Adirondack Park
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Adirondack Park is a vast protected area in upstate New York known for its mountains, forests, and lakes, combining public wilderness lands with private communities.
All labels observed (15)
Statements (113)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
protected area
ⓘ
state park ⓘ wilderness area ⓘ |
| administeredBy |
Adirondack Park Agency
ⓘ
New York State Department of Environmental Conservation ⓘ |
| area |
approximately 24,000 square kilometers
ⓘ
approximately 6 million acres ⓘ |
| borderedBy |
Lake Champlain Valley
ⓘ
Mohawk Valley ⓘ Saint Lawrence River ⓘ
surface form:
St. Lawrence River Valley
Tug Hill Plateau ⓘ |
| constitutionalClause | Article XIV of the New York State Constitution ⓘ |
| containsEcosystem |
alpine tundra zones
ⓘ
boreal forest ⓘ northern hardwood forest ⓘ wetland ecosystems ⓘ |
| containsFeature |
Adirondack Park
self-linksurface differs
ⓘ
surface form:
Adirondack Forest Preserve
Adirondack Forty-Six High Peaks ⓘ Adirondack Mountains ⓘ
surface form:
Adirondack High Peaks
Ausable River ⓘ Blue Mountain Lake, New York ⓘ
surface form:
Blue Mountain Lake
Five Ponds Wilderness ⓘ Great Sacandaga Lake ⓘ High Peaks Wilderness Area ⓘ
surface form:
High Peaks Wilderness
Hudson River ⓘ
surface form:
Hudson River headwaters
Lake George, New York ⓘ
surface form:
Lake George
Lake Placid ⓘ Long Lake ⓘ Old Forge ⓘ Pharaoh Lake Wilderness ⓘ Raquette Lake ⓘ Raquette River ⓘ Saranac Lake ⓘ Siamese Ponds Wilderness ⓘ St. Regis Canoe Area ⓘ Tupper Lake ⓘ West Canada Lake Wilderness ⓘ bogs ⓘ campgrounds ⓘ farms ⓘ forests ⓘ hamlets ⓘ lakes ⓘ lumber lands ⓘ mountains ⓘ ponds ⓘ private communities ⓘ private land holdings ⓘ resorts ⓘ rivers ⓘ trails ⓘ villages ⓘ wetlands ⓘ wilderness areas ⓘ wilderness canoe routes ⓘ |
| containsProtectedAreaCategory |
canoe area
ⓘ
intensive use area ⓘ primitive area ⓘ state historic site ⓘ wild forest ⓘ wilderness ⓘ |
| containsSpeciesHabitat |
bald eagles
ⓘ
black bear ⓘ brook trout ⓘ loons ⓘ moose ⓘ pine marten ⓘ spruce grouse ⓘ white-tailed deer ⓘ |
| containsTransportationRoute |
Interstate 87
ⓘ
surface form:
Adirondack Northway
Adirondack Scenic Railroad (historic) ⓘ
surface form:
Adirondack Scenic Railroad
Interstate 87 ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| established | 1892 ⓘ |
| establishedBy | New York State Legislature ⓘ |
| governingDocument | New York State Constitution ⓘ |
| hasCapital | Ray Brook ⓘ |
| hasLandOwnershipMix |
private land
ⓘ
public land ⓘ |
| hasManagementGoal |
conservation of natural resources
ⓘ
protection of wilderness character ⓘ recreation access ⓘ support of local communities ⓘ |
| highestElevation |
1629 meters
ⓘ
5344 feet ⓘ |
| highestPoint | Mount Marcy ⓘ |
| knownFor |
Adirondack Great Camps
ⓘ
camping ⓘ canoeing ⓘ fall foliage ⓘ fishing ⓘ hiking ⓘ hunting ⓘ remote lakes ⓘ rustic camps ⓘ scenic beauty ⓘ wilderness recreation ⓘ wildlife habitat ⓘ winter sports ⓘ |
| legalStatus | state constitutional protection ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Adirondack Mountains
ⓘ
New York ⓘ |
| locatedInRegion |
Upstate New York (broad sense)
ⓘ
surface form:
Upstate New York
|
| nearBorder |
Canada
ⓘ
Ontario ⓘ Quebec, Canada ⓘ
surface form:
Quebec
Vermont ⓘ |
| partOf | Adirondack ecological region ⓘ |
| percentagePrivateLand | approximately 55 percent ⓘ |
| percentagePublicLand | approximately 45 percent ⓘ |
| publicLandProtection | forever wild ⓘ |
| publicLandStatus | Forest Preserve ⓘ |
| tourismImportance | major regional tourism destination ⓘ |
Referenced by (218)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
Lake Placid, New York
subject surface form:
Lake Placid (lake)
this entity surface form:
Adirondack region of New York
this entity surface form:
Adirondack Forest Preserve
this entity surface form:
Adirondack Park (portion)
this entity surface form:
Adirondack Park (large portion)
this entity surface form:
Adirondack tourism region
this entity surface form:
Adirondack Park lands