Lake Colden
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Being in the heart of the High Peaks, the area is very popular with hikers.[1] The New York State Department of Environmental Conservation maintains an Interior Outpost on the western shore. There are a number of campsites and lean-tos in the area.
Lake Colden was named after David C. Colden in 1836; Colden was an investor in the Tahawus iron works of Archibald MacIntyre.[2]
Images
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Mt. Colden, Caribou Mt., and Lake Colden as seen from the southwest. From Joel Tyler Headley's The Adirondack; or Life in the Woods (1849)
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Lake Colden from the Interior Outpost. Cliff Mountain, center; a lean-to is just visible at left.
References
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- ↑ Langdon, Stephen F, Assessment of Overnight User Behavior in the High Peaks Wilderness Area: Strategies for Trend Analysis
- ↑ McMartin, Barbara and Bill Ingersoll, Discover the Adirondack High Peaks, Canada Lake, NY: Lake View Press, 1989. Template:ISBN.
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