High Peaks Wilderness Area
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IUCN category Ib (wilderness area)
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| Location | Adirondack Park New York USA |
| Nearest city | Keene Valley, NY |
| Coordinates | 44°11′25″N 74°01′37″W / 44.19028°N 74.02690°WCoordinates: 44°11′25″N 74°01′37″W / 44.19028°N 74.02690°W |
| Area | 192,685 acres (779.8 km2) |
| Governing body | New York State Department of Environmental Conservation |
The High Peaks Wilderness Area, the largest Forest Preserve unit in the U.S. state of New York, is located in three counties and six towns in the Adirondack Park: Harrietstown in Franklin County, North Elba, Keene, North Hudson and Newcomb in Essex County and Long Lake in Hamilton County.
It is roughly bounded on the north by NY 3, the old Haybridge Road, which runs from Cold Brook to Averyville, the Adirondak Loj property at Heart Lake, the Mount Van Hoevenberg area and NY 73 near the Cascade Lakes. Private land to the west of Route 73 forms the eastern boundary. The southern boundary is formed by privately owned lands, including the Ausable Club, Finch, Pruyn, and Company, National Lead Company and the State University of New York College of Environmental Science and Forestry's Huntington Wildlife Forest. This wilderness is bounded on the west by Long Lake and the Raquette River.
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