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The Adirondack Park is a public park about the size of Vermont; it is the largest publicly protected area in the contiguous United States, larger than Yellowstone, the Everglades, Glacier, and Grand Canyon National Park combined. More than half the land within, however, is privately owned, including several villages and hamlets.

The park contains the highest peaks (High Peaks) in New York State, including Mount Marcy, the highest elevation in the state. State land comprises 2.6 million acres (11,000 km²) or about 42% of the park's area, while about one million acres (4,000 km²) are classified as "wilderness" despite being neither state nor private-owned land. The remaining area of more than 3 million acres (12,000 km²) is privately held and sparsely developed, being distant from towns and hamlets. There is often no clear demarcation between state, private, and wilderness lands in the park. There is no marked boundary to the park, no entrance gates, and no admission fee.