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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: 48
Historic sites: 32
Parks: 28
  • Ashland Park: 2.6 mi
  • Kirkside Park: 9.0 mi
  • Lower Birch Creek Trailhead of the Shandaken Wild Forest: 9.8 mi
  • Mine Kill State Park: 10.3 mi
  • C.D. Lane Park: 11.1 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 MountainSE 139°1,123.493 m8.6 mi
East RuskSE 135°1,105.814 m9.2 mi
North DomeSSE 167°1,098.8 m8.6 mi
Bearpen MountainWSW 245°1,098 m4.9 mi
Mount SherrillS 175°1,084.48 m8.3 mi
Vly MountainSW 221°1,079.3 m4.5 mi
North Bearpen MountainWSW 253°1,076 m5.1 mi
Halcott MountainSSW 198°1,069.54 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 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, 11 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/357546166

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