Balanced Rocks
Balanced Rocks is a stone in Essex, New York. Balanced Rocks is situated nearby to Upper Cascade Lake, as well as near the peak Pitchoff Mountain.Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Pitchoff Mountain and Cascade Mountain.
Pitchoff Mountain
Peak
Photo: Mwanner, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Pitchoff Mountain is a 3,600-foot mountain opposite Cascade Mountain on NY 73 west of Keene Valley in Essex County, New York, in the US. There are two summits; the higher summit is viewless, but the northern summit, at 3,323 feet offers 360 degree views of the nearby Cascade Lakes, the High Peaks of the Adirondacks, and, in clear weather, the Green Mountains of Vermont.
Cascade Mountain
Scenic viewpoint
Photo: Laurent Gélinas, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Cascade Mountain is a mountain in the Adirondacks in the U.S. state of New York. It is the 36th-highest of the Adirondack High Peaks, with an elevation of 4,098 feet. Cascade Mountain is situated 1¼ miles southeast of Balanced Rocks.
North Country School
School
North Country School is an independent junior boarding and day school for boys and girls in grades four through nine. Its 333-acre campus is in Lake Placid, New York, United States, in the Adirondack High Peaks. North Country School is situated 1 mile west of Balanced Rocks.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Keene.
Keene
The tiny Adirondack town of Keene or Keene Valley, with a population of only 1,100, provides an array of services for campers and travelers, including food, lodging, and outdoor equipment.
Balanced Rocks
- Type: Stone
- Category: landform
- Location: Essex, New York, Mid-Atlantic, United States, North America
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
44.22949° or 44° 13′ 46″ northLongitude
-73.87839° or 73° 52′ 42″ westOpen location code
87P864HC+QJOpenStreetMap ID
node 4862344934OpenStreetMap feature
natural=stone
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