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Formed
more than 2 billion years ago, the Adirondack Mountains contain some of
the oldest rocks on earth. After being covered by ice a mile thick
only 10,000 years ago, it now supports a diverse selection of plants and
animals, as well as feeling the effects of unique weather events.
Located
225 miles north of New York City and 75 miles south of Montreal, Canada,
the region is made up of 6 million acres of forests, streams, rivers,
lakes, and mountains. Designated as a State Park by the New York
State Legislature in 1892, it is a wilderness region the size of
Yellowstone and Grand Canyon National Parks combined. The
Adirondacks are bordered on the south by the Mohawk River, on the west and
north by Lake Ontario and the St. Lawrence River, and to the east, Lake
Champlain.
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