Belle Ayr Mountain
Belle Ayr Mountain rises to 1,029 m in New York. Slide Mountain stands 1,266 m to the southeast, 9.9 miles off. The nearest named place is Belleayre Gondola Peak, a peak 1.4 miles away. Shawangunk Mountains Scenic Byway passes 25 miles off.
The story
Belle Ayr Mountain (or Belleayre Mountain) is a mountain in the Catskill Mountains of New York southwest of Pine Hill. It has a summit elevation of 3,373 feet (1,028 m) bordered by Fleischmann Mountain to the west-northwest, Brush Ridge to the north, with Balsam Mountain and Haynes Mountain to the south. There is a recreational ski area of the same name on the north face of the mountain.
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Wikidata Q34804978, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 1,029 m
How to reach it
- 25.3 mi off the Shawangunk Mountains Scenic Byway
Overlooks nearby
- Panther Rock · 28 mi
- White Dot · 29 mi
- Compass Rock · 29 mi
- Copes Lookout · 30 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Indian Grove Unit: 2.7 mi
- Little Red Kill Unit: 3.5 mi
- Oliverea Unit: 3.5 mi
- McKinley Hollow Unit: 3.8 mi
- Covesville Unit: 4.6 mi
- Belleayre Gondola Peak: 1.4 mi
- Balsam Mountain: 1.8 mi
- Hirams Knob: 2.6 mi
- Haynes Mountain: 2.6 mi
- Monka Hill: 2.9 mi
- Otter Falls: 7.1 mi
- High Falls: 9.4 mi
- Cornell Falls: 10.0 mi
- Stratton Falls: 11.4 mi
- Diamond Notch Falls: 12.9 mi
- Smith Park: 1.6 mi
- Big Indian Park: 2.8 mi
- Fleischmann Athletic Park: 3.4 mi
- Glenbrook Park: 5.1 mi
- Simpson Mini-Park: 9.6 mi
- Pine Hill Honor Roll: 1.5 mi
- Burroughs Monument: 3.3 mi
- ETS Relay (Ruin): 5.9 mi
- Forstmann Castle: 8.8 mi
- Curtiss & Ormsbee Monument: 9.3 mi
- Giant Ledge: 7.5 mi
- Cornell Crack: 10.7 mi
- Samuels Point: 12.8 mi
- Pratt Rocks: 14.2 mi
- Spencers Ledge: 15.2 mi
- Empire State Railway Museum: 10.0 mi
- Red Hill Observer's Cabin & Museum: 13.3 mi
- Zadock Pratt Museum: 14.1 mi
- Pratt Museum: 14.1 mi
- Piano Performance Museum: 15.8 mi
- Winnisook: 2.8 mi
- Shandaken Eagle: 9.5 mi
- Fabulous Furniture Sculpture Garden: 14.6 mi
- Rip Van Winkle: 14.8 mi
- The Great Knot: 23.6 mi
- Piped Spring: 10.0 mi
- Table Mountain Spring: 11.5 mi
- Devil's Acre spring: 14.1 mi
- Keyhole Spring: 16.3 mi
- Bear Wallow: 16.9 mi
- Rail Explorers: 10.0 mi
- World's Largest Kaleidoscope: 11.7 mi
- Pratt Rock: 13.9 mi
- VanTran Covered Bridge: 22.1 mi
- Old Blenheim Covered Bridge: 24.8 mi
- Belleayre Beach: 1.5 mi
- Tongore Park Beach: 24.8 mi
- Hunter Mountain North Picnic Area: 14.7 mi
- Notch Lake Picnic Area: 15.4 mi
- Roscoe: 22.9 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 10.3 miles of Belle Ayr Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Slide Mountain | SE 145° | 1,266 m | 9.9 mi |
| Doubletop Mountain | SSW 194° | 1,180 m | 6.3 mi |
| Doubletop Mountain - South Peak | SSW 193° | 1,175 m | 6.5 mi |
| Graham Mountain | SSW 206° | 1,174 m | 5.9 mi |
| Balsam Lake Mountain | SW 226° | 1,136 m | 6.9 mi |
| Panther Mountain | SE 128° | 1,135 m | 6.7 mi |
| Big Indian Mountain | S 180° | 1,127 m | 5.6 mi |
| Little Slide | SE 144° | 1,109 m | 8.8 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:02 | 18:33 | 19:10 |
| June solstice | 05:23 | 19:56 | 20:38 |
| September equinox | 06:46 | 18:20 | 18:57 |
| December solstice | 07:24 | 15:45 | 16:30 |
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 | 20 | 22 | 29 | 41 | 53 | 60 | 65 | 64 | 57 | 46 | 36 | 26 |
| Precip in | 4.7 | 3.2 | 5.1 | 4.9 | 5.0 | 6.0 | 5.2 | 5.6 | 6.2 | 6.4 | 5.4 | 5.5 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Slide MTN, 8 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikipediaWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/2940610318
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