Sargent Ponds Wild Forest 📍

The 43,532 acre Sargent Ponds Wild Forest is located East of Raquette Lake, north of NY 28 and west of NY 30.

The area is a boreal swamp forest as much of this great spruce-balsam-white cedar tract borders the Raquette River, Marion River and Boulder Brook.

It is home to Forked Lake to the North and Buttermilk Falls, Long Lake to the West, and Owl Heads Firetower to the north.

🗺️ Maps 🖼️ Photos

Owls Head Trail in Long Lake

Andy | August 23, 2026

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Owls Head Firetower

Andy | August 17, 2026

Thematic Map: County Population Under 25k

South Pond

Andy | May 16, 2026

Thematic Map: Albany County Population Density - 3D Rendering

Buttermilk

Andy | August 15, 2025

Tuesday August 14, 2012 — Sargent Ponds Wild Forest

North

Andy | July 30, 2025

In the distance is Saranac Lake and Lake Placid, with Whiteface just beyond it. Not the clearest or nicest of days, but still visable. In the foreground is the col/shoulder of Owls Head.

Thursday August 12, 2010 — Owls Head Mountain Firetower (Long Lake) — Owls Head Firetower 🗺

Thematic Map: Downtown Albany - Non-Tax Exempt Properties