountain spur

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Path geometry came from our pre-launch legacy database. Routes have not yet been re-verified against the operator and may differ from the actual trail.

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