Bald Peak
Bald Peak rises to 588 m in Connecticut. Mount Everett stands 793 m to the north-northeast, 6.4 miles off. The nearest named place is Riga Falls, a waterfall 0.6 miles away. Jacob's Ladder Trail (Route 20) passes 23 miles off.
The story
mountain in United States of America
Wikidata Q31807568, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 588 m
How to reach it
- 22.8 mi off the Jacob's Ladder Trail (Route 20)
Overlooks nearby
Named places within 25 miles
- Lion's Head: 1.0 mi
- Mount Riga: 1.2 mi
- Bunker Hill: 1.7 mi
- Thorpe Mountain: 1.9 mi
- Gridley Mountain: 1.9 mi
- Appalachian Trail Scenic Open Space: 1.4 mi
- Yoakum Preserve: 1.5 mi
- Schlesinger Bird Preserve: 1.8 mi
- Centennial Watershed State Forest: 1.9 mi
- Whiteridge Easement: 2.0 mi
- Civil War Memorial: 2.9 mi
- Salisbury Village Open Space: 3.1 mi
- Trotta Field: 3.4 mi
- Bicentennial Park: 3.5 mi
- Cannon Park And Ballfield: 3.5 mi
- Holley Williams House Museum: 3.4 mi
- FV - Canaan Historical Society: 6.5 mi
- C H Pease Museum: 7.0 mi
- Connecticut Railroad Historical Museum: 7.0 mi
- Sheffield Historical Society: 9.0 mi
- Tri-State Marker: 2.8 mi
- Dough Boy: 7.1 mi
- Folly: 7.6 mi
- Copake Iron Furnace: 7.8 mi
- Lime Kiln: 8.7 mi
- Riga Falls: 0.6 mi
- Sages Ravine Falls: 3.0 mi
- Sages Ravine Falls: 3.0 mi
- Sages Ravine Brook Falls: 3.3 mi
- Bear Rock Falls: 3.8 mi
- Newsboy Statue: 12.7 mi
- Liebowitz Letter: 14.2 mi
- Naked Lady: 14.4 mi
- Diving Lady: 15.0 mi
- Divine Mercy: 20.6 mi
- Community Garden: 14.3 mi
- Flower Gardens: 18.6 mi
- Herb Gardens: 18.6 mi
- Heritage Garden: 18.6 mi
- Naumkeag Garden: 20.6 mi
- Giant's Thumb: 4.4 mi
- Town Hill Farm: 5.5 mi
- trail parking: 7.9 mi
- Beckley Furnace: 8.9 mi
- Sheffield Covered Bridge: 9.6 mi
- Devil’s Pulpit: 17.4 mi
- Grand Staircase: 19.8 mi
- Pine Ledge: 20.4 mi
- The Beech: 20.8 mi
- Space Invaders: 20.8 mi
- East Beach: 13.4 mi
- West Beach: 14.0 mi
- Holland Beach: 20.4 mi
- Oakdale Beach: 23.1 mi
- South Landing: 23.8 mi
- Cannavo Spring: 21.0 mi
- Hermit spring: 23.5 mi
- Big Spring: 24.2 mi
- Ever Flowing Spring: 24.7 mi
- Guilder Pond Picnic area: 6.7 mi
- Picnic Area: 14.1 mi
- Questing: 13.3 mi
- Dudley Town: 15.3 mi
- Bulls Bridge Road: 23.3 mi
- Saugerties Lighthouse: 24.2 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 8.1 miles of Bald Peak. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mount Everett | NNE 15° | 793 m | 6.4 mi |
| Mount Frissell | NNW 343° | 747 m | 2.8 mi |
| Mount Ashley | N 352° | 725 m | 3.5 mi |
| Mount Race | NNE 20° | 723 m | 5.1 mi |
| Bear Mountain | NNE 14° | 708 m | 2.3 mi |
| Brace Mountain | NNW 328° | 706 m | 2.6 mi |
| South Brace Mountain | NW 325° | 702 m | 2.3 mi |
| Round Mountain | NNW 348° | 695 m | 2.6 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:58 | 18:29 | 19:06 |
| June solstice | 05:19 | 19:51 | 20:34 |
| September equinox | 06:42 | 18:16 | 18:53 |
| December solstice | 07:19 | 15:41 | 16:26 |
Local time (America/New_York).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Oct.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 25 | 27 | 35 | 47 | 58 | 66 | 71 | 69 | 62 | 51 | 40 | 30 |
| Precip in | 3.0 | 2.6 | 3.4 | 3.3 | 3.9 | 4.8 | 4.8 | 4.4 | 4.7 | 4.7 | 3.5 | 3.8 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Falls Village, 7 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/359259768
Day trips start here
- Great Barrington · 14 mi
- Monterey · 17 mi
- Berkshires · 19 mi
- Stockbridge · 20 mi
- Lee · 23 mi
- Otis · 23 mi
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