Peanuts
- 1,746 ft
- high point
- Easy
- difficulty
- May–Sep
- best months
Peanuts is a cross-country ski route in New York, about a mile from Saranac Lake. It's an easy outing with no elevation gain, so it works well as a short run or a stop on the way to other trails in the area. Winter is the natural season for skiing here. Typical averages from the nearby Ray Brook weather station show January highs around 23°F with lows near 5°F, while March runs a bit milder at about 34°F by day and 14°F at night. Dogs are allowed on a leash. The Timinator ski route and the Monopoly and Keough's K hikes all sit about 0.1 mile away. For climbing, Baker Mountain is roughly 2.3 miles off.
Best time to go · May–Sep
Best time to visit Peanuts
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. This station doesn't record snowfall. Source: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals 1991–2020.
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