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Buck Mt Trail
Photo: Granato31415, CC BY-SA 4.0 (via Wikimedia Commons)- 0.3 mi
- round trip
- 96 ft
- climb
- 385 ft
- high point
- Out and back
- route
- Apr–Oct
- best months
Buck Mt Trail is a short hike in New York's Lake George Wild Forest, on land managed by the State Department of Conservation. The trail runs 0.3 miles one way and is rated moderate. As an out-and-back, the full trip covers about 0.6 miles. The route gains about 31 feet one way and about 96 feet over the round trip, ranging between roughly 350 and 385 feet in elevation. Most of the climbing falls in the middle of the route, and the steepest stretch comes about 0.2 miles in. Even there, the grade only reaches around 4 percent, so the walk stays gentle throughout. Summer and early fall are the most comfortable times to go. A nearby weather station at Glens Falls records typical July highs around 82°F and September highs around 72°F. Pilot Knob path and the Stewarts Ledge climbing area both sit about 0.3 miles away. Eagle Cliff lies about half a mile off, and Buck Mt Trail -Section 2 is within a mile for anyone wanting to keep going.
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Best time to go · Apr–Oct
Best time to visit Buck Mt 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
30° / 10°
11 wet
Feb
33° / 11°
9 wet
Mar
42° / 21°
11 wet
Apr
57° / 33°
11 wet
May
69° / 44°
12 wet
Jun
77° / 53°
12 wet
Jul
82° / 58°
12 wet
Aug
80° / 56°
11 wet
Sep
72° / 48°
10 wet
Oct
59° / 37°
11 wet
Nov
47° / 28°
11 wet
Dec
35° / 18°
12 wet
Typical high / low (°F) and days with rain or snow, 1991–2020. Measured at Glens Falls Ap, NY, 11 mi away at 321 ft. This station doesn't record snowfall. Source: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals 1991–2020.
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