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Bald Mountain

Bald Mountain, seen from above at true elevation

Bald Mountain rises to 641 m in New York. Alma Hill stands 777 m to the south, 18 miles off. The nearest named place is Bald Mountain State Forest, a nature reserve 0.8 miles away.

The story

mountain in Allegany County, New York, United States

Wikidata Q34803389, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
641 m

How to reach it

Coordinates42.31494, -77.98792

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
  • Park Circle: 1.6 mi
  • First Responder's River Access: 6.6 mi
  • Wil-Mac Park: 6.6 mi
  • Village Park: 6.6 mi
  • American Legion Park: 6.7 mi
Peaks
Historic sites: 12
Museums: 7
Gardens: 4
Attractions: 3
  • hidden waterfall: 6.8 mi
  • Genesee Falls Balloon: 17.7 mi
  • Balloons Over Letchworth Launch: 18.7 mi
Waterfalls: 3
  • Upper Falls: 18.4 mi
  • Middle Falls: 18.7 mi
  • Lower Falls: 18.8 mi
Artworks: 2
  • FIAT LUX!: 11.1 mi
  • Mary Jemison: 18.9 mi
Picnic sites: 2
  • Parade Grounds Picnic Area: 18.7 mi
  • St Helena Picnic Area: 21.1 mi

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 20.9 miles of Bald Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Alma HillS 184°777 m18.4 mi
White HillSSW 192°765 m19.1 mi
Call HillESE 113°733 m18.2 mi
Greenwood HillSE 126°727 m18.7 mi
Dryden HillSE 131°727 m19.3 mi
RoundtopSSE 150°721 m15.2 mi
Jericho HillESE 122°717 m10.7 mi
Richburg HillSSW 205°709 m17.2 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:1618:4719:24
June solstice05:3620:1020:53
September equinox07:0018:3419:11
December solstice07:3815:5816:43

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 5080 °F: May–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F232432445564676659483829
Precip in2.62.02.73.33.54.24.04.13.93.93.02.9

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Angelica, 2 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata
  • USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 942864 — Bald Mountain, Allegany County, New York.

OpenStreetMap element node/357546173

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