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Bald Peak

Bald Peak, seen from above at true elevation

Bald Peak rises to 705 m in New York. Saddleback Mountain stands 1,102 m to the west-southwest, 2.4 miles off. The nearest named place is Seventy Mountain, a peak 0.3 miles away. Olympic Trail passes 6.6 miles off.

About

The story

mountain in Essex County, New York, United States of America (GNIS ID = 942881)

Wikidata Q34803532, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

The record

What the record says

Elevation
705 m
Getting there

How to reach it

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Coordinates44.31283, -73.62680

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Parks
  • Milholland Park: 4.4 mi
  • Thrall Dam Park: 4.4 mi
  • Thrall Dam Park: 4.8 mi
  • The Covered Bridge: 6.4 mi
  • East Branch Community Trails: 7.9 mi
Cliffs: 60
  • Great Wall: 7.9 mi
  • Aserisk: 12.8 mi
  • Nubble Cliff: 12.9 mi
  • Banana Belt: 12.9 mi
  • Future Wall: 12.9 mi
Nature reserves: 45
Historic sites: 41
  • Bert Williams Farm: 7.8 mi
  • J. & J. Rogers Company Pulp Mill: 9.4 mi
  • Clintonville: 10.9 mi
  • Northwest Bay Road: 11.8 mi
  • Randy Preston Memorial: 14.1 mi
Waterfalls: 34
  • Hulls Falls: 9.9 mi
  • Flume Falls: 11.2 mi
  • The Flume Fall: 11.2 mi
  • Lower Stag Brook Falls: 12.1 mi
  • Upper Stag Brook Falls: 12.4 mi
Attractions: 22
  • Potholes: 12.5 mi
  • Indian Head Rock: 12.5 mi
  • Whirlpool Cove: 12.5 mi
  • Master Pothole: 12.5 mi
  • Porridge Potholes: 12.5 mi
Museums: 20
  • Adirondack history center museum: 6.9 mi
  • Adirondack History Museum: 7.0 mi
  • Adsit Cabin: 14.5 mi
  • Anderson Falls Heritage Society Museum: 15.0 mi
  • Lake Champlain Maritime Museum: 15.5 mi
Beaches: 15
  • Westport Beach: 13.1 mi
  • Lake Placid Public Beach: 17.7 mi
  • Shelburne Beach: 18.1 mi
  • Port Kent Public Beach Park: 18.4 mi
  • Port Henry Village Beach: 20.1 mi
Gardens: 10
  • Formal Garden: 18.2 mi
  • Childrens Garden: 22.4 mi
  • Community Garden: 22.5 mi
  • Community Garden: 22.7 mi
  • Myrtle Street Avant Garden: 23.4 mi
Artworks: 8
Picnic sites: 5
  • Footbridge Park: 6.7 mi
  • AuSable Chasm Picnic Area: 16.9 mi
  • Powerhouse Park: 20.0 mi
  • Witherbee Park and Bandstand: 20.4 mi
  • Bulwagga Bay Pavillion: 20.9 mi
Covered bridges: 2
Rest areas: 1
  • High Peaks Welcome Center: 21.0 mi
On the horizon

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 5.3 miles of Bald Peak. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Saddleback MountainWSW 239°1,102 m2.4 mi
Jay BenchmarkW 266°1,097 m2.0 mi
Jay MountainW 270°1,028 m2.9 mi
MacDonough MountainWSW 238°1,012 m1.0 mi
Peaked MountainSW 228°982 m4.8 mi
Weston MountainSW 230°971 m5.2 mi
Bluff MountainNNW 346°893 m1.9 mi
Coal Dirt HillWSW 237°892 m5.1 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:5918:2919:07
June solstice05:1119:5820:43
September equinox06:4218:1618:54
December solstice07:2815:3116:19

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F202131445666716962493828

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Willsboro 1 N, 13 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata
  • USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 942881 — Bald Peak, Essex County, New York.

OpenStreetMap element node/357546294

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