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The Adirondack region is descriptive of the mountainous region of northern
New York State bordered by Lakes Champlain and Ontario on the east and west, and
by the St. Lawrence and Mohawk River valleys to the north and south. The
region's history is as rich and diverse as its landscape is unique and varied.
The Adirondack Mountain region has over 40 peaks higher than 4,000
feet in elevation. There are over 2,500 lakes, ponds and rivers
that historically have provided important transportation routes through the region. The Adirondack Park boundary is represented by the light blue line
around the Adirondack Mountains map.
The Adirondack Park was created in 1882 by the New York State
Legislature, which enacted measures that guarantee public lands will
remain forever wild. The Park itself is the size of the state of
Vermont, with a structure unlike any other state or national park in
the nation: it is a patchwork of public and private lands. There are
expansive blocks of backcountry interspersed with private homes,
villages and tracts of corporate forest lands under active management.
In the Adirondacks, it is possible to hike to an isolated waterfall in
the afternoon, then spend the evening strolling Main Street.
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