Haystack Mountain
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
- 5.4 mi off the Adirondack Trail
- 3.7 mi off the Southern Adirondack Trail
- 24.3 mi off the Dude Ranch Trail
- 25.6 mi off the Central Adirondack Trail
Overlooks nearby
- River Overlook · 6 mi
- view east · 13 mi
- Viewpoint to East · 19 mi
- Scenic View · 28 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Bear Mountain: 0.7 mi
- Cobblers Knob: 1.3 mi
- Long Hill: 1.4 mi
- Hamilton Mountain: 1.4 mi
- Swart Mountain: 1.5 mi
- 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
- 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
- Forks Mountain Primitive Area: 8.4 mi
- Cathead Mountain Primitive Area: 11.1 mi
- Dug Mountain Primitive Area: 13.9 mi
- West Canada Mountain Primitive Area: 17.6 mi
- Wakely Mountain Primitive Area: 22.9 mi
- Echo Cliff: 8.5 mi
- Eagle Bluff: 11.6 mi
- Lost Hunter's: 11.8 mi
- McMartin: 11.9 mi
- Lost T: 12.6 mi
- Speculator Historical Museum: 5.9 mi
- Nellie Tyrell Museum: 19.9 mi
- Edinburg Rural Museum: 20.0 mi
- Fulton County Museum: 24.4 mi
- Rt 30 Alien: 15.0 mi
- Northville Placid Trail Southern Terminus Arch: 17.3 mi
- Elisha Yale: 24.3 mi
- Soldier's Monument: 24.8 mi
- Jessup River Day Use Area: 12.4 mi
- Indian Lake Day Use Area: 15.3 mi
- Indian Lake Day Use Area: 18.4 mi
- Mini Route 66: 5.8 mi
- Chimney Mountain: 20.5 mi
- Indian Lake Day Use Area: 19.7 mi
- Long Beach: 19.7 mi
- Old Crane Mt Fire Tower Location: 23.4 mi
- paint mine: 23.7 mi
- 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.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hamilton Mountain | ESE 104° | 980 m | 1.4 mi |
| Swart Mountain | SSE 156° | 933 m | 1.5 mi |
| Dugway Mountain | SSE 168° | 904 m | 2.6 mi |
| Speculator Mountain | NE 41° | 882 m | 4.0 mi |
| Mount Orrey | ESE 104° | 797 m | 3.6 mi |
| Mount Dunham | ESE 116° | 787 m | 3.6 mi |
| Round Top | SSW 210° | 767 m | 1.8 mi |
| Poplar Mountain | WNW 282° | 757 m | 3.7 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:02 | 18:32 | 19:10 |
| June solstice | 05:18 | 19:59 | 20:43 |
| September equinox | 06:45 | 18:19 | 18:57 |
| December solstice | 07:28 | 15:38 | 16:25 |
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 | 16 | 17 | 26 | 39 | 53 | 62 | 66 | 64 | 57 | 44 | 33 | 23 |
| Precip in | 3.9 | 3.5 | 3.7 | 4.4 | 4.5 | 4.9 | 4.8 | 4.1 | 4.3 | 4.9 | 3.6 | 4.1 |
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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