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A soldier's summit: Lafayette Mason and the mountain that bears his name

Mason Mountain is an unassuming, 2,300-foot peak in New York’s Giant Mountain Wilderness, located just over 1 mile west of New Russia. If you have ever climbed Bald Peak from Route 9 or made the 11-mile trek between the Chapel Pond and New Russia trailheads, then you can add Mason to your peak-bagging list. As “Mason” is the unofficial name for the peak, you will not see it denoted on most maps, save for the Adirondack Mountain Club’s “High Peak…
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Adirondack Explorer broke the news on Sunday, April 26, 2026.
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