High Peaks Conditions Report
This conditions report is a useful tool to help you plan ahead and prepare for your outdoor adventure. For the most up-to-date information, contact our High Peaks Information Center by calling 518-523-3441 ext. 121 or emailing [email protected].
Conditions Overview
Friday, August 7: The forecast is calling for mostly sunny skies and a chance of evening showers and thunderstorms. High temperatures will reach the low-80s during the day before dipping into the low-60s at night.
Summits will experience ambient temperatures from 62–66ºF (16.7–18.9ºC). Summits wind speeds will range from 5–12 mph (8–19.3 km/h).
Conditions
Regulations & Advisories
Ten Essentials
The Ten Essentials are the items you should always pack for a safe and successful adventure, regardless of your itinerary.
- Navigation
- Sun protection
- Insulation
- Illumination
- First-aid
- Bathroom kit
- Emergency shelter
- Water filtration and purification methods
- Nutrition
- Repair kit and knife
Other News & Notes
- The following trails and roads are now open: Gulf Brook Road to Boreas Ponds; Lake Lila Road; the gate to Coreys Road; the Clear Pond Gate; Meadows Lane; Connery Pond Road; Meadows Lane; Connery Pond Road; Saint Germain Pond and Little Clear/Little Green; Shelving Rock Road and Dacy Clearing Road.
- The Station Street parking area for the Adirondack Rail Trail is closed for improvements. Alternate parking is available a the Snowfield lot on Old Military Road east of the Fire Station.
- The high-water bridge on the Calamity Brook Trail has been washed out.
- Five new tent sites have opened at Follensby Clear Pond, and five existing sites have been closed.
- The Lapland and Black Mountain Pond lean-tos are closed while their roofs are replaced. The Fishbrook Pond North Lean-to has burned down (Lake George Wild Forest). The entire site is closed (no camping or campfires) until further notice.
- Three primitive campsites around Marcy Dam have been closed, and the rest of the sites are being designated with numbers (this leaves us with 15 sites).
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