Blue Mountain Lake is an affluent hamlet in the town of
Indian Lake of
Hamilton County,
New York
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, United States, at the intersection of New York Routes
28,
28N and
30.
Blue Mountain Lake Blue Mountain Lake may refer to:
* Blue Mountain Lake (Arkansas), a reservoir in Arkansas
* Blue Mountain Lake (New York lake), a lake in Hamilton County in the central Adirondacks, New York
* Blue Mountain Lake (hamlet), New York, a hamlet in the T ...
also refers to the lake on the banks of which the hamlet is situated. Blue Mountain Lake is approximately north of
Utica and about northwest of
Albany. The place is named after the mountain peak,
Blue Mountain.
The principal outdoor attractions include camping, boating and hiking, supported by the several guest lodges in the area - at least one of which features and actively promotes the absence of televisions, telephones and radios in their rooms. The
Adirondack Museum
Adirondack Experience (formerly Adirondack Museum), located on NY-30 in the hamlet of Blue Mountain Lake in Hamilton County, New York, is a museum dedicated to preserving the history of the Adirondacks. The museum is located on the site of an hi ...
is located just outside the hamlet of Blue Mountain Lake, within walking distance east on Route 30. The
Adirondack Lakes Center for the Arts Adirondack may refer to:
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*Adirondack Mountains, New York, US
**Adirondack Park, a protected area in the US, containing a large portion of the Adirondack Mountains
* Adirondack County, New York, a proposed county in New York
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provides year-round theatre and music performances, art galleries, workshops and classes.
File:Blue Mountain Lake in New York.jpg, Blue Mountain Lake in New York
Image:Prospect House, Blue Mountain Lake - 1889 - Stoddard.jpg, Prospect House, Blue Mountain Lake, 1889 Seneca Ray Stoddard
Seneca Ray Stoddard (1844–1917) was an American landscape photographer known for his photographs of New York's Adirondack Mountains. He was also a naturalist, a writer, a poet, an artist, and a cartographer. His writings and photographs helped ...
Image:Small steamboat TOWAHLOONDAH - 1889 - Stoddard.jpg, The small steamboat Towahloondah, 1889, S R Stoddard
Image:Adirondack Museum entrance.jpg, Entrance to the Adirondack Museum
External links
Adirondack MuseumAdirondack Lakes Center for the Arts
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Hamlets in New York (state)
Hamlets in Hamilton County, New York