Mount Jo
Mountain in New York, United States
title: "Mount Jo" type: doc version: 1 created: 2026-02-28 author: "Wikipedia contributors" status: active scope: public tags: ["mountains-of-essex-county,-new-york", "tourist-attractions-in-essex-county,-new-york", "mountains-of-new-york-(state)"] description: "Mountain in New York, United States" topic_path: "general/mountains-of-essex-county-new-york" source: "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mount_Jo" license: "CC BY-SA 4.0" wikipedia_page_id: 0 wikipedia_revision_id: 0
::summary Mountain in New York, United States ::
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| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| name | Mount Jo |
| photo | Image:Heart Lake from Mount Jo.jpg |
| photo_caption | Heart Lake from Mount Jo, Mount Colden, center, Algonquin Peak at right |
| map | New York Adirondack Park#USA |
| map_caption | Location of Mount Jo within New York |
| elevation_ft | 2832 |
| elevation_ref | |
| location | Essex County, New York |
| coordinates | |
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| topo | USGS North Elba |
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| name = Mount Jo | photo = Image:Heart Lake from Mount Jo.jpg | photo_caption = Heart Lake from Mount Jo, Mount Colden, center, Algonquin Peak at right | map = New York Adirondack Park#USA | map_caption = Location of Mount Jo within New York | elevation_ft = 2832 | elevation_ref = | prominence_ft = | prominence_ref = | range = | parent_peak = | listing = | location = Essex County, New York | coordinates = | coordinates_ref = | topo = USGS North Elba | type = | age = | first_ascent = | easiest_route =
Mount Jo is a 2832 ft mountain in the heart of the Adirondack Mountains of New York. It is in North Elba, New York on land owned by the Adirondack Mountain Club. The Adirondack Loj and Heart Lake are at the foot of Mount Jo. There are two trails that lead to its summit.
A steep but short and relatively easy hike compared to other mountains in the area, the Mountain offers great views of the High Peaks region, including Cascade Mountain, Mount Marcy, Algonquin Peak, Mount Colden and Indian Pass. It is near Heart Lake in North Elba. The climb offers one of the best views for the effort (a 710 ft vertical ascent from the Loj – actual trail distance is approximately 2.6 miles roundtrip), with a sweeping vista of the Great Range of the Adirondacks. It is 7 mi south of Lake Placid.
The mountain was named in 1877 by Henry Van Hovenberg, who built the original Adirondack Loj, for his fiancée Josephine Schofield, who died shortly before they were to have been married.
References
References
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- Goodwin, Tony, ed., ''Adirondack Trails, High Peaks Region'', Lake George, New York: Adirondack Mountain Club, 2004. {{ISBN. 1-931951-05-5
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