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Bald Mountain

Bald Mountain, seen from above at true elevation

Bald Mountain rises to 502 m in New York. Mount Tom stands 745 m to the east-southeast, 21 miles off. The nearest named place is Panther Mountain, a peak 3.9 miles away. Black River Trail passes 8.3 miles off.

The story

Bald Mountain is a 1,647-foot-tall (502 m) mountain in Lewis County in the state of New York. It is located north of Oswegatchie Camp in the town of Croghan. In 1919, a 47-foot-tall (14 m) steel fire lookout tower was built on the mountain. Due to increased use of aerial detection, the tower was closed at the end of the 1970 season. The tower was later knocked over by the private owner due to liability concerns. The public can visit the site, but due to no tower there is no view.

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Wikidata Q34803422, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
502 m

How to reach it

Coordinates44.02145, -75.19075

Overlooks nearby

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Nature reserves: 25
Parks: 11
  • Black River Waterway Access: 17.9 mi
  • Carthage Recreation Park: 20.5 mi
  • Long Falls Park: 21.2 mi
  • West Carthage Elementary Park: 21.6 mi
  • Long Falls Hydroelectric Project Recreation Area: 21.7 mi
Waterfalls: 9
  • High Falls: 14.3 mi
  • Copper Rock Falls: 21.7 mi
  • Copper Rock Falls: 21.8 mi
  • Rainbow Falls: 21.9 mi
  • Flat Rock Falls: 22.4 mi
Museums: 3
  • Town of Diana Historical Soc: 11.3 mi
  • Lowville & Beaver River Railroad Depot & Railroad Museum: 13.4 mi
  • American Maple Museum: 13.4 mi
Historic sites: 3
Ghost towns: 1
Beaches: 1
  • Cranberry Lake Day Use Area on eastern Fred Island: 19.1 mi
Artworks: 1
  • Paul Bunyan: 23.9 mi

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 21.5 miles of Bald Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Mount TomESE 123°745 m21.1 mi
Wolf MountainENE 75°732 m21.5 mi
Summit MountainE 97°719 m13.7 mi
Twitchell MountainSE 127°717 m18.2 mi
Albany MountainESE 108°705 m20.7 mi
Cat MountainENE 71°691 m17.1 mi
Webb MountainE 93°691 m19.5 mi
Deer MountainE 89°689 m15.8 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:0518:3519:13
June solstice05:1920:0420:48
September equinox06:4918:2219:00
December solstice07:3315:3916:26

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F151625395361656457453422
Precip in3.72.83.23.84.44.65.14.64.35.54.04.2

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Stillwater Rsvr, 12 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata
  • USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 942872 — Bald Mountain, Lewis County, New York.

OpenStreetMap element node/357546237

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