Pelton Pond

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]

Pelton Pond
Pelton Pond
Location of Pelton Pond in New York
Location of Pelton Pond in New York
Pelton Pond
LocationClarence Fahnestock State Park, Putnam County, New York, United States
Basin countriesUnited States
Surface area8 acres (3.2 ha)

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


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