Essex County 📍

Essex County is a county located in the U.S. state of New York. As of the 2010 census, the population was 39,370. Its county seat is Elizabethtown. Along with Hamilton County, Essex is entirely within the Adirondack Park.

Essex County is in the northeastern part of New York State, just west of Vermont along the eastern boundary of the State. The eastern boundary of Essex County is Lake Champlain, which serves as the New York – Vermont border at an elevation of just under 100 feet (30.5 m). The highest natural point in New York, Mount Marcy at 5,344 feet (1,629 m), is in the Town of Keene. The Ausable River forms a partial northern boundary for the county.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Essex_County,_NY

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Map: Severence Hill Trail
Map: Severence Hill Trail
Map: Severence Hill Trail

Dysfunction Junction (US 9 and NY 73) outside of Keene

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The intersection was built long before the Northway, which was wasn’t completed until the late 1960s.

According to an engineering book at the time, the design is a “bulb type-T intersection” that “favors the heavier right-turn movement from the upper to the lower left leg of the intersection. Sight distances are excellent and approach speeds are approximately 40 miles per hour.”

https://www.adirondackalmanack.com/2010/09/dysfunction-junction-whats-your-function.html
Map: Mountain House Trail and North Mountain

Wolf Pond Trail

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The Wolf Pond extends 2.3 miles feet from the trailhead to the outlet of Wolf Pond on the southern shore. This new trail is gently rolling and easy to navigate trail. A new lean-to is located up a short spur trail on the
southwestern shore of the pond. Wolf Pond provides scenic views of the High Peaks and surrounding mountains, as well as excellent fishing opportunities. The 59-acre pond is home to native strain stocked brook trout.

DEC Map can be found here: https://www.dec.ny.gov/docs/lands_forests_pdf/wolfpondhikingmap.pdf
Terrain Map: Pine Bush East Barrens Soil Map
Map: Taylor Valley State Forest
Map: Chautauqua Lake Fish and Wildlife Mangement Areas