Donaldson Mountain is a mountain

Mountain

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 located in Franklin County

Franklin County, New York

Franklin County is a county located in the U.S. state of New York. As of the 2010 census, the population was 51,599. It is named in honor of American Founding Father Benjamin Franklin...

, New York

New York

New York is a state in the Northeastern region of the United States. It is the nation's third most populous state. New York is bordered by New Jersey and Pennsylvania to the south, and by Connecticut, Massachusetts and Vermont to the east...

, named in 1924 after Alfred Lee Donaldson (1866–1923), author of A History of the Adirondacks.
The mountain is part of the Seward Mountains of the Adirondacks

Adirondack Mountains

The Adirondack Mountains are a mountain range located in the northeastern part of New York, that runs through Clinton, Essex, Franklin, Fulton, Hamilton, Herkimer, Lewis, Saint Lawrence, Saratoga, Warren, and Washington counties....

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Donaldson Mtn. is flanked to the northeast by Seward Mountain

Seward Mountain (New York)

Seward Mountain is a mountain located in Franklin County, New York, of which it is the highest point.Seward Mtn. is named after William H. Seward , Governor of New York , and United States Secretary of State ....

, and to the south by Mount Emmons

Mount Emmons (New York)

Mount Emmons is a mountain located in Franklin County, New York.The mountain is named after Ebenezer Emmons , a geologist who named the Adirondack Mountains and led the first recorded ascent of Mount Marcy in 1837....

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Donaldson Mountain stands within the watershed

Drainage basin

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 of the Raquette River

Raquette River

The Raquette River, sometimes spelled Racquette, originates at Raquette Lake in the Adirondack Mountains in New York. long, it is the third longest river entirely in the state of New York....

, which drains into the Saint Lawrence River

Saint Lawrence River

The Saint Lawrence is a large river flowing approximately from southwest to northeast in the middle latitudes of North America, connecting the Great Lakes with the Atlantic Ocean. It is the primary drainage conveyor of the Great Lakes Basin...

 in Canada

Canada

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, and into the Gulf of Saint Lawrence

Gulf of Saint Lawrence

The Gulf of Saint Lawrence , the world's largest estuary, is the outlet of North America's Great Lakes via the Saint Lawrence River into the Atlantic Ocean...

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The southeast side of Donaldson Mt. drains into Seward Brook, thence into the Cold River

Cold River (New York)

The Cold River is a river in the Adirondack Mountains in New York, United States. It was one of the first rivers in the state designated as a Wild River, in 1972...

, a tributary

Tributary

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 of the Raquette River.
The southwest end of Donaldson Mt. drains into Boulder Brook, thence into the Cold River.
The northwest side of Donaldson drains into Calkins Brook, thence into the Raquette River.

Donaldson Mountain is within the High Peaks Wilderness Area

High Peaks Wilderness Area

The High Peaks Wilderness Area, the largest Forest Preserve unit in New York, is located in three counties and six towns in the Adirondack Park: Harrietstown in Franklin County, North Elba, Keene, North Hudson and Newcomb in Essex County and Long Lake in Hamilton County.-Geography:It is roughly...

 of Adirondack State Park

Adirondack State Park

The Adirondack Park is a publicly protected area in northeast New York. It is the largest park and the largest state-level protected area in the contiguous United States, and the largest National Historic Landmark....

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See also

• List of mountains in New York
• Northeast 111
  Northeast 111
  The Northeast 111 is a peak-bagging list of 4000-foot mountains in the northeastern states of the United States. It includes the sixty-seven 4000-footers of New England , the 46 Adirondack High Peaks, and Slide and Hunter Mountain, both in the Catskills of New York.This list includes 115 peaks...
  
   4,000-footers
• Adirondack High Peaks
• Adirondack Forty-Sixers
  Adirondack Forty-Sixers
  The Adirondack Forty-Sixers are an organization of hikers who have climbed all forty-six of the traditionally recognized High Peaks of the Adirondack Mountains. They are often referred to just as 46ers.- Origins :...