Baker Mountain
- 5 routes
- 5.4 – 5.11a
- Trad · Mixed
- May–Sep
- best months
Baker Mountain is a climbing area in New York's McKenzie Mountain Wilderness, managed by the State Department of Conservation. The Baker Mountain Trail lies about half a mile away, making it the natural starting point for a visit. For climbers, the area offers a range of routes, and for skiers and hikers, Mount Pisgah Ski Center and the Jackrabbit Trail are both about 1.4 miles off. Summer is the mildest time to go. Typical July averages at the nearby Ray Brook weather station run to a high of 74°F and a low of 53°F, and the station sits well below the mountain, so temperatures up high run cooler. The climbing routes here grade from 5.4 to 5.11a, with three trad routes and two mixed ones. Scarynac Crack is a trad 5.9, and Bubba Does Baker is a trad 5.11a with a first ascent in May 1989.
Best time to go · May–Sep
Best time to visit Baker Mountain
Best months: May–September. 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
23° / 5°
Feb
25° / 5°
Mar
34° / 14°
Apr
48° / 27°
May
61° / 39°
Jun
70° / 49°
Jul
74° / 53°
Aug
72° / 51°
Sep
66° / 44°
Oct
52° / 36°
Nov
40° / 26°
Dec
27° / 15°
Typical high / low (°F) and days with rain or snow, 1991–2020. Measured at Ray Brook, NY, 2.6 mi away at 1,620 ft. The station sits about 800 ft lower than this place, so expect it a little cooler here. This station doesn't record snowfall. Source: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals 1991–2020.
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