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Many people like to go to Summit Pond. This lake is so wonderful. Summit Pond is a site with many visitors from Ogdensburg-Massena. During the summertime highs here at Summit Pond get into the 70's, and through the night it cools down to the 50's. Daytime highs throughout the winter are in the 20's, and overnight lows at Summit Pond during the wintertime generally drop into the 0's. From a rainfall point of view Summit Pond is a pretty common location; the
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| | month with most of the rain is August, and February on the other hand is the driest.
This lake is so wonderful. Going for a hike along the Salmon Lake Trail will let you absorb the natural beauty of this vicinity, and if you came for an overnight stay OLD Forge Camping Resort is a great spot to camp. If the weather is great here at Summit Pond, you can go for a hike along the Big Deer Pond Trail It's always great to stop at Sliding Falls. If you come at the | |
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right time of year, Oswegatchie River - East Branch offers some nice whitewater, and why not camp at Robinson's Iga if you're here at Summit Pond.
Yep, outdoors enjoyable things truly is plentiful here in the Adirondack Mountains.
The skiing at McCauley Mountain is good, and while you're here you can take a hike along the Norridge Trail. Man, is there plenty of enjoyable stuff to do close to Summit Pond. Lakes? Sure, Mud Pond is in close proximity; soar down
the rapids of Oswegatchie River - East Branch in a kayak. Summit Pond is located in the Adirondack Mountains.
There's no way someone can get bored here in the Adirondack Mountains. Since you might be in a lake visiting mood you can always stop by nearby Clear Lake, and from Summit Pond you get a good view of Summit Mountain.
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Coordinates:
Latitude: 43.99306
Longitude: -74.92361
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Little River, St. Lawrence CountyCounty, 14 miles away
Class II-III - 6.2 miles long (Aldrich to Oswegatchie) |
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Mud Pond, Herkimer CountyCounty, 1 miles away |
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