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Baldface Mountain

Baldface Mountain, seen from above at true elevation

Baldface Mountain rises to 680 m in New York. Snowy Mountain stands 1,166 m to the west, 5.6 miles off. The nearest named place is Crotched Pond Mountain, a peak 1.9 miles away. Adirondack Trail passes 1.7 miles off.

About

The story

Baldface Mountain is a mountain located in Adirondack Mountains of New York located in the Town of Indian Lake south of Indian Lake.

From Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Wikidata Q34804089, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

The record

What the record says

Elevation
680 m
Getting there

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Coordinates43.71534, -74.27681

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Waterfalls: 11
Attractions: 10
  • Chimney Mountain: 3.0 mi
  • Gore Mt. Mineral Shop: 11.0 mi
  • Tannery Pond Community Association: 14.6 mi
  • Mini Route 66: 15.6 mi
  • Newcomb Ski Slope: 17.6 mi
Parks: 8
  • Byron Park: 4.7 mi
  • shuffle board: 15.9 mi
  • Courtney Park: 17.7 mi
  • Mt Sabattis Town Park: 18.8 mi
  • Town of Long Lake Municipal Park: 19.0 mi
Nature reserves: 6
Beaches: 5
  • Long Beach: 2.2 mi
  • Indian Lake Day Use Area: 2.2 mi
  • Blue Mountain Lake Beach: 12.4 mi
  • Grunblatt Memorial Beach: 14.4 mi
  • Silver Beach: 17.9 mi
Historic sites: 5
  • Sugar Shack Ruins: 17.5 mi
  • Pendleton: 17.9 mi
  • Gate House Ruins: 18.5 mi
  • paint mine: 18.7 mi
  • Old Crane Mt Fire Tower Location: 19.6 mi
Picnic sites: 4
  • Indian Lake Day Use Area: 3.6 mi
  • Indian Lake Day Use Area: 7.1 mi
  • Jessup River Day Use Area: 10.0 mi
  • Buttermilk Falls: 17.2 mi
Cliffs: 4
Museums: 3
Springs: 2
  • Rafting: 4.7 mi
  • Whitewater rafting: 11.6 mi
Artworks: 2
  • Rt 30 Alien: 8.2 mi
  • Iron Cross: 17.2 mi
Rest areas: 1
  • Snowy Mountain Trail Parking: 3.1 mi
On the horizon

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 9.4 miles of Baldface Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Snowy MountainW 259°1,166 m5.6 mi
Panther MountainWNW 285°1,146 m5.9 mi
Lewey MountainWSW 247°1,117 m8.9 mi
Buell MountainW 271°1,114 m6.5 mi
Puffer MountainSE 134°1,048 m5.4 mi
Bullhead MountainESE 112°1,042 m4.9 mi
Buck MountainW 260°1,020 m8.1 mi
South Pond MountainSSE 162°993 m9.1 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:0118:3219:09
June solstice05:1619:5920:43
September equinox06:4518:1918:56
December solstice07:2815:3616:23

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F161726395160646356443322
Precip in3.02.53.23.73.94.44.04.03.54.53.53.4

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Indian Lake 2SW, 3 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata
  • USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 942883 — Baldface Mountain, Hamilton County, New York.

OpenStreetMap element node/357546306

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