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Topographical Engineer. Known for. Surveys of the Adirondack Mountains. Verplanck Colvin (January 4, 1847 – May 28, 1920) was a lawyer, author, illustrator and topographical engineer whose understanding and appreciation for the environment of the Adirondack Mountains led to the creation of New York's Forest Preserve and the Adirondack Park.
High Peaks Wilderness Area. The High Peaks Wilderness Area is the largest wilderness area of the Forest Preserve in the U.S. state of New York. It is located in three counties and six towns in the Adirondack Park: Harrietstown in Franklin County, North Elba, Keene, North Hudson and Newcomb in Essex County and Long Lake in Hamilton County.
New York 's Forest Preserve, comprises almost all the lands owned by the state of New York within the Adirondack and Catskill parks. It is managed by the state Department of Environmental Conservation (DEC). As of 2022, the Forest Preserve covers nearly 3 million acres (12,000 km 2), about 61% of all land managed by DEC.
Designated NHL. May 23, 1963. The Adirondack Park is a park in northeastern New York protecting the Adirondack Mountains. The park was established in 1892 for "the free use of all the people for their health and pleasure", and for watershed protection. [2] At 6.1 million acres (2.5 × 106 ha), it is the largest park in the contiguous United States.
The Adirondack Mountains (/ ˌædɪˈrɒndæk / AD-i-RON-dak) [1] are a massif of mountains in Northeastern New York which form a circular dome approximately 160 miles (260 km) wide and covering about 5,000 square miles (13,000 km 2). [2] The region contains more than 100 peaks, including Mount Marcy, which is the highest point in New York at ...
New York State Department of Environmental Conservation. The West Canada Lake Wilderness Area is an Adirondack Park Forest Preserve management unit in the State of New York, USA. The area contains 168 bodies of water covering 2,400 acres (9.7 km 2), 78.3 miles (126 km) of foot trails, and 11 lean-tos. The 138-mile (222 km) Northville-Placid ...
The 37,800-acre Blue Mountain Wild Forest is part of the Adirondack Forest Preserve. It is made of five separate sections of acreage in the central Adirondacks. The communities of Indian Lake, Blue Mountain Lake, Long Lake, and Newcomb are located by or within the Blue Mountain Wild Forest. The terrain varies from gentle around Rock Lake to ...
The William C. Whitney Wilderness Area, an Adirondack Park unit of New York's Forest Preserve, is located in the town of Long Lake, Hamilton County.It is bounded on the east by Hamilton County Route 10, on the south by lands of Whitney Industries, on the west by private lands owned by The Nature Conservancy and the Brandreth Park Association, on the northwest by the Remsen to Lake Placid ...