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Balfour Mountain

Balfour Mountain, seen from above at true elevation

Balfour Mountain rises to 727 m in New York. Hoffman Mountain stands 1,129 m to the east-northeast, 10 miles off. The nearest named place is Rankin Pond Mountain, a peak 0.9 miles away. Roosevelt-Marcy Trail passes 0.5 miles off.

About

The story

mountain in United States of America

Wikidata Q34804161, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

The record

What the record says

Elevation
727 m
Getting there

How to reach it

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Coordinates43.86256, -74.01597

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Cliffs: 53
Waterfalls: 29
  • OK Slip Falls: 6.3 mi
  • Schroon Falls: 13.6 mi
  • Hanging Spear Falls: 16.6 mi
  • Dunkley Falls: 16.9 mi
  • The Falls: 17.5 mi
Nature reserves: 11
Historic sites: 11
Parks: 9
  • Courtney Park: 7.6 mi
  • Bandstand Park: 12.8 mi
  • Byron Park: 13.1 mi
  • Frontier Town Campground, Equestrian and Day Use Area: 14.9 mi
  • Town of Horicon: 18.6 mi
Attractions: 8
Beaches: 5
  • Grunblatt Memorial Beach: 11.9 mi
  • Park beach: 12.9 mi
  • Long Beach: 18.7 mi
  • Indian Lake Day Use Area: 18.7 mi
  • Blue Mountain Lake Beach: 20.9 mi
Museums: 4
Picnic sites: 3
  • Indian Lake Day Use Area: 20.1 mi
  • Indian Lake Day Use Area: 23.5 mi
  • Buttermilk Falls: 23.6 mi
Springs: 2
  • Whitewater rafting: 8.7 mi
  • Rafting: 14.1 mi
Rest areas: 2
  • High Peaks Welcome Center: 18.7 mi
  • Snowy Mountain Trail Parking: 19.4 mi
Gardens: 1
  • Schroon Community Garden: 12.8 mi
Ghost towns: 1
Artworks: 1
  • Rt 30 Alien: 24.7 mi
On the horizon

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 10.6 miles of Balfour Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Hoffman MountainENE 71°1,129 m10.5 mi
Vanderwhacker MountainWNW 302°1,033 m4.7 mi
Bailey HillENE 59°931 m6.6 mi
Sand Pond MountainNE 52°893 m8.2 mi
Beaver MountainW 275°882 m5.1 mi
Green MountainSE 125°852 m3.6 mi
Hayes MountainE 83°834 m4.8 mi
Ruby MountainSSW 209°805 m9.1 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:0018:3019:08
June solstice05:1519:5920:43
September equinox06:4418:1718:55
December solstice07:2815:3516:22

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F151725395261656356443322
Precip in3.32.73.13.54.24.34.24.23.74.53.73.8

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Newcomb, 13 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/357546440

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