Editing Keene, New York (section)

==Geography==
According to the [[United States Census Bureau]], the town has a total area of {{convert|405.6|km2|order=flip}}, of which {{convert|403.9|km2|order=flip}} is land and {{convert|1.8|km2|order=flip}}, or 0.43%, is water.<ref name="Census 2010">{{cite web|title=Geographic Identifiers: 2010 Demographic Profile Data (G001): Keene town, Essex County, New York|url=http://factfinder2.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/DEC/10_DP/G001/0600000US3603139067|access-date=March 3, 2016|publisher=U.S. Census Bureau, American Factfinder}}{{dead link|bot=medic|date=April 2020}}{{cbignore|bot=medic}}</ref>

Many of the [[Adirondack High Peaks|High Peaks]] of the Adirondack Park are in or near the town, including [[Mount Marcy]], elevation {{convert|5343|ft}}, the highest point in New York. The Garden, one of the most popular trailheads in the Adirondacks, is located in the hamlet of Keene Valley and is the eastern end of the Johns Brook Trail, leading to Johns Brook Lodge, Mount Marcy, and the heart of the High Peaks Region.

The Lower Ausable Lake and the northern half of the Upper Ausable Lake are in the town of Keene.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Overview of the Town of Keene, Essex County, New York |date=April 17, 2015 |url=http://statisticalatlas.com/county-subdivision/New-York/Essex-County/Town-of-Keene/Overview |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170513165639/http://statisticalatlas.com/county-subdivision/New-York/Essex-County/Town-of-Keene/Overview |archive-date=May 13, 2017 |url-status=live}}</ref>  The East Branch of the [[Ausable River (New York)|Ausable River]] flows north out of the Lower Ausable Lake and passes through the hamlets of St. Huberts, Keene Valley and Keene before entering the [[Jay, New York|Town of Jay]]. The Hull's Falls [[Waterfall|cascade]] near Keene is a local scenic site.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Hull's Falls, Keene Valley, Adirondack Mountains |year=1903 |publisher=Library of Congress from Detroit Publishing Company |type=photograph |url=https://cdn.loc.gov/service/pnp/det/4a10000/4a11000/4a11100/4a11187v.jpg |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151211080515/https://cdn.loc.gov/service/pnp/det/4a10000/4a11000/4a11100/4a11187v.jpg |archive-date=December 11, 2015 |url-status=live}}</ref>

[[New York State Route 9N]] changes from north–south to east–west south of Keene hamlet, at the foot of Spruce Hill. [[New York State Route 73]] changes from east–west to north–south just north of the hamlet of Keene.

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Image:Ausable River - Hull Falls - Keene, NY.jpg|Hull's Falls, [[Ausable River (New York)|Ausable River]]
Image:Roaring Brook Falls - St Huberts NY.jpg|Roaring Brook Falls, on the [[Giant Mountain]] trail, near St. Huberts
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