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Bald Mountain

Bald Mountain, seen from above at true elevation

Bald Mountain rises to 830 m in New York. North Plattekill stands 1,021 m to the south-southwest, 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: 34
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: 7
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
North PlattekillSSW 200°1,021 m10.2 mi
Schultice MountainSSE 151°1,001 m8.3 mi
Moresville Range HPSSE 156°991 m3.7 mi
Narrow Notch MountainS 191°985 m6.3 mi
Utsayantha MountainS 173°978 m1.7 mi
McGregor MountainSSE 162°973 m2.4 mi
White Man MountainSSE 162°959 m10.1 mi
Cowan MountainSSW 208°935 m6.1 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 5080 °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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