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Balm of Gilead Mountain

Balm of Gilead Mountain, seen from above at true elevation

Balm of Gilead Mountain rises to 736 m in New York. Gore Mountain stands 1,086 m to the east-southeast, 2.8 miles off. The nearest named place is Harvey Mountain, a peak 1.3 miles away. Central Adirondack Trail passes 3.8 miles off.

About

The story

mountain in United States of America

Wikidata Q34804168, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

The record

What the record says

Elevation
736 m
Getting there

How to reach it

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Coordinates43.69534, -74.09542

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Waterfalls: 16
  • OK Slip Falls: 7.3 mi
  • Square Falls: 8.0 mi
  • Dunkley Falls: 10.8 mi
  • Beaver Brook Waterfall: 11.5 mi
  • Indian Lake Day Use Area: 11.6 mi
Parks: 14
  • Courtney Park: 9.8 mi
  • Byron Park: 9.9 mi
  • Town of Horicon: 17.4 mi
  • shuffle board: 19.1 mi
  • Bandstand Park: 19.3 mi
Nature reserves: 12
Attractions: 8
  • Gore Mt. Mineral Shop: 1.9 mi
  • Tannery Pond Community Association: 5.5 mi
  • Chimney Mountain: 6.7 mi
  • Natural Stone Bridge & Caves: 12.7 mi
  • Newcomb Ski Slope: 18.7 mi
Historic sites: 7
  • paint mine: 11.2 mi
  • Old Crane Mt Fire Tower Location: 12.3 mi
  • Bandstand: 19.3 mi
  • Pendleton: 19.9 mi
  • Frank Watkins: 23.9 mi
Beaches: 6
  • Grunblatt Memorial Beach: 5.3 mi
  • Indian Lake Day Use Area: 10.8 mi
  • Long Beach: 10.8 mi
  • Park beach: 19.3 mi
  • Blue Mountain Lake Beach: 20.2 mi
Museums: 5
Picnic sites: 5
  • Indian Lake Day Use Area: 11.7 mi
  • Indian Lake Day Use Area: 14.3 mi
  • Jessup River Day Use Area: 16.3 mi
  • Alma Farm Park: 24.6 mi
  • Buttermilk Falls: 24.6 mi
Cliffs: 4
  • Moxham Point: 7.6 mi
  • Wayout Wall: 11.0 mi
  • Beaverview Wall: 12.1 mi
  • Gull Pond Cliff: 21.6 mi
Springs: 2
  • Whitewater rafting: 3.8 mi
  • Rafting: 10.9 mi
Gardens: 2
  • Schroon Community Garden: 19.3 mi
  • Community Garden: 23.0 mi
Rest areas: 1
  • Snowy Mountain Trail Parking: 12.0 mi
Artworks: 1
  • Rt 30 Alien: 15.5 mi
Ghost towns: 1
On the horizon

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 8.9 miles of Balm of Gilead Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Gore MountainESE 124°1,086 m2.8 mi
Puffer MountainWSW 246°1,048 m5.7 mi
Bullhead MountainW 264°1,042 m4.5 mi
Eleventh MountainSSE 168°1,004 m5.7 mi
Pete Gay MountainE 96°944 m2.6 mi
County Line MountainSW 222°939 m7.8 mi
Humphrey MountainWSW 240°907 m8.2 mi
Height of Land MountainSSE 149°897 m3.5 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:0118:3119:09
June solstice05:1519:5820:42
September equinox06:4418:1818:56
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, 10 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata
  • USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 942940 — Balm of Gilead Mountain, Warren County, New York.

OpenStreetMap element node/357546540

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