Newcomb Lake, High Peaks Wilderness Area

Name: Newcomb Lake
Address: High Peaks Wilderness Area, United States

#17 among attractions in High Peaks Wilderness Area

Nature, Natural attraction, Lake

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Newcomb Lake, High Peaks Wilderness Area

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Newcomb Lake is a 446 acres natural lake in the Adirondack Park in the town of Newcomb, New York; it is the site of the historic Adirondack Great Camp, Camp Santanoni. It is accessible via a five-mile foot trail from New York State Route 28N. There are six campsites and two leantos maintained by the state. ()

Elevation: 1736 ft a.s.l.Coordinates: 44°0'41"N, 74°8'3"W

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High Peaks Wilderness Area United States

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Newcomb Lake – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Goodnow Mountain, Santanoni Peak, Henderson Lake, Santanoni Preserve.

5.1 miSW
Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain
Goodnow Mountain, Adirondack Park
132 min walk • 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.
4.9 miN
Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain
Santanoni Peak, High Peaks Wilderness Area
126 min walk • Santanoni Peak is a mountain located in Essex County, New York. The mountain is part of the Santanoni Mountains of the Adirondacks.
6.5 miNE
Nature, Natural attraction, Lake
Henderson Lake, High Peaks Wilderness Area
166 min walk • Henderson Lake is a lake in the Adirondack mountains in the town of Newcomb, Essex County, New York in the United States. It was named in 1826 after David Henderson, one of the founders of the Elba Iron Works near Lake Placid, New York, and of the Upper Works at Tahawus, New York.
1.9 miSW
Museum, History museum, Vernacular architecture
Santanoni Preserve, Adirondack Park
49 min walk • The Santanoni Preserve was once a private estate of approximately 13,000 acres in the Adirondack Mountains, and now is the property of the State of New York, at Newcomb, New York.
2.2 miS
Nature, Lake, Campsite
Lake Harris Campground, Adirondack Park
56 min walk • Lake Harris Campground is a campground operated by the New York State Department of Environmental Conservation on Harris Lake in the town of Newcomb, New York in the Adirondacks. The campground is open from mid-May through early September.
4.7 miS
Waterfall
Ord Falls
121 min walk • Ord Falls is a set of rapids, usually class 2, on the Hudson River in Essex County, New York. It is located southeast of the Hamlet of Newcomb.
7 miNE
Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain
Mount Adams, High Peaks Wilderness Area
180 min walk • Mount Adams is a 3,520-foot-tall mountain located in Essex County of New York. Atop the mountain is the Mount Adams Fire Observation Station, added to the National Register of Historic Places in 2006.
6.2 miNE
Tower
Mount Adams Fire Observation Station, Adirondack Park
158 min walk • The Mount Adams Fire Observation Station is a historic fire observation station located on Mount Adams at Newcomb in Essex County, New York.