shown on ceramic, 12-inch tileNew York

in the High Peaks of the Adirondacks, Essex County

Mount Marcy summit highest in New York

— — the highest ground the state can give you.

— Where it lives

Not only on a wall.

A small tile on the nightstand catching the morning. A larger one above the fire. Yours, wherever you spend the slow hours.

— On the nightstand, a 6-inch on a walnut stand

— Among the books, a 6-inch leaning into the spines

— Down a quiet hall, an 18-inch floating off the wall

— Above the fire, the 24-inch in a walnut surround

— a note from the studio

“The roof of New York. Five thousand three hundred forty-four feet of weathered anorthosite, named in 1837 for Governor William Marcy by a survey party that climbed it the same year. The Hudson starts on its southwest shoulder, at a small pond called Lake Tear of the Clouds. The standard route up is the Van Hoevenberg trail from the Adirondak Loj, about fifteen miles round trip and mostly above tree line near the top.

from the studio

— bring it home

Mount Marcy summit highest in New York, on ceramic.

Each tile is finished by hand in our Knoxville studio. Artwork is slowly infused into the ceramic surface under high heat and pressure, and rests beneath a thin glossy finish. The colour lives in the surface, not on top of it.

What kind of piece?

One tile — square or rectangle.

How big?

the popular one — counter, shelf, nightstand

6 × 6 in · 15 cm · 1.6 lb

Surface finish

A clear glossy finish — the artwork reads as if under resin. Ideal for show-pieces and framed wall art.

How it sits

A hidden cleat — sits ¼″ proud of the wall.

$58

Hand-finished and shipped from our studio at the foot of the Smokies. On your wall in about ten days.

— size

6 × 6 in

15 cm

— weighs

1.6 lb

solid in the hand

— surface

ceramic, hand-finished

art rests beneath a thin glossy finish

— from

Knoxville, TN

our family studio, at the foot of the Smokies

— start a Coaster Set

Pick any four 4-inch tiles — National Parks you've been to, a Smokies set, the four seasons of one place. $ for a set of , cork-backed, ready to live on the table.

— about Mount Marcy summit highest in New York

The place, in three passes.

A little of what's known, in case you fall down the rabbit hole — or want to go see it yourself.

— the place

Mount Marcy rises to 5,344 feet in Essex County, the highest summit in New York and the centerpiece of the High Peaks Wilderness within the Adirondack Park. A state survey party named it in 1837 for Governor William L. Marcy, the same year they reached the top. The bedrock is anorthosite, an unusually pure feldspar rock more common on the moon than the surface of Earth. The summit cone sits above the krummholz line and supports a small alpine plant community protected by the state from foot traffic.

— informed by Wikipedia — Mount Marcy

— the air

Above about 4,000 feet the High Peaks rise into a true alpine zone, the only one in the eastern United States south of Maine's Katahdin. The plant community on Marcy's summit cone is held over from the last ice age, isolated when the boreal forest retreated north. Sedges, diapensia, and mountain sandwort grow within an area roughly the size of two football fields. The Adirondack Mountain Club and the state Department of Environmental Conservation ask hikers to stay on bare rock above tree line; the vegetation does not recover quickly.

— informed by Adirondack Mountain Club

— the visit

The standard route is the Van Hoevenberg trail from the Adirondak Loj, about 7.4 miles one way with 3,166 feet of elevation gain, posted as a strenuous full day by the Adirondack Mountain Club. Parking at the Loj fills on summer weekends by sunrise. Most hikers begin by headlamp to reach the summit in time for a midday window before afternoon weather. The mountain holds snow into June and gets it back by mid-October; full alpine conditions can arrive any month of the year.

— informed by ADK — Mount Marcy

— where

United States · Essex County, New York

— within

Adirondack Park

— elevation

1,629 m · 5,344 ft

— position

44.1126° N · 73.9237° W

— the neighborhood

What's nearby.

A handful of named places within an hour's walk or short drive. Some we've already painted; some we will.

1 km SW

Lake Tear of the Clouds

pond

12 km N

Adirondak Loj

trailhead

2 km S

Mount Skylight

peak

3 km E

Mount Haystack

peak

8 km NW

Mount Algonquin

peak

20 km N

Lake Placid

village

Mount Marcy summit highest in New York

Lake Tear of the Clouds

Adirondak Loj

Mount Skylight

Mount Haystack

Mount Algonquin

Lake Placid

— common questions

What people ask.

A few questions we get about Mount Marcy summit highest in New York — and about bringing the piece home.

— about the place

5,344 feet, the highest summit in New York. It is the centerpiece of the High Peaks Wilderness in the Adirondack Park and the source of the Hudson River, which begins at Lake Tear of the Clouds on its southwest shoulder.

Governor William L. Marcy, named by the 1837 state survey party that made the first recorded ascent. Marcy later served as U.S. Secretary of State under Polk and Secretary of War under earlier administrations.

At Lake Tear of the Clouds, a small pond on the southwest shoulder of Mount Marcy at about 4,322 feet. The outflow is Feldspar Brook, which joins the Opalescent and then the Hudson.

Most hikers take 10 to 12 hours round trip on the Van Hoevenberg trail from the Adirondak Loj, 14.8 miles total with 3,166 feet of gain. Strong hikers do it in eight.

A coarse-grained igneous rock made almost entirely of plagioclase feldspar. Anorthosite is unusual on Earth and abundant on the lunar highlands. The Adirondack High Peaks sit on one of the largest anorthosite massifs in the world.

— about the piece in your home

Yes. Forty-Sixers and aspirants tend to keep a small piece of the Park within sight. The Small or Medium reads well in a hallway or office; a Keepsake sits on a desk for someone still working their list.

Mountain-modern, Adirondack-rustic, and Lodge interiors take it best. The cool greys and storm blues of the summit suit stone, pine, and wool. The dark field can also anchor a Minimalist room with white walls and oak.

A single Large carries most sofas. Over a long sectional or above a stone hearth, a four-tile Mural reads as one painting; the nine-tile Mural belongs above a great room mantel.

Yes. Choose Dura Satin or Matte for steamy rooms; both resist scratching and read soft under task lighting. The Glossy finish is best kept to framed wall art in living spaces and offices.

A microfibre cloth with clean water. No abrasive sponges, no bleach or ammonia. The colour lives within the ceramic surface beneath a thin glossy finish, so dust and fingerprints lift off in seconds.

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