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2023 Map of Jackson Summit

Name: 2023 Topographic Map of Jackson Summit
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 2023
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 2023

About this map

The boundary between Hamilton and Fulton Counties divides this pocket of the Adirondack Mountains, where high-elevation wetlands and rocky summits dictate the layout of small settlements. Jackson Summit and Dennies Hollow occupy the southern valley, connected to the north by winding forest roads like Tolemantown Rd. The landscape is defined by its water system, ranging from the cascades of Buttermilk Falls to the high-country marshes of Johnson Swamp, Racker Vly, and Meat Vly.

Modern hikers through this area utilize the Northville-Placid Trl, which skirts the eastern slopes of Steele Mountain and Whiskey Hill. For the local historian, the map preserves the location of small rural burial sites like Bleecker Cem and Berry Cem, alongside family-named terrain such as Brower Hill and Ferguson Mountain. These features, combined with the presence of remote settlements like Tomantown and Upper Benson, illustrate the long-standing pattern of isolated mountain living in upstate New York.