The mountain is located in the town of Wilmington in Essex County, and is the northernmost of the High Peaks.

[5] It was the only High Peak named for a woman until 2014, having been named in honor of Esther McComb, who made the first recorded climb to the summit in 1839, at age 15; at the time she was attempting to climb the adjacent Whiteface Mountain from the north.

A tablet commemorating her ascent was placed at the summit of the mountain by the Adirondack Forty-Sixerss in 1939.

This trail intersects with the unmarked path to the summit of Esther Mountain 3.4 miles (5.5 km) from the trailhead.

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