Big Haystack Mountain
Big Haystack Mountain rises to 753 m in New York. Loon Lake Mountain stands 1,014 m to the northwest, 5.6 miles off. The nearest named place is Buck Pond Hill, a peak 1.0 miles away. Adirondack Trail passes 8.5 miles off.
The story
mountain in United States of America
Wikidata Q34805238, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 753 m
How to reach it
- 8.5 mi off the Adirondack Trail
- 11.7 mi off the Olympic Trail
- 15.6 mi off the High Peaks Scenic Byway (NYS Route 73)
- 26.4 mi off the Military Trail
Overlooks nearby
Named places within 25 miles
- Buck Pond Hill: 1.0 mi
- Kate Mountain: 1.2 mi
- Skiff Mountain: 1.6 mi
- Little Haystack Mountain: 2.0 mi
- Mud Pond Mountain: 2.2 mi
- Brighton Memorial Park: 6.2 mi
- The Great Lawn: 9.1 mi
- Denny Park: 11.3 mi
- Ampersand Park: 11.3 mi
- Town of Harrietstown Bike Park: 11.4 mi
- Upper Stag Brook Falls: 14.2 mi
- High Falls (Climax): 14.4 mi
- High Falls (Rainbow): 14.4 mi
- High Falls (Main): 14.4 mi
- High Falls (Mini): 14.4 mi
- Mckenzie Pond Bouldering Access (appx): 12.9 mi
- Saint Regis Mountain Fire Tower Historic Area: 13.3 mi
- High Falls Gorge: 14.3 mi
- Potholes: 14.4 mi
- Indian Head Rock: 14.4 mi
- Henry's Woods: 16.6 mi
- Chazy Highlands Wildlife Management Area: 17.0 mi
- New Vida Preserve: 17.4 mi
- Deer River Primitive Area: 17.6 mi
- Heaven Hill Trails: 17.7 mi
- Randy Preston Memorial: 12.5 mi
- Kate Smith Memorial: 15.1 mi
- World War Memorial: 15.1 mi
- 10th Mountain Division Memorial: 16.1 mi
- Historic Marker for Timbuctoo: 16.5 mi
- Center of Progress Cliff: 13.5 mi
- Moss Cliff: 13.5 mi
- summit fliff: 13.6 mi
- Pulpit Rock: 13.8 mi
- Tsunami Wall: 13.9 mi
- Six Nations Indian Museum: 1.0 mi
- Robert Louis Stevenson Cottage: 11.3 mi
- Historic Saranac Lake / Laboratory Museum: 11.6 mi
- Lake Placid Olympic Museum: 15.2 mi
- Lake Placid Hall of Fame: 15.2 mi
- Goolds Garden: 8.5 mi
- Peace Garden: 9.1 mi
- Common Ground Garden: 10.6 mi
- Lake Placid Public Beach: 15.2 mi
- Camp Chateaugay Beach: 19.7 mi
- Big Wooden Bear (8'): 12.9 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 9.8 miles of Big Haystack Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Loon Lake Mountain | NW 325° | 1,014 m | 5.6 mi |
| Kate Mountain | E 97° | 863 m | 1.2 mi |
| Baldface Mountain | NNW 333° | 858 m | 9.7 mi |
| Pigeon Roost | SE 144° | 840 m | 9.5 mi |
| Duncan Mountain | ENE 75° | 825 m | 8.2 mi |
| Lookout Mountain | NNE 17° | 818 m | 6.1 mi |
| Blue Mountain | SE 141° | 805 m | 8.7 mi |
| Owls Head | SE 142° | 793 m | 9.1 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:01 | 18:30 | 19:09 |
| June solstice | 05:12 | 20:01 | 20:45 |
| September equinox | 06:44 | 18:17 | 18:56 |
| December solstice | 07:30 | 15:32 | 16:20 |
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 | 14 | 15 | 24 | 38 | 51 | 59 | 64 | 62 | 54 | 43 | 32 | 21 |
| Precip in | 1.9 | 1.5 | 2.0 | 3.1 | 3.7 | 4.4 | 4.1 | 3.6 | 3.5 | 3.9 | 2.8 | 2.2 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Saranac LK Adirondack Rgnl AP, 9 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/357548718
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