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Baldface Mountain

Baldface Mountain, seen from above at true elevation

Baldface Mountain rises to 796 m in New York. Spruce Lake Mountain stands 964 m to the northeast, 8.4 miles off. The nearest named place is Bethune Mountain, a peak 1.3 miles away. Southern Adirondack Trail passes 3.1 miles off.

The story

mountain in the town of Morehouse, Hamilton County, New York, United States

Wikidata Q34804083, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
796 m

How to reach it

Coordinates43.44090, -74.78877

Overlooks nearby

Named places within 25 miles

Nature reserves: 18
Parks: 13
  • Poplar Point Day Use Area: 12.5 mi
  • Kuyahoora Valley Town Park: 19.8 mi
  • Union Park: 20.5 mi
  • Fourth Lake Day Use Area: 21.1 mi
  • Remsen Town Park: 21.6 mi
Cliffs: 6
Attractions: 4
Waterfalls: 4
Artworks: 3
  • Paul Bunyan: 20.9 mi
  • Rt 30 Alien: 23.8 mi
  • Iron Cross: 24.5 mi
Historic sites: 3
Picnic sites: 2
  • Remsen Falls Picnic Area: 17.8 mi
  • Jessup River Day Use Area: 22.6 mi
Museums: 2
  • Speculator Historical Museum: 21.6 mi
  • Herkimer Diamond Mine & Museum: 23.5 mi

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 14.7 miles of Baldface Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Spruce Lake MountainNE 54°964 m8.4 mi
T Lake MountainE 88°932 m10.6 mi
West Canada MountainNNE 29°911 m6.6 mi
Wilmurt MountainE 100°908 m4.0 mi
Twin Lakes MountainE 91°905 m10.0 mi
Grass MountainENE 70°904 m7.3 mi
Jones MountainN 10°880 m7.4 mi
Stacy MountainE 91°868 m11.5 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:0318:3419:12
June solstice05:1920:0020:44
September equinox06:4718:2118:58
December solstice07:3015:4016:27

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 5080 °F: May–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F161826395361656457453423
Precip in4.33.23.23.64.54.74.44.34.25.14.24.1

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — OLD Forge, 21 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/357546299

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