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/

Chub And Trout Lake

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Chub And Trout Lake

Chub Pond and Trout Lake in principle should be relatively easy to access, they as they are just a little ways from the put in used to access Good Luck Lake. Unfortunately, the West Branch of the Sacanadaga River has numerous strainers and down trees, and streams that flow out out of both Chub Pond and Trout Lake are narrow, shallow, and often impassable in times of low water. They also are very marshy along the shoreline, which can make it challenging to portage around the shallow water.

Wakely Mountain Firetower Views

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Wakely Mountain Firetower Views

This map gives an overview of mountains and lakes that are visible (and not visible) from Wakely Mountain Firetower. I'm new at doing visibility analysis so it's possible that I don't have the visibility completely correct, but it's an interesting experiment.

Forked Lake

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Forked Lake is home to both a developed reservation and fee campground (green and white) and a handful of primative free campsites (yellow and black) along the lake. There also is a couple of lean tos along the lake.