The growing season is very short, and there are years when there is frost every month. Snowfall is on average over 100 inches per year. Hamilton County is the only county located entirely within the Adironack Park. There are many miles of hiking and cross country ski trails and 750 miles of snowmobile trails. The Northville-Lake Placid Trail, used for hiking and skiing, traverses the county from North to South.
Tourists come for the clean air, lakes and streams.
They hunt and fish, ski, snowmobile and swim. Tourism is the largest industry. The summer population of the county increases by 12 times. There is lumbering in the County, although the large mills are outside the County. The largest manu- facturer employs 8 persons.