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2016 Map of Jerseyfield Lake

Name: 2016 Topographic Map of Jerseyfield Lake
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 2016
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 2016

About this map

Jerseyfield Lake sits at the heart of this high-elevation wilderness along the border of Herkimer and Hamilton Counties. The landscape is defined by its complex drainage network and numerous vlys—a regional term for marshes or swamps—including Wilder Vly, Hurrell Vly, and the extensive Twin Vlys. These wetlands feed a web of waterways such as Fourmile Brook and Black Cr, which navigate the undulating terrain around Jerseyfield Mtn and Hedgehog Mtn.

Historic clearings like New Holland Clearing, Lafe Hall Clearing, and California Clearing indicate specific points of early human activity and land use within the dense forest. Access to these remote sites is limited to a handful of routes, most notably Jerseyfield Rd and California Rd, which provide the primary north-south transit through the region's heavy cover. This map illustrates the intersection of industrial-era forest management and the preserved natural hydrology of the Adirondack foothills.