Highland Lake, New York | |
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  Highland Lake, New York  Highland Lake, New York | |
| Coordinates: 41°31′24″N 74°51′05″W / 41.52333°N 74.85139°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | New York |
| County | Sullivan |
| Elevation | 1,332 ft (406 m) |
| Time zone | UTC-5 (Eastern (EST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-4 (EDT) |
| ZIP code | 12743 |
| Area code | 845 |
| GNIS feature ID | 952786[1] |
Highland Lake is a hamlet in Sullivan County, New York, United States. The community is 12.4 miles (20.0 km) southwest of Monticello. Highland Lake has a post office with ZIP code 12743, which opened on June 18, 1897.[2][3]
The lake is at an elevation of 1,339 feet (408 m)[4] and covers a surface area of 198.3 acres (80.3 hectares).[5] The maximum depth is approx 21 ft.[6]
Since 2012, there have been no confirmed toxic algal blooms, although there was a suspicious bloom in 2019 (page 22 of 25).[7]
- ^ "Highland Lake". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior.
- ^ United States Postal Service. "USPS - Look Up a ZIP Code". Retrieved September 13, 2017.
- ^ "Postmaster Finder - Post Offices by ZIP Code". United States Postal Service. Archived from the original on October 17, 2020. Retrieved September 13, 2017.
- ^ "Worldwide Elevation Finder". elevation.maplogs.com. Retrieved November 26, 2020.
- ^ "Highland Lake 2009 LCI Report" (PDF). 2009.
- ^ "Highland Lake (Fishing Map : US_AA_NY_highland_lake_ny) | Nautical Charts App". www.gpsnauticalcharts.com. Retrieved November 26, 2020.
- ^ "Harmful Algal Blooms by County 2012-2019" (PDF). 2019.