High Peaks Wilderness
Other state land · New York
High Peaks Wilderness is listed in PAD-US 4.1 as roughly 275,219 acres in Essex County, Franklin County + 1 more, New York (Other state land), 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 | 275,219 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 Wilderness Local designation: FOREST PRESERVE |
| Public access (PAD-US) | Open access PAD-US definition: “requires no special requirements for public access to the property (may include regular hours of availability).” |
| County | Essex County, Franklin County, Hamilton County |
| Reference point | 44.11934, -74.08738 A point inside the area — not an entrance or parking lot. Google Maps · OpenStreetMap |
| Source records | 1 PAD-US record 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)
- Finch Pruyn Other state land · 16,727 acres · 5.2 mi
- Vanderwhacker Mountain Wild Forest State forest · 97,218 acres · 9 mi
- Adirondack Mountains Other state land · 1,413 acres · 11.5 mi
- Ampersand Primitive Area Other state land · 430 acres · 12.4 mi
- High Peaks Other state land · 572 acres · 12.4 mi
- Johns Brook Primitive Area Other state land · 148 acres · 12.9 mi
- Lower Saranac Lake Other state land · 2,216 acres · 13.5 mi
- Sentinel Range Wilderness Other state land · 23,895 acres · 15.4 mi
- Saranac Lakes Wild Forest State forest · 80,633 acres · 15.8 mi
- Mckenzie Mountain Wilderness Other state land · 37,485 acres · 17 mi
Distances are straight-line between reference points, not driving distance.
Source: PAD-US 4.1 (USGS), record for “High Peaks Wilderness” 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.