People who want to climb Mount Marcy, the site says, may be better off climbing other nearby peaks.

The lake is near the top of Mount Marcy, which, at 5,344 feet, is New York's highest point.

The heart of the season for climbing Mount Marcy is July through October.

At eight miles round trip it seemed less daunting than the 15-mile round-trip hike up Mount Marcy, at 5,344 feet the highest peak.

Only two mountains, Mount Marcy and Algonquin are over 5000 feet.

Mount Marcy hike and trip report.

Mount Marcy is 2.5 (4 km) miles to the east.

Mount Marcy is not the only Eastern mountain feeling these pressures.

Many recent visitors to Mount Marcy were not pleased by the prospects of a permit system.

The weather on top of Mount Marcy can be life-threatening.