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.

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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

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Upper St. Regis Lake partOf Adirondack Park
Upper St. Regis Lake withinProtectedArea Adirondack Park
Santanoni Preserve partOf Adirondack Park
Gate Lodge Complex locatedIn Adirondack Park
Town of Newcomb locatedIn Adirondack Park
Raquette Lake region partOf Adirondack Park
Long Lake region partOf Adirondack Park
Simon Pond partOf Adirondack Park
Adirondack Scenic Railroad (historic) regionServed Adirondack Park
this entity surface form: Adirondack Park region
Blue Mountain Lake, New York locatedIn Adirondack Park
East Canada Creek ecoregion Adirondack Park
this entity surface form: Adirondack ecoregion
Osgood Pond partOf Adirondack Park
Ampersand Bay region Adirondack Park
Mirror Lake (New York) region Adirondack Park
West Canada Creek flowsThrough Adirondack Park
Lower Saranac Lake partOf Adirondack Park
Elizabethtown, New York partOfMetropolitanArea Adirondack Park
this entity surface form: Adirondack Park region
Middle Saranac Lake withinProtectedArea Adirondack Park
Upper Saranac Lake partOf Adirondack Park
Newcomb Lake locatedInProtectedArea Adirondack Park
Newcomb Lake locatedInEcoregion Adirondack Park
this entity surface form: Adirondack ecoregion
McKenzie Mountain Wilderness locatedIn Adirondack Park
Big Tupper Lake locatedInProtectedArea Adirondack Park
Keene, New York locatedIn Adirondack Park
Jay, New York partOf Adirondack Park
this entity surface form: Adirondack Park region
Wilmington, New York region Adirondack Park
Newcomb, New York locatedIn Adirondack Park
Newcomb, New York partOf Adirondack Park
Warren County hasTouristAttraction Adirondack Park
subject surface form: Warren County, New York
New York State Route 3 traverses Adirondack Park
Minerva, New York locatedIn Adirondack Park
Westport, New York hasRegion Adirondack Park
this entity surface form: Adirondack Park vicinity
Raquette Pond region Adirondack Park
Paul Smiths, New York locatedIn Adirondack Park
Old Forge Camping Resort region Adirondack Park
Ray Brook locatedIn Adirondack Park
St. Regis Canoe Area partOf Adirondack Park
Forest Preserve locatedIn Adirondack Park
subject surface form: Forest Preserve (New York)
Mount Marcy locatedIn Adirondack Park
New York State Route 30 traverses Adirondack Park
Adirondack Park Agency jurisdiction Adirondack Park
Adirondack Park Agency regionServed Adirondack Park