Adirondack Experience, Blue Mountain Lake

Name: Adirondack Experience
Address: 9097 State Route 30, Blue Mountain Lake, 12812-7734, United States
Telephone: +1 518-352-7311

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Adirondack Experience, Blue Mountain Lake

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Adirondack Experience, located on NY-30 in the hamlet of Blue Mountain Lake in Hamilton County, New York, is a museum dedicated to preserving the history of the Adirondacks. The museum is located on the site of an historic summer resort hotel, the Blue Mountain House, built high above Blue Mountain Lake in 1876 by Miles Tyler Merwin, that operated until the late 1940s. The museum consists of 23 buildings, 121 acres, and 60,000 square feet of exhibition space. The opening of a brand new 19,000 square foot exhibition, Life in the Adirondacks, took place July 2017. ()

Elevation: 2070 ft a.s.l.Coordinates: 43°52'10"N, 74°25'59"W

Address

9097 State Route 30Blue Mountain Lake 12812-7734 United States

Contact

+1 518-352-7311

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Day trips

Adirondack Experience – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Lake Durant, Tirrell Mountain, Blue Mountain, Blue Mountain Fire Observation Station.

2.3 miSE
Lake
Lake Durant, Blue Mountain Wild Forest
59 min walk • Lake Durant is a lake located 3 miles east of Blue Mountain Lake, New York. It has an area of 289 acres and an elevation of 1769 feet.
3.9 miNE
Mountain
Tirrell Mountain, Adirondack Park
100 min walk • Tirrell Mountain is a mountain located in Adirondack Mountains of New York located in the Town of Indian Lake east-northeast of Blue Mountain Lake.
1.6 miE
Natural attraction, Park, Mountain
Blue Mountain, Blue Mountain Wild Forest
42 min walk • Blue Mountain is a peak in the Adirondack Mountains of New York State in the United States. Located east of Blue Mountain Lake, Hamilton County, the peak reaches a height of 3750 ft/1143m.
1.6 miE
Tower
Blue Mountain Fire Observation Station, Blue Mountain Wild Forest
42 min walk • The Blue Mountain Fire Observation Station is a historic fire observation station located on Blue Mountain at Indian Lake in Hamilton County, New York.
1.2 miSW
Lake
Eckford chain, Adirondack Park
30 min walk • The Eckford Chain of lakes is composed of Blue Mountain Lake, Eagle Lake, and Utowana Lake in the Adirondack Mountains in New York. The chain was named for Henry Eckford, a noted engineer and ship builder who made a survey of the lakes in 1811. All of the lakes are located in the town of Indian Lake, in Hamilton County.
2.5 miNW
Mountain
Little Blue Mountain, Adirondack Park
63 min walk • Little Blue Mountain is a mountain located in Adirondack Mountains of New York located in the Town of Indian Lake northwest of Blue Mountain Lake.
0.7 miS
Church
Church of the Transfiguration, Blue Mountain Lake
18 min walk • Church of the Transfiguration is a historic Episcopal church located at Blue Mountain Lake in Hamilton County, New York. It is a small, one story, gable roofed structure with a central belfry at the west end.
5.2 miNE
Mountain
Tongue Mountain, Adirondack Park
134 min walk • Tongue Mountain is a mountain located in Adirondack Mountains of New York located in the Town of Indian Lake east-northeast of Blue Mountain Lake.
3.3 miE
Lake
Tirrel Pond, Blue Mountain Wild Forest
84 min walk • Tirrel Pond is a lake located northeast of the Hamlet of Blue Mountain Lake, New York. Tirrell Mountain is located northeast and Blue Mountain is located west-southwest of the lake.
1.4 miSW
Resort
The Hedges, Blue Mountain Lake
35 min walk • The Hedges is a historic home and Adirondack Great Camp located at Blue Mountain Lake in Hamilton County, New York. The property consists of 30 buildings and structures and many related site features.
1.8 miN
Neighbourhood
New York Central Railroad Adirondack Division Historic District, Adirondack Park
45 min walk • New York Central Railroad Adirondack Division Historic District is a national historic district located in Essex, Franklin, Hamilton, Herkimer, Oneida, and St. Lawrence County, New York. The district includes 23 contributing buildings and 18 contributing structures.