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The Adirondack Park is the largest publicly protected area throughout the entire United States. More than 2.5 million acres of land in the Adirondack Park has been protected by New York State since 1892, creating a "forever wild" region of natural splendor and rich wildlife habitat in the Adirondack Mountains.
The Adirondack Park is a park in northeastern New York protecting the Adirondack Mountains. The park was established in 1892 for "the free use of all the people for their health and pleasure", and for watershed protection. [2] At 6.1 million acres (2.5 × 106 ha), it is the largest park in the contiguous United States.
The High Peaks Wilderness Area is the largest wilderness area of the Forest Preserve in the U.S. state of New York. It is located in three counties and six towns in the Adirondack Park: Harrietstown in Franklin County, North Elba, Keene, North Hudson and Newcomb in Essex County and Long Lake in Hamilton County.
24 mar 2021 · The Adirondack Park was created in 1892 by the State of New York and is the largest publicly protected area in the contiguous United States. To compare, the park is greater in size than...
Encompassing one-third of the total land area of New York State, the Adirondack Park is unique in the United States. Within its boundaries are vast forests and rolling farmlands, towns and villages, mountains and valleys, lakes, ponds and free-flowing rivers, private lands and public forest.
22 lip 2019 · Splendid isolation in upstate New York’s vast forest is just a floatplane ride away.
5 wrz 2019 · Centered around the Adirondack mountain range, Adirondack Park houses the world’s largest intact temperate deciduous forest, as well as rivers, lakes, wetlands, and a range of other attractive habitats for New York’s native wildlife.
