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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 ...
The Adirondacks style of architecture can be specialized into custom homes, rugged roofing, log cabins, boat houses, rustic furnishing, rustic kitchen, birch and cedar furniture, log and twig works. This style of architecture is found most prominently in and around the area of Adirondack Park. Saint Regis Presbyterian Church, designed by ...
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 High Peaks are a set of 46 mountain peaks in the Adirondack Mountains of New York state. They have been popular hiking destinations since the late 1920s, when the list of peaks was published in Russell Carson's book Peaks and Peoples of the Adirondacks. [1] Those who have climbed all 46 High Peaks are eligible to join the ...
Mount Marcy is the highest point in New York, [10] the highest peak in the Adirondack Mountains, and the highest of the Adirondack High Peaks, [11] with an elevation of 5,343.1 feet (1,628.6 m). [1] The mountain is located in the High Peaks Wilderness Area, [12] in the town of Keene in Essex County.
Great Range. The Great Range, as seen from Big Slide: Lower Wolfjaw, Upper Wolfjaw, Armstrong, and Gothics. The Great Range is a mountain range in the Adirondack Mountains, near Keene Valley, New York, United States. It rises in the heart of the High Peaks region between Ausable Lakes to the southeast and the Johns Brook Valley to the northwest.
USS Adirondack (1862), a gunboat during the American Civil War that sank off the Bahamas. USS Adirondack (YT-44), an iron-hulled screw tug originally known as the Underwriter. USS Adirondack (ID-1270), commissioned into the Navy in 1917 and used as a floating barracks until 1919. USS Adirondack (AGC-15), an amphibious force flagship in service ...
Category:Adirondacks. Map all coordinates using: OpenStreetMap. Download coordinates as: KML. GPX (all coordinates) GPX (primary coordinates) GPX (secondary coordinates) The main article for this category is Adirondacks. Articles about people, places and things associated with the Adirondack Mountain region of New York State.