Albany County

Albany County (/ΛˆΙ”ΛlbΙ™niː/ awl-bΙ™-nee) is a county located in the U.S. state of New York, and is part of the Albany-Schenectady-Troy Metropolitan Statistical Area. The name is from the title of the Duke of York and Albany, who became James II of England (James VII of Scotland). As of the 2010 census, the population was 304,204.[1] As originally established, Albany County had an indefinite amount of land, but has only 530 square miles (1,400 km2) as of March 3, 1888. The county seat is Albany, the state capital.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Albany_County,_New_York

1973 Crossgates Mall

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1973 Crossgates Mall

By 1973 the area around the future Crossgates Mall was much more built up but still a fair amount of open space remained and the area of the mall was still fairly heavily forested.

Highest Elevation in Albany County

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Highest Elevation in Albany County

There was a discussion on Facebook about the highest point in Albany County. I thought this would be an easy and fun GIS question. Looking at 10 m digital elevation model, the answer would be 42.52806632, -74.19845216 -- the lands of Susan R Lubbin, 776 Pond Hill Rd, Town of Rensselaerville (94.8 acres). Officially, Henry Hill at 2,162 foot elevation is the highest point in county, however at least from digital elevation model, Henry Hill is 2,164 ft and the lands of Ms. Lubbins is 2,170 ft.