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Baldface Mountain

Baldface Mountain, seen from above at true elevation

Baldface Mountain rises to 626 m in New York. Vanderwhacker Mountain stands 1,033 m to the north-northwest, 5.0 miles off. The nearest named place is Lost Pond Mountain, a peak 1.2 miles away. Roosevelt-Marcy Trail passes 2.2 miles off.

About

The story

Mountain in the town of Minerva, Essex County, New York, United States.

Wikidata Q34803546, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

The record

What the record says

Elevation
626 m
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Coordinates43.82951, -74.06292

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Waterfalls: 21
  • OK Slip Falls: 3.1 mi
  • Dunkley Falls: 15.9 mi
  • Beaver Brook Waterfall: 16.0 mi
  • Indian Lake Day Use Area: 16.0 mi
  • Schroon Falls: 16.4 mi
Cliffs: 11
Historic sites: 9
Nature reserves: 8
Parks: 8
  • Courtney Park: 7.7 mi
  • Byron Park: 10.1 mi
  • Bandstand Park: 15.0 mi
  • Frontier Town Campground, Equestrian and Day Use Area: 17.9 mi
  • Town of Horicon: 19.0 mi
Attractions: 6
  • Gore Mt. Mineral Shop: 9.8 mi
  • Tannery Pond Community Association: 9.9 mi
  • Newcomb Ski Slope: 10.6 mi
  • Natural Stone Bridge & Caves: 11.9 mi
  • Chimney Mountain: 12.9 mi
Beaches: 5
  • Grunblatt Memorial Beach: 10.2 mi
  • Park beach: 15.0 mi
  • Long Beach: 15.5 mi
  • Indian Lake Day Use Area: 15.5 mi
  • Blue Mountain Lake Beach: 18.6 mi
Museums: 3
Picnic sites: 3
  • Indian Lake Day Use Area: 16.9 mi
  • Buttermilk Falls: 21.8 mi
  • Jessup River Day Use Area: 23.0 mi
Springs: 2
  • Whitewater rafting: 6.3 mi
  • Rafting: 11.1 mi
Gardens: 1
  • Schroon Community Garden: 15.0 mi
Ghost towns: 1
Artworks: 1
  • Rt 30 Alien: 21.4 mi
Rest areas: 1
  • High Peaks Welcome Center: 21.9 mi
On the horizon

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 10.4 miles of Baldface Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Vanderwhacker MountainNNW1,033 m5.0 mi
Pete Gay MountainS944 m9.6 mi
Bailey HillNE931 m9.8 mi
Beaver MountainNW882 m3.9 mi
Peaked MountainSSW882 m8.2 mi
Slide MountainSSW873 m7.9 mi
Little Pete Gay MountainS873 m9.6 mi
Hour Pond MountainSSW868 m9.3 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:0018:3119:09
June solstice05:1519:5920:43
September equinox06:4418:1818:56
December solstice07:2815:3516:22

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, 12 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata
  • USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 942884 — Baldface Mountain, Essex County, New York.

OpenStreetMap element node/357546313

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