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Blue Mountain Summit Trail
- 0.5 mi
- one way
- 46 ft
- climb
- 470 ft
- high point
- Point to point
- route
- Apr–Oct
- best months
Blue Mountain Summit Trail is a 0.5-mile hike on County of Westchester land in New York, managed as county land. It's a short route with a total elevation gain of about 46 feet, and it's rated moderate. The trail is a point-to-point route, with the steepest stretch about a quarter of the way in at roughly a 9% grade. Spring and fall are the most comfortable times to go. Typical averages from a nearby weather station in Shrub Oak run from highs around 71°F in May to 64°F in October, while July highs average about 84°F. Bikes and horses are both allowed on the trail. The route sits close to Ned's Left Lung, about 0.1 mile away, and the Sis and Upper Sis mountain biking areas. Blue Mountain Park, a climbing area, is about 0.8 mile off.
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If it rainsDaniel Case, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Wikimedia CommonsAmerican Revolutionary War fort near West Point on the Hudson River
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Best time to go · Apr–Oct
Best time to visit Blue Mountain Summit Trail
Best months: April–October. Best months have typical highs of 55–85 °F, lows of 30 °F or warmer (32 °F where the station doesn't record snow), at most one snowy day and no more than 12 wet days.
Jan
37° / 17°
Feb
39° / 20°
Mar
48° / 26°
Apr
60° / 36°
May
71° / 47°
Jun
79° / 56°
Jul
84° / 61°
Aug
83° / 60°
Sep
75° / 52°
Oct
64° / 41°
Nov
52° / 31°
Dec
41° / 24°
Typical high / low (°F) and days with rain or snow, 1991–2020. Measured at Shrub Oak, NY, 5.5 mi away at 462 ft. This station doesn't record snowfall. Source: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals 1991–2020.
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