ADK rookie need help identify mountains

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HuiYeng

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Hi, I was at the ADK high peaks region for a week last week and was doing some great (wet and muddy) hikings. As usual I took many pictures but I can't quite identify all of the beautiful mountains by their name. I did my best checking them out with my map, but still have few of them remain unknown, and I'm sure I may have mis-identify some of them.

Here are 2 panoramic pictures I took that capture many of the glorious peaks. Hopefully you ADK expert out there can help me out.

I hope i got most of this one right: (pic1)

This picture was taken from Orebed Trail to Gothics, just when the trail reach the ridge.

1 Marcy
2 Basin
3 Saddleback
4 Little Marcy
5 Colden
6 Iroquios
7 Alganquin
8 Wright
9 Phelps
10 Gooseberry
11 Haystack
12 Little Haystack
13 Skylight
14 McDonnel
15 Little Nippletop

Here is another one: (pic2)

This pictures was taken from the summit of Bigslide, looking toward the southwest.

1 Hurricane??
2 ---
3 ---
4
5
6
7
8 Snow Mtn
9 Rooster Comb
10 ---
11 ---
12 Giant and Rock Peak ridge
13 Hedge
14 LWJ
15
16 UWJ
17 Gothics
18 Saddleback
19 Armstrong
20 Basin
21
22
23 Haystack
24
25
26 Marcy
27 TableTop
28 Redfield
29 Colden
30 Phelps
31 Iroquios
32 Alganquin
33 Wright

Thanks in advance.
 
Your captions for pic1 are correct, except that #10 is Saddleback, not #3 (which is a shoulder of Basin). I don't think I see Gooseberry anywhere in that picture.

Here are my best guesses at filling in the blanks where I can for pic2:

1 Giant
2 Rocky Peak Ridge
3 ---
4 Round
5 Noonmark
6
7
8 ridge to Lower Wolf Jaw
9 Lower Wolf Jaw
10 Dial
11 "South Dial"
12 Dix
13 ridge to Upper Wolf Jaw
14 Upper Wolf Jaw
15 Nippletop
16 shoulder of Armstrong (summit not indicated; it's just to the right)
17 Gothics
18 Saddleback
19 shoulder of Gothics
20 Basin
21 shoulder of Basin
22 shoulder of Basin
23 Haystack
24
25 Little Haystack
26 Marcy
27 TableTop (I think this is right, but I'm not sure)
28 shoulder of Colden (Redfield not visible)
29 Colden
30 Phelps
31 Iroquois
32 Algonquin
33 Wright
 
On the second photo, I would say that Number 1 is Giant, and Number 2 Rocky Peak Ridge. Number 3 might be Noble Mountain.

Number 5 sure looks like Noonmark, so Number 4 would be Round Mountain.

Number 12 looks like Dix and 15 Nippletop. If that’s so, 10 or 11 might be Bear Den, but either way Noonmark seems kind of far away, so maybe I’m wrong.

I think Armstrong is the mesa-like bump just to the right of your Number 16.
 
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Picture 2

1 Hurricane??
2 Rocky Peak Ridge
3 Nub on RPR's shoulder
4 Round
5 Noonmark
6 Probably Hall Mt. (pretty sure)
7
8 ridge to Lower Wolf Jaw
9 Lower Wolf Jaw
10 Dial
11 "South Dial"
12 Dix
13 ridge to Upper Wolf Jaw
14 Upper Wolf Jaw
15 Nippletop
16 shoulder of Armstrong (summit not indicated; it's just to the right)
17 Gothics
18 Saddleback
19 shoulder of Gothics
20 Basin
21 shoulder of Basin
22 shoulder of Basin
23 Haystack
24 Not sure if it has a name, but it's that annoying hill you gotta climb on Shorey's Short Cut :(
25 Little Haystack
26 Marcy
27 TableTop - East Peak
28 shoulder of Colden (Redfield not visible)
29 Colden
30 Phelps
31 Iroquios
32 Algonquin
33 Wright
 
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Picture 1

1 Marcy
2 Basin
3 shoulder of Basin
4 Little Marcy
5 Colden
6 Iroquios
7 Alganquin ==== Algonquin
8 Wright
9 Tabletop
10 Saddleback
11 Haystack
12 Little Haystack
13 Skylight
14 Cheney Cobble
15 Allen
 
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