Peak · New York
Bald Peak
Bald Peak rises to 705 m in New York. Hail Mountain stands 792 m to the west-southwest, 2.2 miles off. The nearest named place is Blue Hill, a peak 0.7 miles away. Lakes to Locks Passage passes 5.4 miles off.
The story
Mountain in the United States of America.
Wikidata Q34803515, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 705 m
How to reach it
Coordinates44.00422, -73.56540
- 5.4 mi off the Lakes to Locks Passage, National
- 7.2 mi off the High Peaks Scenic Byway (NYS Route 73)
- 23.4 mi off the Roosevelt-Marcy Trail
- 24.4 mi off the Lake Champlain Byway - Vermont
Overlooks nearby
- limited view southeast · 6 mi
- Ridge Lookout · 13 mi
- Giant Washbowl Overlook · 13 mi
- Roaring Brook Falls Upper Lookout · 14 mi
Named places within 25 miles
Cliffs
- Broughton Ledge: 3.3 mi
- Deadwater cliffs: 6.3 mi
- Eagle Cliff: 8.7 mi
- Frontiertown Crags: 9.0 mi
- Sunshine City: 11.6 mi
Peaks
- Blue Hill: 0.7 mi
- Lock Mountain: 1.4 mi
- Spar Bed Hill: 1.9 mi
- Cat Mountain: 2.0 mi
- Harris Hill: 2.1 mi
Parks: 30
- Moriah Miners Park: 6.1 mi
- Crown Point State Historic Site: 6.7 mi
- Frontier Town Campground, Equestrian and Day Use Area: 9.6 mi
- Dead Creek Wildlife Management Area: 11.4 mi
- Bi-Centenial Park: 13.0 mi
Waterfalls: 26
- Split Rock Falls: 9.5 mi
- Shoebox Falls: 10.6 mi
- Swimming hole and water fall: 10.7 mi
- Schroon Falls: 11.6 mi
- Beede Brook Falls: 12.5 mi
Historic sites: 25
- Meacham House: 5.7 mi
- Buzz Wright Memorial: 6.3 mi
- Gage's Redoubt: 6.8 mi
- Historic Redoubt: 6.9 mi
- Fort Crown Point: 7.0 mi
Nature reserves: 24
- Moriah Wilderness Preserve: 4.8 mi
- Putnam Creek Fishing Access: 7.4 mi
- Sheepshead Island: 8.8 mi
- Town of North Hudson: 9.1 mi
- Boquet River Primitive Area: 9.4 mi
Museums: 16
- Penfield Homestead Museum: 5.8 mi
- The Iron Center: 6.0 mi
- Crown Point Historic Site: 7.1 mi
- Chimney Point Museum: 7.5 mi
- Ticonderoga Heritage Museum: 12.9 mi
Artworks: 12
- Bench and Table: 19.1 mi
- Smog: 19.1 mi
- Youbie Obie: 19.2 mi
- Frisbee Dog: 19.3 mi
- King Kong: 19.3 mi
Attractions: 8
- Nature preserve: 10.8 mi
- Lemon Fair Sculpture Park: 15.8 mi
- Natural Stone Bridge & Caves: 22.8 mi
- Mountain Pass Lodge: 23.1 mi
- Lake Placid Bobsled Experience at Mt. Van Hoevenberg: 23.1 mi
Beaches: 6
- Bulwagga Bay Beach: 5.9 mi
- Port Henry Village Beach: 6.4 mi
- Westport Beach: 14.1 mi
- Park beach: 15.2 mi
- Black Point Public Beach: 15.3 mi
Picnic sites: 5
- Bulwagga Bay Pavillion: 5.8 mi
- Witherbee Park and Bandstand: 5.9 mi
- Powerhouse Park: 6.5 mi
- Footbridge Park: 14.8 mi
- Alma Farm Park: 24.9 mi
Gardens: 3
- Colonial Revival King's Garden: 14.3 mi
- Schroon Community Garden: 15.2 mi
- Middlebury Community Garden: 19.7 mi
Rest areas: 1
- High Peaks Welcome Center: 7.0 mi
Covered bridges: 1
- Pulp Mill Covered Bridge: 19.3 mi
Ghost towns: 1
- Tahawus: 24.3 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 7.5 miles of Bald Peak. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hail Mountain | WSW 242° | 792 m | 2.2 mi |
| Owl Pate | SW 228° | 746 m | 5.8 mi |
| Moose Mountain | SW 220° | 732 m | 4.2 mi |
| Stiles Hill | NNW 340° | 682 m | 4.5 mi |
| Harris Hill | NW 306° | 673 m | 2.1 mi |
| Bald Pate | SW 224° | 656 m | 5.3 mi |
| Lock Mountain | WNW 281° | 629 m | 1.4 mi |
| Blue Hill | SW 223° | 627 m | 0.7 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:58 | 18:29 | 19:07 |
| June solstice | 05:12 | 19:57 | 20:41 |
| September equinox | 06:42 | 18:16 | 18:54 |
| December solstice | 07:27 | 15:32 | 16:20 |
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 | 18 | 20 | 30 | 43 | 56 | 65 | 70 | 68 | 60 | 48 | 36 | 25 |
| Precip in | 2.6 | 2.1 | 2.4 | 3.4 | 3.4 | 4.2 | 4.1 | 3.5 | 3.3 | 4.0 | 2.9 | 3.0 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Cornwall, 18 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/357546271
Day trips start here
- Crown Point · 7 mi
- Elizabethtown · 13 mi
- Westport · 14 mi
- Middlebury · 21 mi
- Essex · 24 mi
- Charlotte · 27 mi
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