Mount Haystack

Mountain · 2 routes

Mount Haystack

4,942 ft · New York

Photo: (Daniel Tripp), Public domain (via Wikimedia Commons)

Summit
4,942 ft
Routes
2 ways up

Routes up Mount Haystack

  1. Haystack TrailModerateabout 415 ft of climbing0.5 miSee the route
  2. South Haystack TrailHardabout 1,139 ft of climbing0.6 miSee the route
Compare the routes
Haystack TrailSouth Haystack Trail
ClimbingAbout 415 ftAbout 1,139 ft
Round trip0.5 mi0.6 mi
DifficultyModerateHard
TerrainHikeHike
Map of the 2 routes up Mount Haystack, with each route's start numbered and the summit marked
Haystack TrailSouth Haystack TrailMap © Mapbox © OpenStreetMap contributors

About Mount Haystack

Mount Haystack is a summit in New York, 4942 ft (USGS 3DEP terrain data). It is reached by the South Haystack Trail, a public trail passing within 150 m of the summit.

Forecast on Mount Haystack

Daily highs and lows, wind and the chance of precipitation at the summit and route start for the next 7 days, from the Open-Meteo model.

Questions about Mount Haystack

How tall is Mount Haystack?

4,942 ft (1,506 m).

How many routes go to the summit of Mount Haystack?

2: Haystack Trail and South Haystack Trail.

What is the shortest route up Mount Haystack?

Haystack Trail, about 0.5 mi.

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Facts about this place

Where it is

Nearest town
Lake Placid, New York · 13 mi

Source: USGS GNIS populated places

Nearby

Source: Roamze catalog (indexable pages within 10 miles, PostGIS distance)