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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

Peaks
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
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
Rest areas: 1

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 HillS777 m18.4 mi
White HillSSW765 m19.1 mi
Call HillESE733 m18.2 mi
Greenwood HillSE727 m18.7 mi
Dryden HillSE727 m19.3 mi
RoundtopSSE721 m15.2 mi
Jericho HillESE717 m10.7 mi
Richburg HillSSW709 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 50–80 °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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