Adirondack Mountains
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A map of the main mountainous regions of the northeastern United States. The Adirondacks are a part of the Canadian Shield range having much different origins from the surrounding Appalachian Chain.
A 1876 map of the Adirondacks, showing many of the now obsolete names for many of the peaks, lakes, and communities
A spotted turtle at the Wild Center
The Adirondack Mountains of Upstate New York form the southernmost zone in the Eastern forest-boreal transition ecoregion of North America.
Lake Flower in the Village of Saranac Lake, nicknamed the Capital of the Adirondacks.
The Adirondack High Peaks region.- Mount Marcy
Mount Marcy
Lakes
The hydrologic source of the Hudson River is near or at Lake Tear of the Clouds, a small tarn in the Adironacks, photo circa 19th-century
Lake George, one of numerous oligotrophic lakes in the Adirondack region, is nicknamed the Queen of American Lakes.
Mirror Lake in the Village of Lake Placid in the Adirondacks, site of the 1932 and the 1980 Winter Olympics.
