Peak · New York
Haystack Mountain
Haystack Mountain rises to 429 m in New York. Bluff Mountain stands 893 m to the south, 5.6 miles off. The nearest named place is Ragged Mountain, a peak 0.7 miles away. Olympic Trail passes 1.6 miles off.
The story
Mountain in New York, United States of America.
Wikidata Q34921125, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 429 m
How to reach it
Coordinates44.41977, -73.64792
- 1.6 mi off the Olympic Trail
- 8.0 mi off the Lakes to Locks Passage, National
- 13.0 mi off the High Peaks Scenic Byway (NYS Route 73)
- 20.7 mi off the Lake Champlain Byway - Vermont
Overlooks nearby
- Horseshoe Falls Overlook · 12 mi
- Pulpit Rock Overlook · 12 mi
- Elephants Head Overlook · 12 mi
- Hemlock Heights Overlook · 12 mi
Named places within 25 miles
Peaks
- Ragged Mountain: 0.7 mi
- Ellis Mountain: 1.3 mi
- Bald Mountain: 1.6 mi
- Little Mountain: 1.7 mi
- Sheep Mountain: 1.8 mi
Parks
- The Covered Bridge: 5.0 mi
- Wilmington Bike Park: 8.5 mi
- Wilmington Heritage Park: 8.6 mi
- Lake Everest - Town Beach: 9.0 mi
- Town of Wilmington Beach: 9.0 mi
Cliffs: 54
- Great Wall: 6.4 mi
- Potter Mountain Cliff: 10.0 mi
- Tsunami Wall: 10.2 mi
- Center of Progress Cliff: 10.4 mi
- summit fliff: 10.5 mi
Nature reserves: 47
- Eagle Mountain Wilderness Preserve: 3.9 mi
- OSI: 5.2 mi
- New Vida Preserve: 5.7 mi
- Four Peaks Tract: 7.3 mi
- Bartlett Primitive Area: 11.1 mi
Historic sites: 36
- J. & J. Rogers Company Pulp Mill: 2.4 mi
- Clintonville: 4.8 mi
- Bert Williams Farm: 6.9 mi
- Randy Preston Memorial: 13.1 mi
- 10th Mountain Division Memorial: 16.8 mi
Waterfalls: 30
- Flume Falls: 10.1 mi
- The Flume Fall: 10.2 mi
- Alice Falls: 11.4 mi
- Lower Stag Brook Falls: 11.6 mi
- Horseshoe Falls: 11.7 mi
Museums: 29
- Anderson Falls Heritage Society Museum: 10.1 mi
- North Star Underground Railroad Museum: 11.7 mi
- Adsit Cabin: 13.5 mi
- Adirondack history center museum: 14.3 mi
- Adirondack History Museum: 14.4 mi
Attractions: 21
- Ausable Chasm: 11.7 mi
- Potholes: 12.2 mi
- Indian Head Rock: 12.2 mi
- Whirlpool Cove: 12.2 mi
- Master Pothole: 12.2 mi
Beaches: 13
- Port Kent Public Beach Park: 14.1 mi
- Lake Placid Public Beach: 19.0 mi
- Shelburne Beach: 19.2 mi
- Westport Beach: 19.4 mi
- Leddy Park Beach: 20.3 mi
Artworks: 9
- Big Wooden Bear (8'): 12.8 mi
- Amite Sculpture: 20.9 mi
- Strömkarlen (River Troll): 21.3 mi
- The Lone Sailor: 21.4 mi
- Grey Lock: 21.5 mi
Gardens: 8
- Formal Garden: 18.3 mi
- Childrens Garden: 21.3 mi
- Myrtle Street Avant Garden: 21.7 mi
- Riverside Nieghborhood Garden: 22.2 mi
- Tommy Thompson Community Garden: 22.3 mi
Picnic sites: 3
- AuSable Chasm Picnic Area: 11.8 mi
- Footbridge Park: 14.2 mi
- Dock Street Landing and Waterfront Park: 21.7 mi
Covered bridges: 2
- Holmes Creek Covered Bridge: 19.0 mi
- Shelburne Museum Covered Bridge: 20.9 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 5.6 miles of Haystack Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bluff Mountain | S 174° | 893 m | 5.6 mi |
| Hog Back Mountain | S 174° | 812 m | 5.1 mi |
| Bitch Mountain | S 183° | 796 m | 3.7 mi |
| Jug Mountain | S 180° | 742 m | 3.4 mi |
| Black Ash Mountain | S 185° | 728 m | 5.0 mi |
| Lincoln Mountain | S 190° | 714 m | 3.9 mi |
| Old Rang Mountain | E 93° | 694 m | 5.5 mi |
| Hardwood Hill | SSW 191° | 683 m | 5.4 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:59 | 18:29 | 19:07 |
| June solstice | 05:11 | 19:59 | 20:43 |
| September equinox | 06:42 | 18:16 | 18:54 |
| December solstice | 07:28 | 15:30 | 16:18 |
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 | 19 | 22 | 32 | 45 | 58 | 66 | 71 | 69 | 61 | 49 | 38 | 26 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Peru 2 WSW, 11 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidata- USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 952462 — Haystack Mountain, Essex County, New York.
OpenStreetMap element node/357563957
Day trips start here
- Elizabethtown · 16 mi
- Essex · 16 mi
- Westport · 19 mi
- Charlotte · 21 mi
- Shelburne · 21 mi
- Burlington · 22 mi
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