Queer Lake, Pigeon Lake Wilderness Area

#6 among attractions in Pigeon Lake Wilderness Area

Nature, Natural attraction, Lake

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Queer Lake is a natural lake in Hamilton County, New York, in the United States. The lake was so named on account of its unusual shape. ()

Maximum depth: 71 ftElevation: 1959 ft a.s.l.Coordinates: 43°48'41"N, 74°47'57"W

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Pigeon Lake Wilderness Area United States

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

Nearby attractions include: Big Moose Lake, Upper Sister Lake, Sixth Lake, Sis Lake.

2.8 miNW
Nature, Natural attraction, Lake
Big Moose Lake, Adirondack Park
71 min walk • 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.
5.3 miN
Lake
Upper Sister Lake, Pigeon Lake Wilderness Area
136 min walk • Upper Sister Lake is a lake located northwest of the hamlet of Raquette Lake, New York. Fish species present in the lake are brook trout, yellow perch, and black bullhead. No motors are allowed on this lake.
4.6 miS
Lake
Sixth Lake
118 min walk • Sixth Lake is a lake located by Inlet, New York. It is part of the Fulton Chain Lakes. The inlet is connected to Seventh Lake by a channel and the outlet is connected to Fifth Lake by a creek.
4.2 miSW
Lake
Sis Lake
108 min walk • Sis Lake is a small lake west of Eagle Bay in Herkimer County, New York. It drains east via an unnamed creek which flows into Bubb Lake.
4.8 miSE
Lake
Eagles Nest Lake
124 min walk • Eagles Nest Lake is located east of Inlet, New York. The outlet creek flows into Seventh Lake. Fish species present in the lake are brook trout, and lake trout. There is access by trail from Eighth Lake Campground.
3.3 miW
Lake
Dart Lake, Pigeon Lake Wilderness Area
85 min walk • Dart Lake is a lake northwest of Eagle Bay in Herkimer County, New York. The North Branch Moose River flows through the lake.
5.4 miSW
Lake, Hiking, Hiking trail
Fulton Chain of Lakes, Adirondack Park
138 min walk • The Fulton Chain of Lakes is a string of eight lakes located in the Adirondack Park in upstate New York, United States. The chain is the dammed-up Moose River, and the dam which creates the chain holds back nearly 6.8 billion US gallons of water.
4 miW
Lake
West Pond, Pigeon Lake Wilderness Area
102 min walk • West Pond is located east of Big Moose, New York. The outlet creek flows into Big Moose Lake. Fish species present in the lake are brown trout, brook trout, and brown bullhead. There is carry down access on the north shore.
4.8 miNW
Lake
East Pond, Pigeon Lake Wilderness Area
123 min walk • East Pond is a small lake northeast of Big Moose in Herkimer County, New York. It drains northwest via South Branch which flows into Stillwater Reservoir.
5.4 miW
Lake
Goose Pond
138 min walk • Goose Pond is a small lake south-southeast of Big Moose in Herkimer County, New York. It drains south via an unnamed creek that flows into Lake Rondaxe.
4 miW
Church, Gothic Revival architecture
Big Moose Community Chapel, Adirondack Park
102 min walk • Big Moose Community Chapel is a historic chapel located on Big Moose Lake near Eagle Bay in Herkimer County, New York. The chapel was built in 1931, and is a modified "L"-plan Late Gothic Revival style church constructed of locally quarried granite. It has a cross-gable roof and features a small square belfry and pointed arch openings.