Lake Colden, High Peaks Wilderness Area

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

#5 among attractions in High Peaks Wilderness Area

Nature, Natural attraction, Lake, Top attraction

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Lake Colden is a 41-acre lake located in the Adirondack High Peaks in New York, United States. Lake Colden sits at 2764 feet at the western base of 4,714-foot Mount Colden. To the northwest lie the MacIntyre Mountains— 5,115-foot Algonquin Peak, 4829-foot Boundary Peak, 4,843-foot Iroquois Peak and 4,380-foot Mount Marshall. Mount Marcy is 2.8 miles to the east. Lake Colden is fed by Avalanche Lake, to the northeast and in turn feeds Flowed Lands, to the southwest. ()

Length: 2640 ftWidth: 792 ftElevation: 2769 ft a.s.l.Coordinates: 44°7'22"N, 73°58'46"W

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

Nearby attractions include: Mount Marcy, Adirondack High Peaks, Avalanche Lake, Algonquin Peak.

2.8 miE
Natural attraction, Mountain, Park
Mount Marcy, High Peaks Wilderness Area
73 min walk • Mount Marcy is the highest point in New York, with an elevation of 5,344 feet. It is located in the Town of Keene in Essex County. The mountain is in the heart of the Adirondack High Peaks region of the High Peaks Wilderness Area.
2.9 miE
Mountain
Adirondack High Peaks, High Peaks Wilderness Area
73 min walk • The Adirondack High Peaks are a set of 46 mountain peaks in the Adirondack Mountains of New York, United States.
0.9 miNE
Nature, Natural attraction, Lake
Avalanche Lake, High Peaks Wilderness Area
25 min walk • Avalanche Lake is a 9-acre mountain lake located in the Adirondack High Peaks in New York. Avalanche Lake sits at 2885 feet between 4,714-foot Mount Colden and-3816 foot Avalanche Mountain.
1.5 miN
Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain
Algonquin Peak, High Peaks Wilderness Area
38 min walk • Algonquin Peak is in the MacIntyre Range in the town of North Elba, in Essex County, New York. It is the second highest mountain in New York, and one of the 46 Adirondack High Peaks in Adirondack Park.
1 miE
Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain
Mount Colden, High Peaks Wilderness Area
26 min walk • Mount Colden is the eleventh-highest peak in the High Peaks of the Adirondack Mountains, New York, United States. The peak was named after David S. Colden, an investor in the McIntyre Iron Works, in 1836. The peak was briefly renamed "Mount McMartin" the next year, but the older name persisted.
2 miN
Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain
Wright Peak, High Peaks Wilderness Area
51 min walk • Wright Peak is the 16th highest peak in the High Peaks of the Adirondack Park, and is located in the MacIntyre Range in the town of North Elba, New York, in Essex County, New York. Named for N.Y.
2.4 miSE
Nature, Natural attraction, Lake
Lake Tear of the Clouds, High Peaks Wilderness Area
63 min walk • Lake Tear of the Clouds is a small tarn located in the town of Keene, in Essex County, New York, United States, on the southwest slope of Mount Marcy, the state's highest point, in the Adirondack Mountains.
1.3 miNW
Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain
Iroquois Peak, High Peaks Wilderness Area
35 min walk • Iroquois Peak is the eighth-highest peak in the Adirondack Mountains in New York State, U.S. and is part of the MacIntyre Range, which also includes Wright Peak, Mount Marshall, and Algonquin Peak.
3 miW
Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain
Wallface Mountain, High Peaks Wilderness Area
78 min walk • Wallface Mountain is a mountain located in Essex County, New York. The mountain is named after the cliff on its southeastern side. Wallface is flanked to the west by MacNaughton Mountain, and faces Mount Marshall to the southeast across Indian Pass.
2.9 miSE
Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain
Mount Skylight, High Peaks Wilderness Area
74 min walk • Mount Skylight is a mountain in the Adirondack High Peaks in the Adirondack Mountains of New York. It gets its name from its open, bare and relatively flat summit, unusual in the Adirondack High Peaks. Skylight is the fourth highest peak in New York.
2.3 miE
Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain
Gray Peak, High Peaks Wilderness Area
59 min walk • Gray Peak is the seventh-highest peak in the High Peaks Region of the Adirondack Park, in New York, United States, and is located in close proximity to Mount Marcy, the highest peak in New York state. Gray Peak is southwest of Mt. Marcy and southeast of Mount Colden. It was named for Asa Gray by Verplanck Colvin.