Editing Queensbury, New York (section)

==Geography==
According to the [[United States Census Bureau]], the town has a total area of {{convert|64.81|sqmi|km2}}, of which {{convert|63.01|sqmi|km2}} is land and {{convert|1.80|sqmi|km2}} (2.78%) is water.<ref name="area">{{cite web|url=http://factfinder.census.gov/servlet/GCTTable?_bm=y&-geo_id=04000US36&-_box_head_nbr=GCT-PH1&-ds_name=DEC_2000_SF1_U&-_lang=en&-redoLog=false&-mt_name=DEC_2000_SF1_U_GCTPH1_ZI1&-format=ST-7&-_sse=on|title=New York by Place and County Subdivision|publisher=American FactFinder|access-date=April 10, 2009|archive-url=https://archive.today/20200212040310/http://factfinder.census.gov/servlet/GCTTable?_bm=y&-geo_id=04000US36&-_box_head_nbr=GCT-PH1&-ds_name=DEC_2000_SF1_U&-_lang=en&-redoLog=false&-mt_name=DEC_2000_SF1_U_GCTPH1_ZI1&-format=ST-7&-_sse=on|archive-date=February 12, 2020|url-status=dead}}</ref> The town is located within the southeastern part of the [[Adirondack Mountains]]. The western town line is the border with the town of [[Lake Luzerne, New York|Lake Luzerne]]. The southern town boundary is defined by the border with the city of Glens Falls and the [[Hudson River]], across which lies [[Saratoga County, New York|Saratoga County]]. The eastern town line is the border of [[Washington County, New York|Washington County]], also New York State. The northern border is defined by the town of [[Lake George (town), New York|Lake George]]<ref name="Qmap"/> and, according to the town and Warren County, by the shoreline of the body of water, [[Lake George (lake), New York|Lake George]], itself.<ref name="shorelinetown">{{cite web|url=http://www.queensbury.net/OS/EAF%20Long%20Form.pdf#page=5|title=Full Environmental Assessment Form|publisher=Town of Queensbury|date=March 14, 2003|format=PDF|page=5|access-date=February 27, 2011|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101221192511/http://queensbury.net/OS/EAF%20Long%20Form.pdf#page=5|archive-date=December 21, 2010}}</ref><ref name="shorelinecounty">{{cite map|url=http://gis.co.warren.ny.us/CORE/MAIN.ASP?MAP_SERVICE=SDV_COUNTY_AMS|title=Warren County Spatial Data Viewer|publisher=Warren County GIS|access-date=February 27, 2011|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110817063244/http://gis.co.warren.ny.us/CORE/MAIN.ASP?MAP_SERVICE=SDV_COUNTY_AMS|archive-date=August 17, 2011}}</ref> However, several maps, including those published by the [[United States Geological Survey|USGS]], depict the northern boundary as including part of the lake, including Speaker Heck Island and Happy Family Islands.<ref name="lake george quad"/>

Parts of western and northern Queensbury are within the [[Adirondack Park]].<ref name="Qmap">{{cite map|url=http://www.queensbury.net/GIS/town_map.pdf|title=Town of Queensbury|publisher=Town of Queensbury Community Development Department|date=April 2004|access-date=February 27, 2011|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101128163127/http://queensbury.net/GIS/town_map.pdf|archive-date=November 28, 2010}}</ref>