Bald Peak
Bald Peak rises to 920 m in New York. Dix Mountain stands 1,473 m to the southwest, 8.0 miles off. The nearest named place is Deer Mountain, a peak 1.2 miles away. High Peaks Scenic Byway (NYS Route 73) passes 3.7 miles off.
The story
mountain in Essex County, New York, United States of America (GNIS ID = 942880)
Wikidata Q34803526, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 920 m
How to reach it
- 3.7 mi off the High Peaks Scenic Byway (NYS Route 73)
- 11.1 mi off the Lakes to Locks Passage, National
- 15.2 mi off the Olympic Trail
- 22.7 mi off the Lake Champlain Byway - Vermont
Overlooks nearby
- Giant Washbowl Overlook · 4 mi
- Ridge Lookout · 4 mi
- Roaring Brook Falls Upper Lookout · 5 mi
- Roaring Brook Falls Lower Lookout · 5 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Deer Mountain: 1.2 mi
- Holcomb Mountain: 1.8 mi
- Oak Hill: 1.9 mi
- Rocky Peak Ridge: 2.0 mi
- Owls Head Lookout: 2.1 mi
- Sunshine City: 3.6 mi
- Vanity Face: 3.6 mi
- Birch Wall: 3.6 mi
- Nestle Wall: 3.6 mi
- Aserisk: 3.8 mi
- Split Rock Falls: 2.5 mi
- Beede Brook Falls: 3.6 mi
- Shoebox Falls: 4.3 mi
- Roaring Brook Falls: 4.7 mi
- Russell Falls: 5.8 mi
- Canyon Bridge Memorial: 6.8 mi
- Lower Ausable Lake Dam: 8.4 mi
- Buzz Wright Memorial: 8.9 mi
- Northwest Bay Road: 10.5 mi
- Meacham House: 13.1 mi
- Indian Head Trailhead: 5.1 mi
- Moriah Miners Park: 8.0 mi
- Thrall Dam Park: 8.7 mi
- Thrall Dam Park: 9.4 mi
- Milholland Park: 9.4 mi
- Boquet River Primitive Area: 2.8 mi
- Moriah Wilderness Preserve: 7.8 mi
- Johns Brook Primitive Area: 8.5 mi
- Twin Valleys Outdoor Education Center: 12.0 mi
- Cole Island: 12.2 mi
- Mountain Pass Lodge: 13.4 mi
- Lake Placid Bobsled Experience at Mt. Van Hoevenberg: 13.4 mi
- Cliffside Coaster: 13.4 mi
- Lake Placid Olympic Ski Jumping Complex: 16.2 mi
- Skyride: 16.2 mi
- Adirondack History Museum: 5.3 mi
- Adirondack history center museum: 5.4 mi
- The Iron Center: 13.1 mi
- Crown Point Historic Site: 14.8 mi
- Chimney Point Museum: 14.9 mi
- Westport Beach: 11.6 mi
- Port Henry Village Beach: 12.9 mi
- Bulwagga Bay Beach: 13.5 mi
- Lake Placid Public Beach: 17.9 mi
- Park beach: 23.0 mi
- Footbridge Park: 5.2 mi
- Powerhouse Park: 13.0 mi
- Witherbee Park and Bandstand: 13.1 mi
- Bulwagga Bay Pavillion: 13.4 mi
- High Peaks Welcome Center: 10.3 mi
- Big Wooden Bear (8'): 18.2 mi
- Tahawus: 20.6 mi
- Holmes Creek Covered Bridge: 22.4 mi
- Schroon Community Garden: 22.9 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 8.0 miles of Bald Peak. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dix Mountain | SW 228° | 1,473 m | 8.0 mi |
| Giant Mountain | W 272° | 1,410 m | 2.7 mi |
| Rocky Peak Ridge | W 259° | 1,338 m | 2.0 mi |
| Grace Peak | SW 215° | 1,227 m | 8.0 mi |
| Dial Mountain | WSW 240° | 1,215 m | 7.5 mi |
| Green Mountain | WNW 302° | 1,203 m | 2.9 mi |
| Hurricane Mountain | NNW 337° | 1,121 m | 5.7 mi |
| Noonmark Mountain | WSW 248° | 1,058 m | 5.7 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:59 | 18:29 | 19:07 |
| June solstice | 05:12 | 19:58 | 20:42 |
| September equinox | 06:42 | 18:16 | 18:54 |
| December solstice | 07:28 | 15:32 | 16:19 |
Local time (America/New_York).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Sep.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 15 | 18 | 26 | 39 | 51 | 60 | 64 | 63 | 56 | 44 | 32 | 21 |
| Precip in | 3.1 | 2.3 | 2.9 | 3.4 | 3.9 | 4.8 | 4.4 | 4.0 | 3.9 | 4.2 | 3.4 | 3.5 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Lake Placid 2 S, 19 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/357546282
Day trips start here
- Elizabethtown · 4 mi
- Westport · 12 mi
- Crown Point · 18 mi
- Essex · 19 mi
- Charlotte · 24 mi
- Shelburne · 27 mi
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