Adirondack Mountains · New York · United StatesSummit weather, forecast and climate

Mount Haystack

4,960 ftSnow likely Jan–Apr · Nov–Dec

Elevation4,960 ftabove sea level

Prominence840 ftindependent height

Isolation1.2 mito a higher summit

Summit, Jul65°average high

44.11° N, 73.90° WElevation 4,960 ftUTC−4 · Eastern Daylight Time

From the valley to the top

Summit4,960 ft
Mid-mountain3,478 ft
Valley · North Elba1,965 ft

Freezing level in October: above the summit

iThe mountain

Mount Haystack in brief

Mount Haystack rises to 4,960 ft in the Adirondack Mountains, New York, United States. Its topographic prominence — the height it stands above the lowest contour enclosing a higher summit — is 840 ft.

At the summit, July is the mildest month with average highs of 65°, while nights fall below freezing in 7 months of the year. Daytime highs climb above zero from April to November.

The nearest town in the atlas is North Elba, 9.9 mi to the N at 1,965 ft.

Facts

Elevation: 4,960 ft
Prominence: 840 ft
Range: Adirondack Mountains
Region: New York
Country: United States
Coordinates: 44.1056, -73.9006
Nearest airport: Adirondack Regional Airport (SLK) · 25 mi

iiForecast

Weather at three heights

Temperatures are adjusted to each height; summits are usually colder and windier than the valley forecast suggests.

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iiiSummit climate

The top of Mount Haystack by month

Summit temperatures and precipitation

Climate normals for the summit area (~1 km grid), station-adjusted

Climate normals for Mount Haystack by month
Month	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Average high	20°	22°	29°	42°	54°	62°	65°	64°	58°	46°	35°	25°
Average low	3°	5°	12°	24°	35°	45°	50°	49°	42°	32°	22°	10°
Precipitation	4.0 in	3.9 in	4.5 in	4.6 in	5.4 in	6.2 in	6.1 in	5.7 in	5.6 in	6.0 in	5.3 in	4.9 in
Cloud cover	62%	59%	56%	54%	51%	46%	39%	41%	46%	51%	63%	65%
Daylight	9h 15	10h 29	11h 53	13h 27	14h 45	15h 29	15h 11	14h 02	12h 33	11h 03	9h 39	8h 54
Month score	17	18	16	16	27	53	63	61	40	16	11	10

Snow and freezing level

Average height of the 0 °C level from the summit normals (6.5 °C per km); snow months have a summit mean at or below +1 °C

Snow likely Jan–Apr · Nov–Dec

Month	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Freezing level	valley	valley	1,804 ft	5,085 ft	8,530 ft	10,991 ft	12,139 ft	11,811 ft	10,007 ft	6,890 ft	4,101 ft	984 ft
Summit	❄ snow	❄ snow	❄ snow	❄ snow	above 0 °C	above 0 °C	above 0 °C	above 0 °C	above 0 °C	above 0 °C	❄ snow	❄ snow

ivTerrain

Mount Haystack in 3D

vNeighbours

Peaks nearby

Mountains of the United States

Mountain	Elevation	Prominence	Distance	July summit high
Mount Marcy	5,344 ft	4,914 ft	1.2 mi NW	63°
Algonquin Peak	5,115 ft	2,100 ft	5.0 mi NW	63°
Mount Skylight	4,925 ft	578 ft	1.6 mi W	65°
Iroquois Peak	4,843 ft	151 ft	5.3 mi NW	64°
Dix Mountain	4,840 ft	2,830 ft	5.9 mi E	65°
Basin Mountain (New York)	4,826 ft	725 ft	1.3 mi NE	65°
Gray Peak (New York)	4,826 ft	102 ft	1.7 mi W	64°
Gothics	4,734 ft	699 ft	2.7 mi NE	66°