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1953 Map of Santanoni

Name: 1953 Topographic Map of Santanoni
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1967
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1967

About this map

The high peaks and remote watersheds of the Adirondack State Park dominate this mid-century survey, centered on the Santanoni Mountains and the headwaters of the Hudson River. The settlement at Tahawus and the nearby Old MacNaughton Furnace reflect the region's industrial heritage, linked to an Iron Mine situated near Sanford Hill. This landscape is defined by its network of historic trails and remote waters, including the Northville Placid trail which winds through the central wilderness.

Large massifs like Street Mountain and MacNaughton Mountain are separated by significant topographic features such as Indian Pass. Extensive water systems, from Ampersand Lake in the north to Newcomb Lake in the south, illustrate the complex drainage patterns of the Ampersand Mountains and the Sawtooth Mountains. The map also captures several smaller, isolated settlements like Averyville, providing a record of human presence within the high forest before later 20th-century shifts.