Autumn Photos on the Lakes – Whitney Wilderness, NY, USA

Autumn Photos on the Lakes – Whitney Wilderness, NY, USA

The William C. Whitney Wilderness Area, an Adirondack Park unit of New York State’s Forest Preserve. This area is located within the town of Long Lake, Hamilton County.

The terrain consists 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 vast expanses of the area are important to many species of mammals and the area abounds with bird life.

In 1897, William Collins Whitney purchased 68,000 acres (280 km2) 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.

Video Source: Adirondack Core: Seeing the Light, Antediluvian and Doctors Ponds, the Whitney Wilderness from Hike Long Lake on Youtube ⁄ CC BY