Peak · New York
Bare Top Mountain
Bare Top Mountain rises to 401 m in New York. Berlin Mountain stands 853 m to the east-northeast, 12 miles off. The nearest named place is Bessie's Woods, a nature reserve 1.6 miles away. Lakes to Locks Passage passes 14 miles off.
The story
Mountain in United States of America.
Wikidata Q34804292, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 401 m
How to reach it
Coordinates42.62925, -73.51539
- 13.6 mi off the Lakes to Locks Passage, National
- 13.7 mi off the Mohawk Towpath Byway, National
- 13.9 mi off the Mohawk Trail - MA, National
- 15.7 mi off the Mount Greylock Scenic Byway
Overlooks nearby
- Williamstown view · 16 mi
- Mohawk River view · 17 mi
- The Hopper · 17 mi
- Fitch Overlook · 18 mi
Named places within 25 miles
Parks
- Butler Park: 2.9 mi
- Barberville Falls Preserve: 4.2 mi
- Pineridge Cross Country Trails: 4.9 mi
- Cherry Plain State Park: 5.5 mi
- North Greenbush Town Beach: 6.4 mi
Peaks
- Bailey Mountain: 1.7 mi
- The Gipfel: 2.3 mi
- Smauder Hill: 2.4 mi
- Pikes Hill: 2.7 mi
- Snake Hill: 2.7 mi
Historic sites: 53
- Sand Lake Veteran's Memorial Park: 3.0 mi
- Ward 5: 9.4 mi
- Smart's Pond Dam Ruins: 9.9 mi
- Burden Iron Works: 10.3 mi
- Col. Albert Pawling: 10.4 mi
Nature reserves
- Bessie's Woods: 1.6 mi
- Sand Lake Walking Trail: 1.7 mi
- Stewart Preserve: 2.3 mi
- Geiser Preserve: 3.5 mi
- Snake Hill Cliffs: 4.2 mi
Museums: 52
- Eastfield Village: 4.6 mi
- Brunswick Historical Society: 8.1 mi
- Defreest House: 9.7 mi
- Burden Iron Works Museum: 10.9 mi
- Hart-Cluett Mansion: 11.3 mi
Gardens: 36
- Troy Botanical Garden: 10.0 mi
- Stow Hill: 10.5 mi
- Wildflowers: 10.8 mi
- Troy Rocks: 10.9 mi
- Leslie's Garden: 11.1 mi
Artworks: 36
- Nipper the RCA Dog: 11.8 mi
- U Haul Truck: 12.0 mi
- Mayor Thomas Whalen III: 12.0 mi
- I love NY: 12.4 mi
- Salem 7: 12.5 mi
Attractions: 30
- Sentinels: 7.8 mi
- Grandfather Rock: 8.2 mi
- Saint Brigid's Bell: 11.3 mi
- United Methodist Church bell: 11.7 mi
- USS Slater: 11.9 mi
Waterfalls: 25
- Wynants Kill Falls: 2.2 mi
- Barberville Falls: 4.0 mi
- Hoags Corners Falls: 4.9 mi
- Upper Burden Falls: 10.0 mi
- Lower Burden Falls: 10.0 mi
Cliffs: 9
- Crystal Cliff: 3.4 mi
- Clover Mountain: 12.4 mi
- Cohoes Falls: 14.7 mi
- Raven Rocks: 19.2 mi
- Witts Ledge: 20.8 mi
Beaches: 4
- Waterfront: 5.4 mi
- Brunswick Vanderheyden Reservoir Park Beach: 11.2 mi
- Adams Point Beach: 15.9 mi
- Campers Beach: 21.9 mi
Rest areas: 4
- Rest Area I-90 (West Bound): 12.2 mi
- Rest Area I-87 (South Bound): 14.0 mi
- Clifton Park Rest Area: 21.6 mi
- James Jeffords Welcome Center Bennington: 24.7 mi
Springs: 3
- Spring Avenue Spring: 10.2 mi
- Pond off Chair Factory Road: 15.0 mi
- Bathtub Spring: 23.3 mi
Covered bridges: 2
- Burt Henry Covered Bridge;Henry Covered Bridge: 23.6 mi
- Paper Mill Village Bridge: 24.3 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 14.1 miles of Bare Top Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Berlin Mountain | ENE 69° | 853 m | 12.4 mi |
| Misery Mountain | E 94° | 793 m | 10.1 mi |
| Beoadic Mountain | ESE 105° | 792 m | 12.7 mi |
| East Mountain | E 100° | 791 m | 12.6 mi |
| Mount Raimer | ENE 63° | 784 m | 13.2 mi |
| Sheeps Heaven Mountain | ESE 107° | 770 m | 12.7 mi |
| Widow Whites Peak | ESE 114° | 737 m | 13.7 mi |
| Jiminy Peak | ESE 117° | 726 m | 13.1 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:58 | 18:29 | 19:06 |
| June solstice | 05:17 | 19:53 | 20:36 |
| September equinox | 06:42 | 18:16 | 18:53 |
| December solstice | 07:22 | 15:38 | 16:24 |
Local time (America/New_York).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Sep.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 22 | 24 | 32 | 45 | 56 | 64 | 68 | 67 | 60 | 49 | 38 | 28 |
| Precip in | 3.0 | 2.6 | 3.7 | 4.4 | 4.4 | 4.5 | 4.3 | 4.0 | 4.2 | 4.7 | 3.5 | 3.8 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Grafton, 11 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidata- USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 943004 — Bare Top Mountain, Rensselaer County, New York.
OpenStreetMap element node/357546706
Day trips start here
- Hancock · 11 mi
- Rensselaer · 11 mi
- Troy · 11 mi
- Albany · 12 mi
- Watervliet · 12 mi
- New Lebanon · 13 mi
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