Every Lake
Blue Mountain Lake
The Adirondack lake with the museum on its shore and the hotel that had electric light first.
- 4 ft · first step
- 8 ft
- 12 ft
- 16 ft
- 20 ft
- 24 ft · bottom
About Blue Mountain Lake
Blue Mountain Lake covers about 1,334 acres in the central Adirondacks of Hamilton County, New York, up to 100 feet deep and dotted with ten islands, forming the eastern end of the Eckford chain of lakes. The Prospect House, built on its shore in 1881, was the first hotel in the world wired for electric light in every room, and the lake has drawn vacationers ever since. Today the Adirondack Experience museum overlooks the water from a rise on the east shore, and the hamlet of Blue Mountain Lake sits at the south end. Lake trout, landlocked salmon, and smallmouth bass are what keep the anglers coming back.
- 6 depth layers, each step engraved with its depth in feet
- Compass rose, title block with coordinates, max depth and area; keyhole hanger on the back
Turn it in your hands
Live 3D of the actual cut files — drag to orbit, pinch to zoom. Every road you see is engraved on the real thing.
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Blue Mountain Lake depth chart, in wood
This is a Blue Mountain Lake depth chart you can hang: 6 stacked layers of birch, each one a depth contour — 4 ft, 8 ft, 12 ft, 16 ft, 20 ft and deeper, down to the deepest hole at about 24 ft. The lake covers about 0.1 square miles. The shape of the bottom is the real one from published soundings, so anglers recognise their drop-offs and points.
A Blue Mountain Lake map for the wall — or a gift
Most of these go to a cabin wall, a lake house entry, or a home office; a lot are gifts — the family that has been on Blue Mountain Lake for three generations, the retirement move, the first boat. The 12-inch is the desk-and-shelf size; the 24- and 30-inch boards read across a room. Add a line under the title and star your place on the shore, and it becomes the map of your Blue Mountain Lake.
Blue Mountain Lake map — the details
How big is the map?
Four sizes: 12, 17, 24 and 30 inches on the long side, from $149. Every size is cut from the same depth data of Blue Mountain Lake; the bigger boards carry more shoreline roads and place names.
Is it made from real depth data?
Yes. Blue Mountain Lake is cut layer by layer from published bathymetric soundings — each layer of birch is a depth contour, so the shape of the bottom is the real one, not decorative.
Can I add my own place on it?
Yes. At checkout you can add a line under the title (a family name, a cabin name, a year) and star the spot on the shore that matters to you.
How long does it take?
Made to order in Waterford, Pennsylvania and shipped in 7–10 days; shipping is free in the lower 48.
Can you make a lake that isn't listed?
Any lake in the United States — we hold depth data for 104,419 of them. Search for yours; if it isn't built yet we build it when you order.
- 6 depth layers down to 24 ft
- 0.1 square miles of water
- Title block, compass rose and depth markers
- Birch plywood, keyhole hanger, made in Waterford, PA
