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a very beautiful group in the N. of New York State, They may be regarded as the continuation of the Alleghanies, and they terminate abruptly on the shore of Lake Cham plain by sheer cliffs. They stand on a plateau 2000 ft. above sea-level, cover an area of 5000 sq. m., and their highest peak, Mt. Marcy, or Tawahus, has an alt. of 5345 ft. The dist. abounds in lakes and waterfalls, and here are the head-streams of the Hudson. A forest reserve of 4375 sq. m. is owned by the state. A certain amount of lumbering is carried on, but the region is principally noted for being a favorite summer resort. W.,(/38° (567 BE), capital, Aby in i a; founded, 1892. Pop. c. 40,000.