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This wilderness is located in the towns of Arietta, Lake Pleasant and Indian Lake in Hamilton County. It is roughly bounded on the north by [[New York State Route 28]]; on the east by Route 28 and private lands immediately west of this route; on the south by private lands immediately north and west of [[Cedar River Flow]]; and on the west by the Lake Kora and Sagamore Lake properties and the South Inlet of [[Raquette Lake]]. |
This wilderness is located in the towns of Arietta, Lake Pleasant and Indian Lake in Hamilton County. It is roughly bounded on the north by [[New York State Route 28]]; on the east by Route 28 and private lands immediately west of this route; on the south by private lands immediately north and west of [[Cedar River Flow]]; and on the west by the Lake Kora and Sagamore Lake properties and the South Inlet of [[Raquette Lake]]. The area contains 19 bodies of water covering 275 acres and features 15 miles of foot trails. |
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The area is dominated by Blue Ridge, a height of land ranging from 2,700 to 3,497 feet in elevation and running in a general east-west direction for a distance of more than six miles. On the lower north slopes of the ridge there are a number of attractive little trout ponds with foot trails leading to them from Route 28. The forest cover is typical mixed hardwood-softwood types with the higher elevations predominantly covered with spruce and balsam. Most of the old growth spruce and hemlock suffered heavy damage in the 1950 blow down, which affects the character of the area even to this day. |
The area is dominated by Blue Ridge, a height of land ranging from 2,700 to 3,497 feet in elevation and running in a general east-west direction for a distance of more than six miles. On the lower north slopes of the ridge there are a number of attractive little trout ponds with foot trails leading to them from Route 28. The forest cover is typical mixed hardwood-softwood types with the higher elevations predominantly covered with spruce and balsam. Most of the old growth spruce and hemlock suffered heavy damage in the 1950 blow down, which affects the character of the area even to this day. |
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Revision as of 17:58, 23 May 2007
| Blue Ridge Wilderness Area | |
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| Location | Adirondack State Park New York USA |
| Nearest city | Blue Mountain Lake, NY |
| Area | 45,736 acres (185.09 km²) |
| Established | January 1, 1964 |
| Governing body | New York State Department of Environmental Conservation |
This wilderness is located in the towns of Arietta, Lake Pleasant and Indian Lake in Hamilton County. It is roughly bounded on the north by New York State Route 28; on the east by Route 28 and private lands immediately west of this route; on the south by private lands immediately north and west of Cedar River Flow; and on the west by the Lake Kora and Sagamore Lake properties and the South Inlet of Raquette Lake. The area contains 19 bodies of water covering 275 acres and features 15 miles of foot trails.
The area is dominated by Blue Ridge, a height of land ranging from 2,700 to 3,497 feet in elevation and running in a general east-west direction for a distance of more than six miles. On the lower north slopes of the ridge there are a number of attractive little trout ponds with foot trails leading to them from Route 28. The forest cover is typical mixed hardwood-softwood types with the higher elevations predominantly covered with spruce and balsam. Most of the old growth spruce and hemlock suffered heavy damage in the 1950 blow down, which affects the character of the area even to this day.
The Blue Ridge Wilderness is easily accessible along most of its perimeter. A portion of the Northville-Lake Placid foot trail runs from the south boundary northward to the vicinity of Stephens Pond and Lake Durant. Campers from the Lake Durant public campground make use of the trails in that vicinity while the chief use of the foot trails in the Wilson Pond section appears to be by fishermen, hunters and summer visitors to the community of Blue Mountain Lake. With the exception of Sprague Pond near the south boundary of this area, there appears to be little public use from that direction.
Further reading
- Adirondack Park Agency. "Adirondack State Land Master Plan", Updated 2001.