Adirondack Park: Nature
Places and attractions in the Nature category
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Whiteface Mountain
Whiteface Mountain, a majestic peak in the heart of New York State's Adirondack Park, is a haven for outdoor enthusiasts and a must-visit destination for tourists seeking natural beauty and adventure. As the fifth-highest mountain in New York, Whiteface stands at an...
Lake George
Lake George, nicknamed the Queen of American Lakes, is a long, narrow oligotrophic lake located at the southeast base of the Adirondack Mountains, in the northeastern portion of the U.S. state of New York. It lies within the upper region of the Great Appalachian Valley and drains all the way northward into Lake Champlain and the St.
Lower Saranac Lake
Lower Saranac Lake is one of three connected lakes, part of the Saranac River, near the village of Saranac Lake in the Adirondacks in northern New York. With Middle Saranac Lake and Upper Saranac Lake, a 17-mile paddle with only one portage is possible.
Big Moose Lake
Big Moose Lake, at the head of the Moose River, is a large lake about five miles north of Fourth Lake in the Adirondacks in upstate New York. The lake is within both Herkimer and Hamilton counties, and covers portions of the towns of Webb and Long Lake. Located southwest of the lake is the hamlet of Big Moose.
Goodnow Mountain
Goodnow Mountain is a 2,664-foot-tall peak in the Adirondack Mountains of New York in the United States. It is the location of the Goodnow Mountain Fire Observation Station.
Ausable Chasm
Ausable Chasm is a sandstone gorge and tourist attraction located near the hamlet of Keeseville, New York, United States. It is directly due west of Port Kent. The Ausable River runs through it and then empties into Lake Champlain.
Gore Mountain
Gore Mountain is a mountain located near the village of North Creek in Warren County, New York, of which its peak is the highest point. Gore is flanked to the north by South Mountain, and to the southwest by Height of Land Mountain. The mountain is the site of the popular Gore Mountain ski resort.
Cranberry Lake
Cranberry Lake is a lake on the east branch of the Oswegatchie River in the Adirondack Park in New York in the United States. It is the third largest lake in the Adirondack Park.
Upper Saranac Lake
Upper Saranac Lake is one of three connected lakes, part of the Saranac River, in the towns of Santa Clara and Harrietstown, near the village of Saranac Lake in the Adirondacks in northern New York.
Mount Colvin
Mount Colvin is the 39th highest peak in the High Peaks Region of the Adirondack Mountains in the U.S. State of New York. Mount Colvin offers excellent views of a number of other Adirondack High Peaks, most notably the peaks that comprise the Great Range.
Hough Peak
Hough Peak is a mountain located in Essex County, New York. The mountain, part of the Dix Range, is named after Franklin B. Hough, the first chief of the United States Division of Forestry, and sometimes called the "father of American forestry".
Lake Colby
Lake Colby is a 272-acre lake, located on NY-86 just outside the village of Saranac Lake, in Franklin County, New York in the Adirondacks; its outlet feeds into Lower Saranac Lake.
Dix Mountain
The Dix Range is a range of mountains in the High Peaks region of the Adirondacks, southeast of Mount Marcy and the Ausable valley, in northeastern New York State.
Noonmark Mountain
Noonmark Mountain is a 3,556-foot mountain near St. Huberts in the High Peaks region of the Adirondacks in New York, United States.
Upper St. Regis Lake
742-acre Upper St. Regis Lake is a part of the St. Regis River in the Adirondacks in northern New York State. Along with Lower St.
Long Lake
Long Lake may mean: Long Lake, a lake in Hamilton County Long Lake, a lake on Oneida County Long Lake, a lake in St. Lawrence County Long Lake, a lake in St.
Lyon Mountain
Lyon Mountain is a 3,820 ft mountain located in Clinton County, New York, the county’s high point. It is named for Nathaniel Lyon, an early settler of the area who moved from Vermont in 1803 and died circa 1850.
Mount Arab
Mount Arab, sometimes known as Arab Mountain, is a 2,533-foot-tall mountain located in the town of Piercefield, New York, in the northern part of the Adirondack Mountain Range. At the summit of this mountain is a large fire tower and a ranger station known as the Arab Mountain Fire Observation Station.
Loon Lake
Loon Lake is a wishbone-shaped body of water in Warren County, New York, USA. It is located within the Town of Chester, which maintains the beach. Fishing and boating are popular activities.
Rocky Peak Ridge
Rocky Peak Ridge is the twentieth highest peak in the High Peaks Region of the Adirondack Park of New York, United States. The name of the mountain is due to its geology, a rocky ridge to the east of the better known Giant Mountain.
Mount Van Hoevenberg
Mount Van Hoevenberg is a summit point located in the Adirondack Mountains in the Town of North Elba, Essex County, New York, 9 miles east-southeast of the village of Lake Placid.
Lower St. Regis Lake
350-acre Lower St. Regis Lake is a part of the St. Regis River in the Adirondacks in northern New York State. At its northern edge is Paul Smith's College, former site of Paul Smith's Hotel. Along with Upper St.
