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1989 Map of Honnedaga Lake

Name: 1989 Topographic Map of Honnedaga Lake
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1989
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1989

About this map

Adirondack Park dominates this 1980s landscape, where the headwaters of the Black River and its various branches carve through the Raymond Hills and Canachagala Mountain. The area is characterized by a high concentration of remote water bodies, including the expansive Honnedaga Lake and Woodhull Lake. Small outposts like Bisby Lodge, Forest Lodge, and the settlement at Atwell provide the only significant human footprints amidst a dense network of peaks such as Ice Cave Mountain and Stair Mountain.

The drainage patterns of the Middle Branch Black River and South Branch Black River define the local topography, feeding into numerous smaller ponds like Hardscrabble Lake and Stearns Mudhole. This survey, compiled from aerial photography in the early 1980s, captures the wilderness character of the Ohio township before modern developments, highlighting landmarks like Herkimer Landing and the geological curiosity of Ice Cave Valley.