Hamilton County

Hamilton County is a county located in the U.S. state of New York. Its county seat is Lake Pleasant. It is one of only two counties that lie entirely within the Adirondack Park (Essex is the other). As of the 2010 census, the population was 4,836, making it the least populous county in New York. It is also the most sparsely populated county in the eastern half of the United States, with a population density of just over three people per square mile.

Hamilton County is in the north central part of the state, northwest of Albany. It lies entirely within Adirondack Park and consists mostly of publicly owned parkland. As the tourist folk will tell you, there is no permanent traffic light in the county.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hamilton_County,_New_York
http://www.adirondackexperience.com/

Viewable from the Pillsbury Mountain Firetower

Viewable from the Pillsbury Mountain Firetower

Revised map based on some analysis of I've been doing of photos I've taken over the years from the fire tower. Getting the view shed correct is a bit challenging using bare-earth digital elevation models, which do not fully consider the impact of trees blocking part of the viewable landscape.

Mason Lake

 Mason Lake

This updated map contains the exact locations of campsites and boat launches along Mason Lake based on the DEC's GPS-based survey of the campsites last fall. While previous maps that I made up using heads-up digitizing and my own notes were fairly accurate, this map takes it up a notch.

Cedar Lakes

Cedar Lakes

Cedar Lakes is the headwaters of Cedar River and is a reservior created by a long abandoned impoundment. It is located within the West Canada Lake Wildernessrea.