Blue Mountain Wild Forest
State forest · New York
Blue Mountain Wild Forest is listed in PAD-US 4.1 as roughly 42,773 acres in Hamilton County, Essex County, New York (State forest), managed by a New York state agency (PAD-US category: state department of conservation). It may allow hunting, but PAD-US does not say so — confirm with the managing agency.
| Approx. size | 42,773 acres |
|---|---|
| Manager | New York state agency (PAD-US category: state department of conservation) Listed in PAD-US as: NYS Department of Environmental Conservation |
| Manager type | State |
| Designation | State Conservation Area, State Wilderness Local designation: State Wilderness; FOREST PRESERVE |
| Public access (PAD-US) | Mixed (open and restricted parcels) Some parcels of this area are listed in PAD-US as open access and others as restricted access. |
| County | Hamilton County, Essex County |
| Reference point | 43.82775, -74.29814 A point inside the area — not an entrance or parking lot. Google Maps · OpenStreetMap |
| Source records | 2 PAD-US records combined |
Before you hunt here
- Regulations, seasons and licenses: check with New York State Department of Environmental Conservation. This site does not list regulations.
- Managing agency: NYS Department of Environmental Conservation. We don’t have a verified direct link for this manager; the state wildlife agency above can point you to the right office.
- Boundaries: PAD-US boundaries are approximate and simplified here. Use the agency’s official maps and respect adjacent private land.
Nearby public land (within 30 miles)
- Pine Lake Primitive Area Other state land · 2,808 acres · 2.7 mi
- Essex Chain Lakes Primitive Area Other state land · 6,960 acres · 3.8 mi
- Hudson Gorge Wilderness Other state land · 24,530 acres · 6.6 mi
- Blue Ridge Wilderness Other state land · 48,352 acres · 12.4 mi
- Wakely Mountain Primitive Area Other state land · 213 acres · 12.7 mi
- Forked Lake Other state land · 205 acres · 13.1 mi
- Sargent Pond Other state land · 685 acres · 14 mi
- Vanderwhacker Mountain Wild Forest State forest · 97,218 acres · 14.1 mi
- Dug Mountain Primitive Area Other state land · 49 acres · 15 mi
- Siamese Ponds Wilderness Other state land · 115,112 acres · 16.1 mi
Distances are straight-line between reference points, not driving distance.
Source: PAD-US 4.1 (USGS), records for “Blue Mountain Wild Forest” in New York combined into one listing. How listings are built. Spotted an error? PAD-US is maintained by USGS with data from the managing agencies.