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Huckleberry Mountain

6 Years Later Warrensburg Addition to Lake George Wild Forest Still Awaits Approval

September 13, 2023 by Anthony F. Hall Leave a Comment

View of the Hudson River from the Huckleberry Mountain Forest in WarrensburgThe 837-acre Huckleberry Mountain Forest tract in Warrensburg, Warren County, which New York State acquired from the Open Space Institute in 2017, will, in all likelihood, become part of the Lake George Wild Forest and be subject to the strictures of an updated Lake George Wild Forest Unit Management Plan. [Read more…] about 6 Years Later Warrensburg Addition to Lake George Wild Forest Still Awaits Approval

Filed Under: Adirondacks & NNY, Nature, Recreation Tagged With: APA, DEC, Forest Preserve, Huckleberry Mountain, Hudson River, Lake George Wild Forest, Open Space Institute, Warren County, Warrensburg

New State Land Purchase In Warren County Includes Climbing Access

May 13, 2021 by Editorial Staff Leave a Comment

Huckleberry Mountain courtesy Open Space InstituteNew York State has acquired 1,263 acres of land in the Warren County town of Johnsburg in the Southern Adirondacks. The parcel includes Huckleberry Mountain, an elongated peak that tops 2,400 feet, with spectacular cliffs on the ridge’s south and southwest face. The parcel is now part of the Adirondack Forest Preserve, and is expected to become part of the Wilcox Lake Wild Forest.

In 1911 Huckleberry Mountain was proposed as a site for a massive dam.

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Filed Under: Adirondacks & NNY, Nature, Recreation Tagged With: Crane Mountain, DEC, Environmental Protection Fund, Forest Preserve, hiking, Huckleberry Mountain, Johnsburg, Open Space Institute, rock climbing, Wilcox Lake Wild Forest

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