Mud Lake – Piseco Outlet  🗺️

Map: Spectacle Lake Trail

Helpful Hint: While I suggest you look on blog for a downloadable PDF Map, you should be able to print or save this map by clicking the print button on the map above.

Data Sources

Road Trip to Coal Country by Nate Matthews - You can download the KMZ File used in creation of this map.

Aerial NAIP (2022/2023) - High-resolution aerial photography from NAIP photos taken with leaves on in summer/fall 2022 and 2023. NAIP. WMS Service: https://imagery.nationalmap.gov/arcgis/services/USGSNAIPPlus/ImageServer/WMSServer, Layer: USGSNAIPPlus:NaturalColor

3DEP Elevation Hillshade. LIDAR and legacy USGS DRG Topo Derived hillshades used as a background. DEM - WMS Service: https://elevation.nationalmap.gov/arcgis/services/3DEPElevation/ImageServer/WMSServer, Layer: 3DEPElevation:Hillshade Gray

Full List of WMS and ArcMap Services - CSV Spreadsheet with all web map services currently used on the blog.

More about Siamese Pond Wilderness...

The Siamese Ponds Wilderness (SPW) is one of the larger Wilderness designated areas in the Adirondack Park. It extends some 24 miles north and south and 18 miles east and west and contains approximately 46,138.43 hectares (114,010.1 acres) of Forest Preserve lands. Associated with the SPW are the Dug Mountain, Forks Mountain and Chatiemac Primitive Areas. During the early part of the nineteenth century, logging became an important industry in the region, and most of the Wilderness was heavily cut over. Devastating fires at the turn of the century continued to significantly impact this natural resource.

Today, however, the area shows little evidence of these past impacts and has become known for its natural beauty. Popular points of interest include the Siamese Ponds that gave the area its name, Puffer Pond, Puffer Mountain, Chimney Mountain, Auger Falls, and Thirteenth Lake.

http://www.dec.ny.gov/lands/22596.html
http://www.cnyhiking.com/SiamesePondsWilderness.htm

Download the PDF Map Pack with All Maps from Siamese Pond Wilderness.

Map: Botheration Pond Trail
Map: John Pond - Clear Pond Loop
Map: John Pond Trail
Map: Peaked Mountain Trail
Map: Raymond Brook Ski Trail
Map: Second Pond Trail
Map: Siamese Ponds
Photo: Sacandaga River
Photo: Burnt Shanty Lean-To View
Photo: At Siamese Ponds
Photo: Gone Fishing
Photo: Look at those bent railings on the Burnt Shanty bridge ...
Photo: Across Siamese Ponds
Photo: Burnt Shanty Lean-To
Photo: Clouds Hang Over Siamese Ponds
Photo: East Branch Sacandaga River Near the Burnt Shanty Clearing
Photo: Siamese Pond Lean to

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