Mount Skylight is a mountain in the Adirondacks in the U.S. state of New York. Skylight is the fourth-highest peak in New York, with an elevation of , and one of the 46 High Peaks in Adirondack Park. It is located in the town of Keene in Essex County. The mountain was given its name by artist Frederick S. Perkins and guide Orson Schofield Phelps in 1857, due to a rock formation on the peak resembling a window. Phelps would later make the first known ascent of the peak with surveyor Verplanck Colvin and two others on August 28, 1873.

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File:View of Mt Skylight from Mt Marcy.jpg|Mount Skylight seen from Mt. Marcy

File:Mount Skylight seen from Gray Peak.png|Mount Skylight seen from Gray Peak

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Notes

  • Backcountry information for Adirondack Park at dec.ny.gov
  • Mount Skylight hiking guide at lakeplacid.com
  • Algonquin Peak geography at peakbagger.com
  • Mount Skylight description at summitpost.org