Lake Tear of the Clouds (44.1069° N 73.9359° W) is a small tarn, in Essex County, New York, on the northwest slope of Mount Marcy; it is both the highest lake in the state and the official source of the Hudson River via Feldspar Creek and the Opalescent River. The actual Hudson River begins several miles southwest of Marcy at Henderson Lake. A tarn is a mountain lake or pool, formed in a valley excavated by a glacier. ... Essex County is a county located in the state of New York. ... Mount Marcy is at 5,344 ft the highest mountain in the Adirondack Mountain Range and the highest point in New York State. ... View of the Hudson in the 1880s showing Jersey City The Hudson River, called Muh-he-kun-ne-tuk in Mahican, is a river running mainly through New York State but partly forming the boundary between the states of New York and New Jersey. ...
Lake Tear of the Clouds was discovered in 1872, by Vermont native Verplanck Colvin while he was surveying the Adirondacks. He wrote: 1872 was a leap year starting on Monday (see link for calendar). ... State nickname: The Green Mountain State Other U.S. States Capital Montpelier Largest city Burlington Governor Jim Douglas (R) Senators {{{Senators}}} Official languages None Area 24,923 km² (43th) - Land 23,974 km² - Water 949 km² (3. ... Verplanck Colvin Verplanck Colvin (1847–1920) was a lawyer and topographical engineer whose understanding and appreciation for the environment of the Adirondack Mountains lead to the creation of the Adirondack Forest Preserve and the Adirondack State Park. ... Some factual claims in this article need to be verified. ...
Far above the chilly waters of Lake Avalanche at an elevation of 4,293 feet lies summit water, a minute, unpretending, tear of the clouds — as it were — a lovely pool shivering in the breezes of the mountains and sending its limpid surplus through Feldspar Brook to the Opalescent River, the well-spring of the Hudson.
On September 14, 1901, then-Vice PresidentTheodore Roosevelt was at Lake Tear of the Clouds when he received a message informing him that PresidentWilliam McKinley had been shot and that he must return to Buffalo as soon as possible. After hurriedly descending the mountain, Roosevelt was taken by buckboard to the North Creek station by a relay of three drivers where a special train was awaiting him at the Adirondack Railway. He was handed a telegram informing him that McKinley had died and he was president of the United States; he was sworn in on board the train. September 14 is the 257th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (258th in leap years). ... 1901 was a common year starting on Tuesday (see link for calendar). ... A vice president is an officer in government or business who is next in rank below a president. ... Theodore Roosevelt (October 27, 1858 – January 6, 1919) was the twenty-fifth (1901) Vice President and the twenty-sixth (1901-09) President of the United States, succeeding to the office upon the assassination of William McKinley. ... President is a title held by many leaders of organizations, companies, universities, and countries. ... The name Mckinley redirects here. ... Aerial view of downtown Buffalo, New York Buffalo, is an American city in western New York. ...
The official source of the Hudson is LakeTear of the Clouds in the Adirondack Mountains.
However, the waterway from the lake is known as Feldspar Brook and the Opalescent River, feeding into the Hudson at Tahawus.
On September 14, 1901, then-Vice President Theodore Roosevelt was at LakeTear of the Clouds after returning from a hike to the Mount Marcy summit when he received a message informing him that President William McKinley who had been shot two weeks earlier but expected to survive had taken a turn for the worse.
The official source of the Hudson is Lake Tear-of-the-Clouds in the Adirondack Mountains.
The Hudson is joined near Albany by the Mohawk River, its major tributary and flows south until it reaches the Atlantic Ocean between Manhattan Island and New Jersey, forming New York Harbor, at New York Bay, an arm of the Atlantic Ocean.
The Erie Canal, opened December 26, 1825, connected the Hudson River to Lake Erie, enabling shipping between cities on the Great Lakes and Europe via the Atlantic Ocean.
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