Highland Rd Keeseville, NY 12944

This 2,389+/- acre forested property is situated minutes from Keeseville, NY, and the western shores of Lake Champlain. The property includes the summit of Drake Mountain, the headwaters of Little Trout Brook, several small ponds, and a heron rookery. Interior views include the summit of Drake Mountain and Lake Champlain. The forest provides a diverse species mix with opportunities for timber harvesting. A 2022 inventory, with annual growth modeled through 2025, reveals a forest carrying 5.5 MBF of sawtimber and 13.4 cords of pulpwood per forested acre, totaling 24.3 gross cords per acre. Primary value drivers include red oak, white pine, and sugar maple. Interior access is facilitated by a maintained right-of-way from the west side of Highland Road, with two additional rights-of-way serving the northwest side of the property via Mace Chasm Road. An interior network of logging roads and trails supports forest management and recreation. Located inside Adirondack Park, the property falls under a resource management land classification that allows for potential residential development with appropriate APA permitting. The property is enrolled in New York's 480A forest tax program, helping to reduce taxes ($14,912 in 2025) while supporting forest management activities. The property generates $8,391 in annual revenue from three recreational leases limited to 1,498-acres of the whole. Drake Mountain is located approximately 10 minutes off the I-87 Northway, 30 minutes south of Plattsburgh, and a short ferry ride from Burlington and Charlotte, Vermont.