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     Rock Pond is always a pleasure to visit. This lake is so wonderful. Get your heart beating on the great whitewater of Indian River; swamps like McGinn Meadows are fun to stop by. Now, you may imagine that's a load but there's even more entertaining things to do here in the Adirondack Mountains. Hiking is a popular thing to do around Rock Pond; Oregon Trail is a brilliant local trail; whitewater paddling is not for everyone but if it's for you then, we recommend  
   Cedar River. Lakes are glorious; Stonystep Pond is a lake that's near Rock Pond, and from Rock Pond you obtain a great view of Bad Luck Mountain.
This lake is so wonderful. Not far from Rock Pond, you'll hit upon Lake Francis which is a wonderful lake; fine hiking is available along the Northville Lake Placid Trail. Whohoo, so many cool things in one place! The Adirondack Mountains rules! The Sucker Brook Trail offers hiking at its best; Hoss's Country
 
               Campground is a good local campground. Skiing at Gore Mountain is one of those things you just have to do, and if you need a location to stay Best Western Mountain Lake Inn is a glorious choice.
Through the summer months at Rock Pond temperatures are mostly in the 70's. Once the sun is down it falls down to the 50's. Daytime highs during the wintertime are in the 20's while Rock Pond overnight low temperatures throughout the wintertime are in the 0's. This place, Rock Pond, it simply has so much outdoors enjoyable stuff. If you came for an overnight stay Cedar Pond Campground is a glorious location to camp, and needless to say Indian River is a gorgeous stream that is worth stopping at.
Rock Pond gets a normal amount of rainfall; during August this area sees the most rain; February is the month with the least moisture. Rock Pond is located in the Adirondack Mountains.

 
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Current weather conditions at Rock Pond, Adirondack Mountains, Hamilton County, New York
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Local climate location: INDIAN LAKE 17 miles away


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  Coordinates:
Latitude: 43.79111
Longitude: -74.18361

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These outdoors activities are available near Rock Pond.
 Hotels Near Rock Pond:
Best Western Mountain Lake Inn, Saranac Lake, 26 miles away
Woodlake Inn, Lake Placid, 27 miles away
THE HOTEL SARANAC, Saranac Lake, 27 miles away
Courtyard Lake Placid, Lake Placid, 28 miles away
High Peaks Resort, Lake Placid, 28 miles away
 Camp Grounds Near Rock Pond:
Cedar Pond Campground, Newcomb, 9 miles away
Hoss's Country Campground, Long Lake, 19 miles away
Whispering woods, Long Lake, 19 miles away
Long Lake Camp, Long Lake, 20 miles away
 Ski Areas Near Rock Pond:
Gore Mountain, New York, 15 miles away
      2100 vertical feet
Mount Pisgah, New York, 28 miles away
      300 vertical feet
 Whitewater Near Rock Pond:
Cedar River, Hamilton/Essex CountyCounty, 1 miles away
      Class II-III - 18 miles long (Sprague Brook to Hudson River)
Indian River, Hamilton CountyCounty, 2 miles away
      Class II-V - 2.5 miles long (Abanakee Dam to Hudson River)
Hudson River, Essex/ Hamilton/ Warren CountyCounty, 3 miles away
      Class III-IV - 14 miles long (Indian River to North River)
 Trails Near Rock Pond:
Northville Lake Placid Trail, Hamilton County, 14 miles away
Oregon Trail, Warren County, 15 miles away
Sucker Brook Trail, Hamilton County, 19 miles away
 Lakes Near Rock Pond:
Stonystep Pond, Hamilton CountyCounty, 0 miles away
Lake Francis, Hamilton CountyCounty, 1 miles away

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Northville Lake Placid Trail
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Gore Mountain
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27 miles away
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