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2016 Map of South Pond Mountain

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

USGS Topo · Published 2016

About this map

Siamese Ponds and the surrounding wilderness of the Blue Hills define this high-elevation landscape along the boundary between Hamilton and Warren Counties. The area is a complex network of drainage basins, where the Kunjamuk River flows in the northwest and the East Branch Sacandaga River cuts through the southeast. Historical evidence of land use is preserved in place names like Burnt Shanty Clearing and Curtis Clearing, indicating former human activity within the dense forest cover.

Water is a dominant feature, with numerous isolated water bodies including S Pond, Cod Pond, and the Buckhorn Ponds. The terrain is characterized by prominent peaks such as Siamese Mtn, Buckhorn Mtn, and Big Hopkins Mtn, which provide the structural framework for the numerous small brooks like Shanty Brook and Stockholm Brook that feed into the larger river systems. This map offers a clear look at the undeveloped character of the Adirondacks in the early twenty-first century.