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1895 Map of Mt. Marcy

Name: 1895 Topographic Map of Mt. Marcy
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1898
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1898

About this map

Adirondack Mountain Reserve dominates the central landscape of this late 19th-century survey, revealing the early infrastructure of New York's High Peaks before the modern hiking era. Small settlements like Beede and Keene Valley serve as gateways to the interior, while the Adirondack Lodge provides a hub for exploration near the base of Mt. Marcy. The drainage patterns are meticulously charted, showing the headwaters of the Opalescent River and the source of the Hudson at Lake Tear.

Detailed topography identifies dozens of peaks and notches, including the distinctive Indian Face and the curiously named Gravestones. The map captures the region when travel relied on established camps and rough trails between the Lower and Upper Ausable Lake. The inclusion of the town boundaries for North Elba, Keene, and North Hudson provides a clear view of the administrative divisions governing these remote summits during the 1890s.