Everything about William C Whitney Wilderness Area totally explained
The
William C. Whitney Wilderness Area, an
Adirondack Park unit of
New York's
Forest Preserve, is located in the town of
Long Lake,
Hamilton County. It is bounded on the east by Hamilton County Route 10, on the south by lands of Whitney Industries, on the west by private lands owned by
The Nature Conservancy and the
Brandreth Park Association, on the northwest by the
Remsen to
Lake Placid Railroad right-of-way, and on the north by other private land holdings. The area contains 12 bodies of water covering 4,286 acres (17.1 km²) and 20 miles (32 km) of
foot trails.
Geography
The terrain is comprised of lakes, ponds, wetlands, and low forested hills with a few modest mountains ranging as high as 2,297-foot (700 m) Antediluvian Mountain. The centerpieces of this area are 2,300-acre (9.2 km²)
Little Tupper Lake and 1,400-acre (5.6 km²)
Lake Lila, respectively the seventeenth and twenty-second largest water bodies in the Adirondack Park. This area also includes twelve smaller water bodies, a short section of the Beaver River, pond and lake outlets and numerous other small streams and flows. There are extensive wetland complexes within the area, particularly along the western end of Little Tupper Lake and the southeastern portions of Lake Lila.
The vast expanses of the area are important to many species of mammals and the area abounds with bird life.
Recreation
The area is a popular destination for
canoeing. It also contains an extensive network of old logging roads which provide prime cross-country skiing trails.
History
In 1897,
William Collins Whitney purchased 68,000 acres of land to create the privately owned
Whitney Park, including the lands which now comprise this wilderness. After Whitney's death in 1904, his family retained ownership of the tract. In 1997, the family sold a portion of the property to
New York State. The area was subsequently combined with adjacent state lands to form the present wilderness area.
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