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Mount Baker

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  3. …Adirondack Region
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“Hidden in the middle of town, this is a local favorite for working out. ”

Mike Biolsi
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0.8

Miles

1.3

KM

Point to Point

2,461' 750 m

High

1,586' 483 m

Low

875' 267 m

Up

0' 0 m

Down

20%

Avg Grade (11°)

42%

Max Grade (23°)

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Family Friendly This is a short hike with great views.

Description

This is a short two mile round trip hike. It starts with a red marker at the edge of the road and proceeds steadily uphill for the entire mile to the summit. At about 0.8 miles there is a small crack opening that provides a nice view before pushing to the top.

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Land Manager: NY DEC - Region 5 Office

Shared By:

Mike Biolsi with improvements by Ryan Rawdon
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  4.3 from 3 votes

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in Saranac Lake Region

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#3

in Saranac Lake Region

#304

in New York

#9,925

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The view from one side of the summit.
May 6, 2018 near Saranac…, NY
The first view from the summit.
May 6, 2018 near Saranac…, NY
It was a bit of a snowy trip this day.
May 6, 2018 near Saranac…, NY

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Jul 9, 2022
Robert Gang
Awesome view of SL Village from the look out. Peak has obstructed views — 1h 30m
Oct 20, 2021
C Tej
12h 20m
Jul 26, 2020
Steve Hazel
Aug 24, 2019
Jane Dudley
10h 31m
Oct 22, 2018
Deb HH
hike up to the top of Mount Baker with a multitude of stops for photos. around 2 degrees c. no spate pages in the trail book. totally full.... need… 2.1mi
Sep 1, 2018
Malith Waharaka
Aug 25, 2018
Kaitlin George
Nice short hike with a fairly consistent elevation climb the entire .9 miles up. Nice view right before the peak of Saranac Lake. 1.8mi
Aug 7, 2018
Rick Francis
Pretty hard to run on but I’m not a trail runner.

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