Highland Lake, New York

Highland Lake, New York
Highland Lake, New York
Highland Lake, New York
Coordinates: 41°31′24″N 74°51′05″W / 41.52333°N 74.85139°W / 41.52333; -74.85139
CountryUnited States
StateNew York
CountySullivan
Elevation
1,332 ft (406 m)
Time zoneUTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-4 (EDT)
ZIP code
12743
Area code845
GNIS feature ID952786[1]

Highland Lake is a hamlet in Sullivan County, New York, United States. The community is 12.4 miles (20.0 km) southwest of Monticello. Highland Lake has a post office with ZIP code 12743, which opened on June 18, 1897.[2][3]

The lake is at an elevation of 1,339 feet (408 m)[4] and covers a surface area of 198.3 acres (80.3 hectares).[5] The maximum depth is approx 21 ft.[6]

Since 2012, there have been no confirmed toxic algal blooms, although there was a suspicious bloom in 2019 (page 22 of 25).[7]

References

  1. ^ "Highland Lake". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior.
  2. ^ United States Postal Service. "USPS - Look Up a ZIP Code". Retrieved September 13, 2017.
  3. ^ "Postmaster Finder - Post Offices by ZIP Code". United States Postal Service. Archived from the original on October 17, 2020. Retrieved September 13, 2017.
  4. ^ "Worldwide Elevation Finder". elevation.maplogs.com. Retrieved November 26, 2020.
  5. ^ "Highland Lake 2009 LCI Report" (PDF). 2009.
  6. ^ "Highland Lake (Fishing Map : US_AA_NY_highland_lake_ny) | Nautical Charts App". www.gpsnauticalcharts.com. Retrieved November 26, 2020.
  7. ^ "Harmful Algal Blooms by County 2012-2019" (PDF). 2019.