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Bald Mountain

Bald Mountain, seen from above at true elevation

Bald Mountain rises to 766 m in New York. Rusk Mountain stands 1,123 m to the southeast, 8.6 miles off. The nearest named place is Red Falls Unit, a nature reserve 0.9 miles away.

The story

Bald Mountain is a mountain located in Greene County, New York east-southeast of Prattsville, New York. Bald Mountain is located on Patterson Ridge. It drains south into Schoharie Creek and north into Batavia Kill.

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Wikidata Q34803417, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
766 m

How to reach it

Coordinates42.29481, -74.38765

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Waterfalls: 47
Historic sites: 31
Parks: 27
  • Ashland Park: 2.6 mi
  • Kirkside Park: 9.0 mi
  • Mine Kill State Park: 10.3 mi
  • C.D. Lane Park: 11.1 mi
  • Glenbrook Park: 11.9 mi
Cliffs: 13
Museums: 13
Artworks: 9
Attractions: 5
Springs: 4
  • Elm Ridge piped spring: 11.0 mi
  • Devil's Acre spring: 12.0 mi
  • Piped Spring: 22.3 mi
  • Table Mountain Spring: 23.0 mi
Picnic sites: 2
Beaches: 2
Gardens: 1
  • Veterans Garden: 23.0 mi

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 10.0 miles of Bald Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Rusk MountainSE1,123 m8.6 mi
East RuskSE1,106 m9.2 mi
North DomeSSE1,099 m8.6 mi
Bearpen MountainWSW1,098 m4.9 mi
Mount SherrillS1,084 m8.3 mi
Vly MountainSW1,079 m4.5 mi
North Bearpen MountainWSW1,076 m5.1 mi
Halcott MountainSSW1,070 m8.3 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:0218:3319:10
June solstice05:2219:5620:38
September equinox06:4618:2018:57
December solstice07:2415:4316:29

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, 11 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/357546166

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