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Adirondack Mountains

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Adirondack Mountains
A group of mountains in northeast New York between the St. Lawrence River valley in the north and the Mohawk River valley in the south. The range is part of the Appalachian system and rises to 1,629.9 m (5,344 ft). Lakes, forests, and numerous winter sports resorts, including Lake Placid, site of the 1932 and 1980 Winter Olympics, attract many tourists.

Adirondack Mountains [ˌædɪˈrɒndæk], Adirondacks
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(Placename) a mountain range in NE New York State. Highest peak: Mount Marcy, 1629 m (5344 ft.)
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Noun1.Adirondack Mountains - a mountain range in northeastern New York StateAdirondack Mountains - a mountain range in northeastern New York State; a popular resort area
Empire State, New York State, NY, New York - a Mid-Atlantic state; one of the original 13 colonies


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The Adirondack Mountains - The spectacular Adirondack Mountains are a natural wonder in and of itself.
He completed the first Adirondack chair prototype in 1903, though at that time he called it the Westport chair, named after a small town in the Adirondack Mountains.
A resident of the Adirondack Mountains for the past 20 years, Banks sets his tale among the upper-class summer residents of the Tamarack Wilderness Reserve in the mid-1930s.
 
 
 
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