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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.

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.

What the record says

Elevation
680 m

How to reach it

Coordinates43.71534, -74.27681

Overlooks nearby

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Waterfalls: 11
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
Attractions: 7
  • 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
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
Nature reserves: 5
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
Cliffs: 4
Picnic sites: 3
  • Indian Lake Day Use Area: 3.6 mi
  • Jessup River Day Use Area: 10.0 mi
  • Buttermilk Falls: 17.2 mi
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

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 9.5 miles of Baldface Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Snowy MountainW1,166 m5.6 mi
Panther MountainWNW1,146 m5.9 mi
Lewey MountainWSW1,117 m8.9 mi
Buell MountainW1,114 m6.5 mi
Puffer MountainSE1,048 m5.4 mi
Bullhead MountainESE1,042 m4.9 mi
Buck MountainW1,020 m8.1 mi
South Pond MountainSSE993 m9.1 mi

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.

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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