Armstrong Mountain (Keene Valley, New York) Armstrong Mountain (Keene Valley, New York) Armstrong Mountain is a mountain located in Essex County, New York, named after Thomas Armstrong, a local pioneer. The mountain is part of the Great Range of the Adirondack Mountains. Armstrong Mtn. is flanked to the southwest by Gothics, and to the northeast by Upper Wolfjaw Mountain. Armstrong Mountain stands within the watershed of the East Branch of the Ausable River, which drains into Lake Champlain, thence into Canada's Richelieu River, the Saint Lawrence River, and into the Gulf of Saint Lawrence. The east side of Armstrong Mtn. drains into the East Branch of
USS Lake Champlain (CG-57) USS Lake Champlain (CG-57) USS "Lake Champlain" (CG-57) is a guided missile cruiser in the United States Navy. It is the third ship to be named "Lake Champlain", in honor of Battle of Lake Champlain, which took place during the War of 1812. "Lake Champlain" was laid down 3 March 1986, at Ingalls Shipbuilding, Pascagoula, Mississippi, launched 3 April 1987, and commissioned 12 August 1988, at Intrepid Pier at the Intrepid Sea-Air-Space Museum in New York City, Captain Ralph K. Martin commanding. She then steamed to her homeport of San Diego, via Cape Horn, South America, losing part of her