Nature reserve · New York
Bald Ledge Primitive Area
Bald Ledge Primitive Area is a nature reserve in New York, at a modelled elevation of 402 m. Pharoah Mountain stands 772 m to the west, 6.6 miles off. The nearest named place is Blanchard Mountain, a peak 0.5 miles away. Lakes to Locks Passage passes 5.2 miles off.
What to expect
- Operated by
- New York State Department of Environmental Conservation
How to reach it
Coordinates43.81795, -73.52512
- 5.2 mi off the Lakes to Locks Passage, National
- 19.3 mi off the High Peaks Scenic Byway (NYS Route 73)
- 21.6 mi off the Roosevelt-Marcy Trail
- 23.0 mi off the Central Adirondack Trail
Overlooks nearby
- limited view southeast · 18 mi
- Balfour Lake overlook · 25 mi
- Ridge Lookout · 25 mi
- Scenic View · 25 mi
Named places within 25 miles
Peaks
- Blanchard Mountain: 0.5 mi
- Abes Hill: 1.0 mi
- Wells Hill: 1.4 mi
- Old Fort Mountain: 1.7 mi
- Trumbull Mountain: 2.4 mi
Cliffs: 53
- Campground Wall: 2.9 mi
- Rogers Slide: 3.1 mi
- Cove Overlook: 3.1 mi
- Greek Wall: 3.2 mi
- Roger's Slide: 3.2 mi
Parks: 49
- Rogers Rock Campground Entrance: 2.6 mi
- Peggy's Point: 5.3 mi
- Hague Town Beach Park: 5.3 mi
- Bi-Centenial Park: 5.7 mi
- Carrilon Park: 5.9 mi
Nature reserves: 28
- Lake George Land Conservancy: 3.2 mi
- Cook mountain: 4.3 mi
- Lake George Forest Preserve: 4.9 mi
- First Brother Primitive Area: 8.7 mi
- Signal Buoy Island: 9.2 mi
Historic sites: 20
- Liberty Monument: 5.0 mi
- Samuel De Champlain Memorial: 5.7 mi
- Bandstand: 11.8 mi
- Historic Redoubt: 14.9 mi
- Gage's Redoubt: 15.0 mi
Museums: 15
- Ticonderoga Heritage Museum: 5.6 mi
- Mount Independence State Historic Site Museum: 7.0 mi
- Penfield Homestead Museum: 7.3 mi
- Benson Museum: 13.1 mi
- Town of Horicon Museum: 14.5 mi
Waterfalls: 15
- Falls of Carrilon: 5.7 mi
- Uncas Falls: 9.3 mi
- Schroon Falls: 12.5 mi
- Shelving Rock Falls: 18.7 mi
- Bittersweet Falls: 21.2 mi
Artworks: 13
- Queen Connie: 21.5 mi
- LOVE: 21.7 mi
- Two-Way Mirror Curved Hedge Zig-Zag Labyrinth: 21.7 mi
- Around and About: 21.7 mi
- Bench and Table: 21.7 mi
Picnic sites: 12
- Alma Farm Park: 12.6 mi
- Picnic Island: 13.6 mi
- West Dollar Is Day Use Area: 15.3 mi
- West Dollar Island: 15.4 mi
- Bulwagga Bay Pavillion: 15.5 mi
Beaches: 6
- Black Point Public Beach: 4.5 mi
- Hague Town Beach: 5.3 mi
- Park beach: 11.8 mi
- Bulwagga Bay Beach: 15.4 mi
- Port Henry Village Beach: 16.4 mi
Attractions: 6
- Star Trek Original Series Set Tours: 5.4 mi
- Lemon Fair Sculpture Park: 15.6 mi
- Natural Stone Bridge & Caves: 17.0 mi
- Nature preserve: 18.8 mi
- Middlebury Gorge Concrete Arch Bridge: 24.3 mi
Gardens: 6
- Colonial Revival King's Garden: 7.2 mi
- Colonial Revival King's Garden: 7.2 mi
- Schroon Community Garden: 11.9 mi
- Community Garden: 19.9 mi
- Japanese Garden: 21.3 mi
Rest areas: 2
- High Peaks Welcome Center: 16.2 mi
- Vermont Welcome Center: 19.8 mi
Covered bridges: 1
- Pulp Mill Covered Bridge: 22.4 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 7.9 miles of Bald Ledge Primitive Area. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pharoah Mountain | W 270° | 772 m | 6.6 mi |
| Pharaoh Mountain | W 270° | 772 m | 6.6 mi |
| Treadway Mountain | WNW 284° | 684 m | 4.9 mi |
| Barton Mountain | SW 221° | 670 m | 4.5 mi |
| Stevens Mountain | WSW 239° | 659 m | 6.5 mi |
| Big Clear Pond Mountain | WNW 293° | 657 m | 4.3 mi |
| Pine Hill | SW 233° | 637 m | 3.1 mi |
| Beech Mountain | SSW 198° | 630 m | 6.8 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:58 | 18:29 | 19:06 |
| June solstice | 05:13 | 19:56 | 20:41 |
| September equinox | 06:42 | 18:16 | 18:53 |
| December solstice | 07:26 | 15:33 | 16:20 |
Local time (America/New_York).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Sep.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 18 | 20 | 30 | 43 | 56 | 65 | 70 | 68 | 60 | 48 | 36 | 25 |
| Precip in | 2.6 | 2.1 | 2.4 | 3.4 | 3.4 | 4.2 | 4.1 | 3.5 | 3.3 | 4.0 | 2.9 | 3.0 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Cornwall, 18 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOfficial siteOpenStreetMap element way/429193327
Day trips start here
- Crown Point · 10 mi
- Lake George · 15 mi
- Middlebury · 23 mi
- Elizabethtown · 26 mi
- Westport · 26 mi
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