Blue Mountain Lake (New York lake)

Blue Mountain Lake is a 1,334-acre (540 ha) lake in Hamilton County 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.

Blue Mountain Lake
Blue Mountain Lake from Blue Mountain
Blue Mountain Lake
Location within New York
Blue Mountain Lake
Blue Mountain Lake (the United States)
LocationAdirondacks, Indian Lake, Hamilton County, New York, US
Coordinates43.862°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.

Fishing

Fish species in the lake include lake trout, rainbow trout, smallmouth bass, landlocked salmon and smelt. There is only fee access at two private marina launches in the village of Blue Mountain Lake. There are also boat rentals available.[3]

History

The Blue Mountain Lake House was built in 1874 by John G. Holland. Soon after, an earlier resident, Miles Tyler Merwin, enlarged his log cabin on a spur of Blue Mountain overlooking the lake into the Blue Mountain house; the Log Hotel is now on the grounds of the Adirondack Museum. In 1881, Frederick C. Durant, cousin of William West Durant, built the Prospect House, the most luxurious hotel then existing in the Adirondacks; it was the first hotel in the world to have electric light in every room.[4]

  • Prospect House, 1889
    (Seneca Ray Stoddard)
  • The Log Hotel on Blue Mountain Lake, at the Adirondack Museum
  • Small steamboat Towahloondah - 1889 - Seneca Ray Stoddard
  • Boat carrying tourists, 1911
  • Blue Mountain Lake from the Adirondack Museum

References
  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. Retrieved June 6, 2020.
  3. Sportsman's Connection (Firm) (2011-01-01), Central Southeastern Adirondacks New York fishing map guide: includes lakes & streams for the following counties: Fulton, Hamilton, Saratoga, Warren, Washington., Sportsman's Connection, ISBN 9781885010667, OCLC 61449593
  4. Donaldson, Alfred L. History of the Adirondacks, New York: The Century Co., 1921, p. 103


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