New York (state) of the state's geographic area is dominated by meadows, forests, rivers, farms, mountains, and lakes. Most of the southern part of the state rests on the Allegheny Plateau, which extends from the southeastern United States to the Catskill Mountains; the section in New York State is known as the Southern Tier. The rugged Adirondack Mountains, with vast tracts of wilderness, lie west of the Lake Champlain Valley. The Great Appalachian Valley dominates eastern New York and contains the Lake Champlain Valley as its northern half and the Hudson Valley as its southern half within the state. The Tug Hill region
Champlain, New York connecting New York City to the south with Montreal to the north, via Quebec Autoroute 15. Champlain is approximately south of Montreal. According to the 2010 2010 United States census, the town has a total area of , of which is land and , or 12.90%, is water. Lake Champlain and the Richelieu River are on the east edge of the town, which shares a border with Grand Isle County, Vermont. The town line to the north is the international border with Saint-Bernard-de-Lacolle, Quebec, Canada. The Adirondack Northway (Interstate 87) is a major north-south highway that begins at the Canada–United