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2010 Map of Brother Ponds

Name: 2010 Topographic Map of Brother Ponds
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 2010
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 2010

About this map

Adirondack Park lands define this interior portion of the North Country, where a complex network of glacial ponds and mountain ridges creates a remote, unsettled landscape. The area is dominated by drainage systems like Blue Mountain Stream and Dead Creek, which snake between prominent heights such as Potter Mountain and Wilson Mountain. This 2010 survey shows the territory in its modern state, largely preserved for wilderness and logging access.

Water is the central feature here, from the namesake Brother Ponds and the secluded Lone Pond in the northeast to the South Branch Grass River along the southern border. Primitive transit routes like The Bog Rd and Windfall Rd provide the only significant penetrations into this terrain, connecting isolated landmarks like Hardwood Island and Irish Hill. It is a landscape that has changed little in its fundamental geography over the decades, serving as a primary study of the Adirondack backcountry.