Blue Mountain Lake (New York lake)

Blue Mountain Lake
Blue Mountain Lake from Blue Mountain
Blue Mountain Lake is located in New York Adirondack Park
Blue Mountain Lake
Blue Mountain Lake
Location within New York
Blue Mountain Lake is located in the United States
Blue Mountain Lake
Blue Mountain Lake
Blue Mountain Lake (the United States)
LocationAdirondacks, Indian Lake, Hamilton County, New York, US
Coordinates43°51′43″N 74°27′25″W / 43.862°N 74.457°W / 43.862; -74.457
TypeLake
Primary outflowsMarion River
Basin countriesUnited States
Max. length2.5 mi (4.0 km)
Max. width1.25 mi (2.01 km)
Surface area1,334 acres (540 ha)
Average depth46 ft (14 m)
Max. depth100 ft (30 m)[1]
Shore length18.5 mi (13.7 km)
Surface elevation1,790 ft (550 m)
Islands10
Long Island
Osprey Island
SettlementsBlue Mountain Lake (hamlet)
1 Shore length is not a well-defined measure.

Blue Mountain Lake is a 1,334-acre (540 ha) lake in Hamilton County, New York, in the central Adirondacks.[2] Blue Mountain Lake is the eastern end of the Eckford chain of lakes. It is located west of Blue Mountain. The hamlet of Blue Mountain Lake lies on its southeastern shore and the Adirondack Museum looks down from high above its eastern shore. It has been a popular vacation destination since the mid-19th century.

  1. ^ "Blue mountain lake" (PDF). dec.ny.gov. nysdec. 1998. Retrieved May 10, 2017. data
  2. ^ "Blue Mountain Lake". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior. Retrieved June 6, 2020.