Gray

ADK · 4834 ft · adk-gray

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Trail reports

Reports (30d / total)
0 / 4
Most recent
2025-09-20
Status computed
2h ago
Active tags: dryexposedrockyscrambleslabtrail-improved

A two-day backpacking trip to climb Gray and Skylight peaks in the High Peaks, with camping at Herbert Brook Lean-to. Trail conditions included recent trail work on Calamity Brook, a steep herd path ascent to Gray, and a 15-minute scramble to Skylight over exposed rock slabs with clear alpine conditions and excellent visibility.

Activity (last 90 days)

Nearby wildlife (1)

Recent crowd-sourced iNaturalist sightings near this peak. = hazard species.

American Marten
American Marten
Martes americana
2026-06-02
joshdaniel815 · cc-by-nc · iNaturalist →

Recent reports (4)

confidence: High Trip Report · hiked 2025-09-20 · hiking-companions-adk · source → · detail
A two-day backpacking trip to climb Gray and Skylight peaks in the High Peaks, with camping at Herbert Brook Lean-to. Trail conditions included recent trail work on Calamity Brook, a steep herd path ascent to Gray, and a 15-minute scramble to Skylight over exposed rock slabs with clear alpine conditions and excellent visibility.
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confidence: High Official Advisory · posted 2025-08-12 · mountain-hiking · source → · detail
The Avalanche Pass Trail has been closed indefinitely following a major landslide triggered by intense rainfall in mid-July that destroyed the trail corridor between Lake Arnold and Avalanche Lake. Multiple peaks accessed via this route (Algonquin, Colden, Marcy, Skylight, Gray) are no longer accessible via their typical loop routes, though some remain accessible as out-and-back hikes.
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confidence: High Ranger Incident · hiked 2024-06-13 · adirondack-explorer-sar · source → · detail
A 32-year-old hiker from Connecticut became severely dehydrated on the Feldspar Brook trail on Gray Peak on June 13 and required helicopter evacuation by state police and forest rangers. The hiker was vomiting and unable to move under their own power when rangers located them.
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confidence: High Trip Report · hiked 2023-08-27 · hiking-companions-adk · source → · detail
A two-day backpacking trip to Mount Colden following a severe thunderstorm and flash flooding. The trail from Avalanche Lake was extremely wet with knee-deep water, mud, and cascading water over rock slabs; a ranger warned of recent rescues from slippery conditions and a serious incident on the trap dike.
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Aliases

Gray Peak, Mount Gray, Mt Gray, Gray Mountain