Piseco Lake
Piseco Lake is located in Hamilton County, New York, near the hamlet of Piseco in the Adirondack Mountains. The outflow is Piseco Outlet, which flows into the West Branch Sacandaga River.
Jay Mountain
Jay Mountain is the 79th highest peak of the Adirondack Mountains. It is located in Essex County, New York, in the Jay Mountain Wilderness Area, within the towns of Jay and Lewis.
Grace Peak
Grace Peak is a mountain located in Essex County, New York. It is part of the Dix Range, named after John A. Dix, New York Secretary of State in 1837, and later Governor.
Owls Head Mountain
Owls Head Mountain is a 2,786-foot-tall mountain in the Adirondack Mountains region of New York. It is located west-southwest of the hamlet of Long Lake in Hamilton County.
Lake Champlain
Sizable lake and vacation destination Lake Champlain is a natural freshwater lake in North America mainly within the borders of the United States but also across the Canada–U.S. border into the Canadian province of Quebec.
Snowy Mountain
Snowy Mountain is a mountain located in Hamilton County, New York. Initially known as 'Squaw Bonnet', its summit is the highest point in the county.
Esther Mountain
Esther Mountain is a mountain located in Essex County, New York. The mountain is the northernmost of the High Peaks of the Adirondack Mountains and its 28th highest peak.
Dial Mountain
Dial Mountain is a mountain located in Essex County, New York. The mountain is part of the Colvin Range. Dial Mountain is flanked to the southwest by Nippletop.
Murphy Lake
Murphy Lake is a 38-acre lake in Hamilton County, New York, United States. Murphy Lake lies at an elevation of 1,473 feet in the Wilcox Lake Wild Forest of the Adirondack Park.
Indian Lake
Indian Lake is a 12-mile long, 4,255-acre reservoir with a southwest to northeast orientation in the towns of Indian Lake and Lake Pleasant in Hamilton County, in the Adirondack Park of New York State, in the United States.
Poke-O-Moonshine Mountain
Poke-O-Moonshine Mountain, spelled Pokamoonshine on U.S. Geological Survey maps, and sometimes known as just Poke-O, is a minor peak of the Adirondack Mountains.
Macomb Mountain
Macomb Mountain is a mountain located in Essex County, New York. The mountain is named after Maj. Gen. Alexander Macomb, who won acclaim during the War of 1812 at the Battle of Plattsburgh, and served as Commanding General of the United States Army.
Lows Lake
Lows Lake is a lake in the Adirondack Park in northeastern New York. It is in the New York State Forest Preserve Five Ponds Wilderness Area, 10 miles southwest of Tupper Lake.
Black Mountain
Black Mountain is a mountain located in Washington County, New York, of which its peak is the highest point. Isolated from the rest of the Adirondack Mountains by Lake George, Black Mtn. has the seventh highest topographic prominence of all the mountains in New York.
Dix Mountain
Dix Mountain is the sixth highest peak in the High Peaks Region of the Adirondack Park, and is located roughly on the boundary between the towns of North Hudson and Keene in Essex County, New York.
Middle Saranac Lake
Middle Saranac Lake, also called Round Lake, is the smallest of three connected lakes, part of the Saranac River, near the village of Saranac Lake in the Adirondacks in northern New York. Two-thirds of its shoreline is state-owned.
Raquette Lake
Raquette Lake is the source of the Raquette River in the Adirondack Mountains of New York State. It is near the community of Raquette Lake, New York. The lake has 99 miles of shoreline with pines and mountains bordering the lake. It is located in the towns of Long Lake and Arietta, both in Hamilton County.
Lake Pleasant
Lake Pleasant is a lake located in the Adirondack Park in New York in the United States. The lake is in the town of Lake Pleasant in Hamilton County.
Mountain Lake
Mountain Lake is a lake situated in southern Adirondack Park in Bleecker, New York. It is located just west of Great Sacandaga Lake. The lake was called Carpenter's Lake in the 19th century. The lake contains one small island, Elmer Island, located towards the western end. There is a dam on the northwestern end of the lake.
Blake Peak
Blake Peak is a mountain located in Essex County, New York. The mountain is named after Mills Blake, Verplanck Colvin’s chief assistant during the Adirondack Survey. It is part of the Colvin Range. Blake Peak is flanked to the northeast by Mount Colvin, and to the southwest by Pinnacle.
Pleasant Lake
Pleasant Lake is a small private lake located in Stratford, Fulton County, New York in the southern Adirondack Park.
Nippletop
Nippletop is a mountain located in Essex County, New York. The mountain is part of the Colvin Range. Nippletop is flanked to the northeast by Dial Mountain.
Tupper Lake
Tupper Lake is a lake in New York in the United States. The lake is in the Adirondack Park and crosses the county lines of St. Lawrence County and Franklin County. Tupper Lake was discovered by Native Americans indigenous to the area around the 16th century. The first European to see it was Ansel Tupper, a land surveyor.
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