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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Schroon Lake partOf Adirondack Park
Ausable River locatedInProtectedArea Adirondack Park
Colton, New York, United States locatedNear Adirondack Park
subject surface form: Colton, New York
Canada Lake partOf Adirondack Park
Town of Peru hasProximityTo Adirondack Park
subject surface form: Town of Peru, New York
this entity surface form: Adirondack Park region
Town of Black Brook partOf Adirondack Park
this entity surface form: Adirondack Park area
Town of Lyon Mountain proximityTo Adirondack Park
Phelps Mountain isWithinProtectedArea Adirondack Park
Hurricane Mountain Trail region Adirondack Park
Skylight partOf Adirondack Park
Gothics locatedInProtectedArea Adirondack Park
Mount Colden partOf Adirondack Park
Mount Colden withinProtectedArea Adirondack Park
Avalanche Lake (Adirondacks) locatedIn Adirondack Park
Marcy Dam area locatedIn Adirondack Park
Johns Brook Valley region Adirondack Park
Adirondak Loj trailheads locatedIn Adirondack Park
Upper Works trailhead near Newcomb locatedIn Adirondack Park
subject surface form: Upper Works trailhead
Sentinel Range Wilderness Area locatedIn Adirondack Park
Mount Jo isPartOf Adirondack Park
Tabletop Mountain partOf Adirondack Park
Fourth Lake tourismRegion Adirondack Park
Fifth Lake locatedIn Adirondack Park
Sixth Lake region Adirondack Park
Seventh Lake locatedWithin Adirondack Park
Eighth Lake locatedIn Adirondack Park
First Lake tourismRegion Adirondack Park
First Lake inProtectedArea Adirondack Park
Johnsburg, New York isPartOf Adirondack Park
Franklin County containsRegion Adirondack Park
subject surface form: Franklin County, New York
Third Lake within Adirondack Park
Morehouse partOf Adirondack Park
subject surface form: Morehouse, New York
Arietta locatedIn Adirondack Park
subject surface form: Arietta, New York
Arietta isWithinProtectedArea Adirondack Park
subject surface form: Arietta, New York
Inlet (town) partOf Adirondack Park
subject surface form: Inlet, New York
Morehouse (town) locatedIn Adirondack Park
Arietta (town) locatedIn Adirondack Park
Arietta (town) isWithinProtectedArea Adirondack Park
Hope (town) partOf Adirondack Park
Hurricane Mountain partOf Adirondack Park
Thendara, New York partOf Adirondack Park
Benson, New York locatedIn Adirondack Park
Arietta, New York locatedIn Adirondack Park
Hague, New York partOf Adirondack Park
Redfield Mountain locatedInProtectedArea Adirondack Park