| Upper Saranac Lake | |
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 Looking south near Eagle Island | |
  Upper Saranac Lake Location within New York  Upper Saranac Lake Upper Saranac Lake (the United States) | |
| Location | Adirondacks, Franklin County, New York, United States |
| Coordinates | 44°17′41″N 74°19′14″W / 44.2947976°N 74.3205178°W, 44°14′21″N 74°19′18″W / 44.2390918°N 74.3217165°W[1] |
| Type | Lake |
| Primary outflows | Saranac River |
| Basin countries | United States |
| Max. length | 8 mi (13 km) |
| Max. width | 2 mi (3.2 km) |
| Surface area | 5,250 acres (2,120 ha) |
| Shore length1 | 37 mi (60 km) |
| Surface elevation | 1,572 ft (479 m) |
| Islands | 18 |
| Settlements | Saranac Inn (hamlet) |
| 1 Shore length is not a well-defined measure. | |
Upper Saranac Lake is one of three connected lakes, part of the Saranac River, in the towns of Santa Clara and Harrietstown, near the village of Saranac Lake in the Adirondacks in northern New York.[2] Upper Saranac Lake is the sixth largest lake in the Adirondacks. With Middle Saranac Lake and Lower Saranac Lake, a 17-mile (27 km) paddle with only one carry is possible. There are 20 primitive campsites accessible by boat available on a first-come basis. Upper Saranac Lake is also known as Sin-ha-lo-nen-ne-pus.[1]
The 37 miles of shoreline is 54 percent privately owned,[3] and much of it is lined with "camps", ranging from true Great Camps to small weekend cottages. The lake, along with both Middle and Lower Saranac Lakes, is also part of the 740-mile Northern Forest Canoe Trail, which begins in Old Forge, NY and ends in Fort Kent, ME.
- ^ a b "Upper Saranac Lake". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior. Retrieved 2019-01-08.
- ^ Jamieson, Paul and Morris, Donald, Adirondack Canoe Waters, North Flow, Lake George, NY: Adirondack Mountain Club, 1987.
- ^ GORP - Camping Upper Saranac Lake