The Lake George 12ster hiking challenge was created in 2016 to bring attention to some hidden gems in the Lake George area. To complete the challenge, hike each of the 12 mountains below, in any order, and submit your registration along with $10 here: https://www.lakegeorge12ster.com/join.html
Like similar challenges elsewhere, there are 4 possible ways to complete this challenge. From https://www.adirondack.net/hiking/challenges/12ster/:
Regular 12ster Challenge: Summit all 12 of the challenge’s peaks on or after August 20th, 2016. There is no deadline, but once you complete the challenge, you must register to become an official Lake George 12ster.
Ultra 12ster Challenge: Complete the entire challenge within a 24-hour period. You must label your first sign-in and final sign-out at the trail registers as “Ultra 12ster.” Include your finish time on the final trail register as well. In addition, provide evidence (photos, GPS, or write-up of the day).
Winter 12ster Challenge: Summit all 12 peaks between December 21 and March 21.
Winter Ultra 12ster Challenge: A combination of the Ultra 12ster and the Winter 12ster challenges.
Click on the links in the table below to view the trip reports for each peak.
The Peaks
| Name | Round-Trip Distance | Elevation (feet) |
| Black | 5 miles (out and back) 7.7 miles (loop) | 2665′ |
| Buck | 6.6 miles | 2334′ |
| Cat | 7.3 miles (loop with Thomas) | 1956′ |
| Thomas | 2.8 miles | 2031′ |
| Erebus | 9.2 miles (loop with Sleeping Beauty) | 2527′ |
| Sleeping Beauty | “” | 2347′ |
| Brown (Tongue Range) | 7.6 miles (full range traverse) | 1966′ |
| Huckleberry (Tongue Range) | “” | 2232′ |
| Five Mile Mountain (Tongue Range) | “” | 2256′ |
| Fifth Peak (Tongue Range) | “” | 1813′ |
| French Point (Tongue Range) | “” | 1756′ |
| First Peak (Tongue Range) | “” | 1586′ |
Notes on the Tongue Mountain Range:
The last 6 mountains in this list are part of the Tongue Mountain range on the Western shore of Lake George. These can be done as a traverse from the Clay Meadow trailhead to the Deer Leap trailhead (or vice versa). Note that the Tongue Range is a known habitat for Timber Rattlesnakes, the largest venomous snake in New York. Learn more here: https://dec.ny.gov/nature/animals-fish-plants/timber-rattlesnake
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