Official Name: | Highland Lake, New York |
Pushpin Map: | New York#USA |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Subdivision Name: | United States |
Subdivision Type1: | State |
Subdivision Name1: | New York |
Subdivision Type2: | County |
Subdivision Name2: | Sullivan |
Timezone: | Eastern (EST) |
Utc Offset: | -5 |
Timezone Dst: | EDT |
Utc Offset Dst: | -4 |
Elevation Ft: | 1332 |
Coordinates: | 41.5233°N -74.8514°W |
Postal Code Type: | ZIP code |
Postal Code: | 12743 |
Area Code: | 845 |
Blank Name: | GNIS feature ID |
Blank Info: | 952786 |
Highland Lake is a hamlet in Sullivan County, New York, United States. The community is southwest of Monticello. Highland Lake has a post office with ZIP code 12743, which opened on June 18, 1897.[1] [2]
The lake is at an elevation of 408m / 1339 feet[3] and covers a surface area of 198.3 acres (80.3 hectares).[4] The maximum depth is approx 21 ft.[5]
Since 2012, there have been no confirmed toxic algal blooms, although there was a suspicious bloom in 2019 (page 22 of 25).[6]