Crown Point is a town in Essex County, New York, United States, located on the west shore of Lake Champlain. The population was 2,024 at the 2010 census. The name of the town is a direct translation of the original French name, Pointe à la Chevelure. The town is on the eastern edge of Essex County. It is 43 miles southwest of Burlington, Vermont, 53 miles northeast of Queensbury, 120 miles south of Montreal, Quebec and 107 miles north of Albany.