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Bald Mountain

Bald Mountain, seen from above at true elevation

Bald Mountain rises to 830 m in New York. Roundtop stands 1,052 m to the south-southeast, 10 miles off. The nearest named place is Mine Hill, a peak 1.5 miles away. Route 20 Scenic Byway passes 23 miles off.

The story

Bald Mountain is a mountain located in the Catskill Mountains of New York in Jefferson, Schoharie County, New York. Mount Jefferson is located north-northwest, and Mine Hill is located north of Bald Mountain.

From Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Wikidata Q34803449, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
830 m

How to reach it

Coordinates42.42369, -74.59376

Named places within 25 miles

Nature reserves
Parks: 33
Museums: 17
  • Maple Museum: 4.1 mi
  • Lansing Manor House: 6.8 mi
  • New York Power Authority Blenheim-Gilboa Visitors Center: 6.8 mi
  • Gilboa Museum: 7.5 mi
  • Pratt Museum: 11.2 mi
Waterfalls: 11
Historic sites: 11
  • Richmondville Service Memorial: 14.7 mi
  • Post WWII Memorial: 16.5 mi
  • Memorial Park: 17.9 mi
  • Donald Sutton Memorial Plaque: 20.3 mi
  • David Pethic Memorial Plaque: 20.7 mi
Attractions: 6
Cliffs: 3
Artworks: 3
  • Winnisook: 23.4 mi
  • statue of liberty replica: 23.7 mi
  • Rip Van Winkle: 24.2 mi
Beaches: 2
Rest areas: 1
  • East Worcester Rest Area: 13.6 mi
Springs: 1
  • Elm Ridge piped spring: 23.0 mi
Picnic sites: 1
  • Hunter Mountain North Picnic Area: 23.3 mi

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 10.4 miles of Bald Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
RoundtopSSE1,052 m10.4 mi
North PlattekillSSW1,021 m10.2 mi
Schultice MountainSSE1,001 m8.3 mi
Moresville Range HPSSE991 m3.7 mi
Narrow Notch MountainS985 m6.3 mi
Utsayantha MountainS978 m1.7 mi
McGregor MountainSSE973 m2.4 mi
White Man MountainSSE959 m10.1 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:0318:3419:11
June solstice05:2219:5720:40
September equinox06:4618:2018:58
December solstice07:2515:4416:29

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F222431435564696760483829
Precip in2.82.43.33.83.64.74.84.44.14.43.13.4

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Lansing Manor, 7 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/357546188

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