The Field Atlas
All terrains

State chapter

Wild places in New York

This atlas lists 3 canyon plates in New York, including Watkins Glen, Letchworth, and Taughannock Falls.

New York has 4 plates in this atlas across canyon, alpine, and waterfall country.

Watkins Glen, New York — Looking up the gorge toward the next fall
FrontispieceWatkins Glen, New York

Photo: Joe Mabel · CC BY-SA 4.0

Plates
4

Top picks

Best canyons in New York

  1. Watkins Glen, New York
  2. Letchworth, New York
  3. Taughannock Falls, New York

New York

The plates

Looking up the gorge toward the next fallPlate LXXIV

canyon42.4° N · 76.9° W

Watkins Glen

Finger Lakes, south end of Seneca, New York

A staircase of water hidden in a fold of New York.

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Seventh Lake hardwood in peak Adirondack autumnPlate LXXXVIII

alpine44.2° N · 73.9° W

Adirondack High Peaks

Adirondack Park, New York

A wilderness the size of a state, wearing a New York address.

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Middle Falls, a rainbow, and October color at LetchworthPlate CCCIX

canyon42.6° N · 78.0° W

Letchworth

Letchworth State Park, Genesee Gorge, New York

Middle Falls, a rainbow, and October hardwood.

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Taughannock Falls in October hardwoodPlate CCCXVIII

canyon42.5° N · 76.6° W

Taughannock Falls

Taughannock Falls State Park, Cayuga Lake, New York

A white thread in a limestone bowl of October.

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