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Bald Mountain

Bald Mountain, seen from above at true elevation

Bald Mountain rises to 757 m in New York. Mount Greylock stands 1,063 m to the southeast, 11 miles off. The nearest named place is White Rock, a peak 0.8 miles away. Mohawk Trail - MA passes 2.9 miles off.

About

The story

mountain in Rensselaer County, New York, United States

Wikidata Q34803428, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

The record

What the record says

Elevation
757 m
Getting there

How to reach it

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Coordinates42.76480, -73.28372

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Historic sites
Nature reserves
Parks
  • Broad Brook Park: 4.9 mi
  • Field Park: 5.1 mi
  • Science Quad: 5.4 mi
  • Currier Quad: 5.6 mi
  • Denison Park: 5.6 mi
Museums: 38
Waterfalls: 28
  • Haley Falls: 4.4 mi
  • Money Brook Falls: 9.2 mi
  • Hoosick Falls: 10.1 mi
  • March Cataract Falls: 10.3 mi
  • Deer Hill Falls: 10.3 mi
Attractions: 19
  • Grandfather Rock: 7.9 mi
  • Sentinels: 8.2 mi
  • Mountain Coaster: 14.5 mi
  • Uncle Sam's Grave: 19.5 mi
  • Antique Truck: 19.6 mi
Gardens: 16
  • Buxton Garden: 4.1 mi
  • Troy Botanical Garden: 16.9 mi
  • Meditation Gardens: 18.7 mi
  • Tenth Street Community Garden: 20.1 mi
  • Ninth Street Community Garden: 20.1 mi
Artworks: 16
  • Thomas Schütte Crystal: 5.2 mi
  • Jenny Holzer Benches: 5.3 mi
  • Jenny Holzer Benches: 5.3 mi
  • The Owl: 7.1 mi
  • The Wind Chimes: 7.6 mi
Cliffs: 7
Beaches: 5
Covered bridges: 2
Picnic sites: 2
Springs: 2
  • Spring Avenue Spring: 20.3 mi
  • Pond off Chair Factory Road: 23.8 mi
Rest areas: 1
Ghost towns: 1
On the horizon

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 12.7 miles of Bald Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Mount GreylockSE 146°1,063 m10.6 mi
Saddle Ball MountainSSE 155°985 m11.3 mi
Mount FitchSE 140°945 m9.8 mi
Houghton MountainENE 70°939 m10.7 mi
Mount WilliamsSE 136°901 m9.2 mi
Scrub HillENE 73°883 m9.3 mi
Spruce HillENE 68°858 m9.9 mi
Berlin MountainS 181°853 m5.0 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:5718:2819:05
June solstice05:1619:5320:36
September equinox06:4118:1518:52
December solstice07:2115:3716:23

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F212332445664696760493828

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Pownal 1 NE, 4 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/357546197

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