Marcy Dam area
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The Marcy Dam area is a popular backcountry hub in New York’s Adirondack High Peaks, serving as a major access point for hiking and camping near Mount Marcy and surrounding peaks.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Marcy Dam area canonical | 2 |
| Marcy Dam | 1 |
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
backcountry recreation area
ⓘ
trail hub ⓘ |
| accessPointFor |
Avalanche Pass
ⓘ
Avalanche Pass Trail ⓘ Feldspar Brook ⓘ
surface form:
Feldspar Brook area
Indian Falls ⓘ Lake Colden ⓘ
surface form:
Lake Colden area
Mount Marcy ⓘ Opalescent River headwaters region ⓘ Phelps Mountain ⓘ Phelps Trail ⓘ Tabletop Mountain (Adirondacks) ⓘ
surface form:
Tabletop Mountain (New York)
Van Hoevenberg Trail ⓘ trails to multiple Adirondack High Peaks ⓘ |
| damPartiallyRemoved | after damage from Tropical Storm Irene in 2011 ⓘ |
| distanceFrom | approximately 2.3 miles from Adirondak Loj by trail ⓘ |
| elevation | approximately 2,350 feet above sea level ⓘ |
| hasFeature |
bear-resistant canister requirement for overnight food storage in season
ⓘ
designated campsites nearby ⓘ former impoundment on Marcy Brook ⓘ stream known as Marcy Brook ⓘ |
| historicallyHad |
pond created by the dam
ⓘ
wooden dam structure ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Adirondack Park
ⓘ
Essex County, New York ⓘ High Peaks Wilderness Area ⓘ
surface form:
High Peaks Wilderness
New York State ⓘ
surface form:
State of New York
North Elba, New York ⓘ
surface form:
Town of North Elba
United States of America ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| managedBy | New York State Department of Environmental Conservation ⓘ |
| nearbyFeature |
Avalanche Pass
ⓘ
Lake Colden ⓘ Marcy Brook ⓘ |
| nearbyPeak |
Mount Marcy
ⓘ
Phelps Mountain ⓘ Tabletop Mountain (Adirondacks) ⓘ
surface form:
Tabletop Mountain (New York)
|
| noLongerHas | large impounded pond ⓘ |
| popularFor |
backpacking
ⓘ
day hiking ⓘ overnight camping ⓘ winter travel on skis and snowshoes ⓘ |
| reachableFrom |
Adirondak Loj trailheads
ⓘ
surface form:
Adirondak Loj trailhead
|
| region |
Adirondack Forty-Six High Peaks
ⓘ
surface form:
Adirondack High Peaks
|
| subjectTo |
High Peaks Wilderness camping regulations
ⓘ
group size limits for backcountry use ⓘ |
| usedAs |
staging area for ascents of Mount Marcy
ⓘ
staging area for multi-peak High Peaks traverses ⓘ |
| withinManagementUnit |
High Peaks Wilderness Area
ⓘ
surface form:
High Peaks Wilderness Area unit
|
Referenced by (3)
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this entity surface form:
Marcy Dam