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Haystack Mountain

Haystack Mountain, seen from above at true elevation

Haystack Mountain rises to 710 m in New York. Hamilton Mountain stands 980 m to the east-southeast, 1.4 miles off. The nearest named place is Bear Mountain, a peak 0.7 miles away. Adirondack Trail passes 5.4 miles off.

The story

mountain in Hamilton County, New York, United States of America

Wikidata Q34921160, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
710 m

How to reach it

Coordinates43.41674, -74.39403

Overlooks nearby

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Parks: 13
  • shuffle board: 5.6 mi
  • Parker's Corner Park: 5.6 mi
  • Poplar Point Day Use Area: 7.4 mi
  • Waterfront Park: 17.3 mi
  • Edinburg Town Park: 21.2 mi
Waterfalls: 13
  • Christine Falls: 7.9 mi
  • Austin Falls: 8.2 mi
  • Auger Falls: 8.2 mi
  • West Stoney Creek Falls: 10.8 mi
  • first falls: 11.9 mi
Nature reserves: 8
Cliffs: 8
Museums: 4
Artworks: 4
Picnic sites: 3
  • Jessup River Day Use Area: 12.4 mi
  • Indian Lake Day Use Area: 15.3 mi
  • Indian Lake Day Use Area: 18.4 mi
Attractions: 2
  • Mini Route 66: 5.8 mi
  • Chimney Mountain: 20.5 mi
Beaches: 2
  • Indian Lake Day Use Area: 19.7 mi
  • Long Beach: 19.7 mi
Historic sites: 2
  • Old Crane Mt Fire Tower Location: 23.4 mi
  • paint mine: 23.7 mi
Rest areas: 1
  • Snowy Mountain Trail Parking: 19.9 mi

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 7.6 miles of Haystack Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Hamilton MountainESE 104°980 m1.4 mi
Swart MountainSSE 156°933 m1.5 mi
Dugway MountainSSE 168°904 m2.6 mi
Speculator MountainNE 41°882 m4.0 mi
Mount OrreyESE 104°797 m3.6 mi
Mount DunhamESE 116°787 m3.6 mi
Round TopSSW 210°767 m1.8 mi
Poplar MountainWNW 282°757 m3.7 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:0218:3219:10
June solstice05:1819:5920:43
September equinox06:4518:1918:57
December solstice07:2815:3816:25

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F161726395362666457443323
Precip in3.93.53.74.44.54.94.84.14.34.93.64.1

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Gloversville 7NW (peck Lake), 21 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata
  • USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 952460 — Haystack Mountain, Hamilton County, New York.

OpenStreetMap element node/357563950

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