Pelton Pond

Pelton Pond
Pelton Pond
Pelton Pond
LocationClarence Fahnestock State Park, Putnam County, New York, United States
Coordinates41°27′38″N 73°49′44″W / 41.4606659°N 73.8289247°W / 41.4606659; -73.8289247
Basin countriesUnited States
Surface area8 acres (3.2 ha)

Pelton Pond is an 8-acre (3.2 ha) pond within Clarence Fahnestock State Park in northern Putnam County, in the U.S. state of New York.[1]

According to an 1849 source it is named after a local miner.[2]

References

  1. ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Pelton Pond
  2. ^ Blake, William J. (1849). The History of Putnam County, N.Y.: With an Enumeration of Its Towns, Villages, Rivers, Creeks, Lakes, Ponds, Mountains, Hills, and Geological Features. Baker & Scribner. p. 250.

41°27′38.4″N 73°49′44.13″W / 41.460667°N 73.8289250°W / 41.460667; -73.8289250


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