Lake Placid is a village in the Adirondack Mountains in Essex County, New York, United States. As of the 2000 census, the village had a total population of 2,638. Lake Placid is named after nearby Lake Placid.
The Village of Lake Placid is near the center of the Town of North Elba and is southwest of Plattsburgh. Lake Placid, along with nearby Saranac Lake and Tupper Lake, comprise what is known as the Tri-Lakes region.
The body of water called Lake Placid is in the Adirondack Mountains in upstate New York in the USA. It is approximately 2,170 acres, and has an average depth of about 50 feet. The village of Lake Placid, New York borders this scenic lake. The lake is a source of drinking water for the town, and maintaining water quality in the lake is a major local issue. There are close to 300 homes on the lake shore, and the majority of these homes can only be accessed by boat. The lake is fed by springs and mountain streams, and since it is not crowded in winter, the water remains clean. Local efforts to combat invasives have also been successful, aided by a boat cleaning station where powerboats are put into the water.
The lake has produced record lake trout.
