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8-637: The Tongue Mountain Range consists of six summits along the ridge, First Peak, French Point Peak, Fifth Peak, Five Mile Mountain (highest point in Town of Bolton), Huckleberry Mountain and Brown Mountain. The Five Mile Mountain trail takes in Five Mile Mountain, Huckleberry Mountain and Brown Mountain. There are lean-to ’s for overnight camping at Fifth Peak and Brown Mountain. The path passes through wooded and open exposed rock areas. The elevation change on

16-486: A 15th century addition against one of the walls of the large chapter room of the cathedral of Meaux. Other uses include protecting entrances, or establishing covered markets outside existing buildings. A lean-to is originally defined as a structure in which the rafters lean against another building or wall, also referred to in prior times as a penthouse. These structures characteristically have shed roofs , also referred to as "skillions", or "outshots" and "catslides" when

24-428: Is a type of simple structure originally added to an existing building with the rafters "leaning" against another wall. Free-standing structures open on one or more sides (colloquially referred to as lean-tos in spite of being unattached to anything) are generally used as shelters. A lean-to addition is an appendix to an existing structure constructed to fulfill a new need. Sometimes, it covers an external staircase, as in

32-661: Is composed of quartz-bearing syenite . It runs 10 miles (16 km) south into Lake George at the southern end of the Narrows Group of lake islands. Tongue Mountain used to be part of the separation between two ancient rivers preceding the modern Lake George. The area is a protected wildlife preserve and boasts many species of trees, plants and animals. Dr Patrick L. Cooney of the New York Botany Organisation has listed fifteen species of trees, sixteen fern species, and over sixty species of herbs along

40-535: The area including various waterfowl and Peregrine Falcons . The Tongue mountains were once a source of commercial timber. During the 19th century, approximately half the forest of the range fell to the logger's ax. As late as 1860, 10,000 softwood logs a year were being floated north to the sawmills at Ticonderoga. Hardwoods from the range went to feed the iron forges on Lake Champlain. 43°37′05″N 73°35′12″W  /  43.6181°N 73.5866°W  / 43.6181; -73.5866 Lean-to A lean-to

48-419: The shed's roof is a direct extension of a larger structure's. A lean-to shelter is a simplified free-standing version of a wilderness hut with three solid walls and a single- or, in the case of an Adirondack lean-to , offset-pitched gable roof. The open side is commonly oriented away from the prevailing weather. Often it is made of rough logs or unfinished wood and used for camping . This style of lean-to

56-878: The trail is 1,258 feet (383 m). Other trails run from Clay Meadow to take in the southern half of the range, First Peak, French Point Peak and Fifth Peak. Trail vistas take in the Adirondack Mountains , Lake Champlain , and the Green Mountains of Vermont . Camping and fires are allowed along the Tongue Range Trails within areas designated by the New York Department of Environmental Conservation. Specific regulations are enforced and Leave No Trace guidelines encouraged. Camping and fires are prohibited above an elevation of 4,000 feet (1,219 m). The Tongue Mountain Range

64-402: The trails. Exposed rocky outcrops along the rock faces are covered with mosses and lichens, and are considered to be fragile habitats. The area is also known for its population of timber rattlesnakes . These are large snakes some approaching 5 feet (1.5 m) in length. They enjoy the shelter in the wooded areas but also enjoy basking in the sun on exposed rocks. Numerous birds inhabit or visit

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