Lake Pleasant, Adirondack Park

#58 among attractions in Adirondack Park

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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. ()

Length: 4 miWidth: 5280 ftMaximum depth: 62 ftElevation: 1722 ft a.s.l.Coordinates: 43°28'44"N, 74°22'36"W

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

Nearby attractions include: Sacandaga Lake, Fawn Lake, Gilman Lake, Lake Pleasant Town Hall.

2.4 miW
Lake
Sacandaga Lake, Jessup River Wild Forest
61 min walk • Sacandaga Lake is a lake in the Town of Lake Pleasant in Hamilton County, New York approximately 2 miles west of Speculator. The outlet is a channel that leads to Lake Pleasant, which is the source of the Sacandaga River.
4 miW
Lake
Fawn Lake, Jessup River Wild Forest
102 min walk • Fawn Lake is a lake located west of Lake Pleasant, New York. Fish species present in the lake are lake trout, white sucker, black bullhead, smallmouth bass, yellow perch, and pickerel. There is trail access on the southwest shore from Sacandaga Lake. No fishing is allowed between 10/16 and 3/31.
3.2 miE
Lake
Gilman Lake, Jessup River Wild Forest
83 min walk • Gilman Lake is a lake located north of Gilmantown, New York. Fish species present in the lake are sunfish and rainbow trout. There is a carry down off CR-16 on the east shore.
1.7 miN
Museum, History museum
Lake Pleasant Town Hall, Adirondack Park
44 min walk • Lake Pleasant Town Hall is a historic town hall located at Speculator in Lake Pleasant, Hamilton County, New York. It was built in 1894 and is a simple 1 ¹⁄₂-story, three-by-three-bay, front-gabled, clapboard-sided building.
6.6 miNE
Mountain
Mossy Mountain
169 min walk • Mossy Mountain is a summit located in Adirondack Mountains of New York located in the Town of Wells north of the hamlet of Wells.
4.2 miNE
Mountain
Burnham Mountain, Jessup River Wild Forest
108 min walk • Burnham Mountain is a summit located in Adirondack Mountains of New York located in the Town of Wells north of the hamlet of Wells.
4.6 miS
Mountain
Hamilton Mountain, Silver Lake Wilderness Area
119 min walk • Hamilton Mountain is a 3,215-foot-tall summit located in Adirondack Mountains of New York. It is located in the west-northwest of the hamlet of Wells in Hamilton County. In 1909, a wood fire lookout tower was built on the mountain. In 1916, the wood tower was replaced with a 50-foot-tall steel tower.
3 miNE
Lake
Lower Sargent Pond, Jessup River Wild Forest
77 min walk • Lower Sargent Pond is located west of Blue Mountain Lake, New York. Fish species present in the lake are brook trout, and black bullhead. There is access by trail off NY-28.
2.3 miW
Lake
Upper Browns Tract Pond, Jessup River Wild Forest
60 min walk • Upper Browns Tract Pond is located northeast of Inlet, New York. The inlet flows through a creek from Lower Browns Tract Pond. Fish species present in the lake are largemouth bass, black bullhead, yellow perch, and sunfish.
3.3 miSW
Lake
Bug Lake, Jessup River Wild Forest
86 min walk • Bug Lake is located east of Inlet, New York. The outlet creek flows into Seventh Lake. Fish species present in the lake are lake trout, kokanee salmon, brown trout, brook trout, and rainbow smelt.
2.2 miW
Nature, Natural attraction, Lake
Lower Browns Tract Pond, Adirondack Park
56 min walk • Lower Browns Tract Pond is located northeast of Inlet, New York. Fish species present in the lake are largemouth bass, smallmouth bass, brook trout, black bullhead, yellow perch, and sunfish.