Chazy Highlands Wild Forest
Managed by New York State Department of Environmental Conservation
5,736 acres1.3 mi of trail
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yetWebsite ↗
First Union Protestant Church of Mountain View · Photo: OneEagle · CC BY-SA 4.0A−Outdoors
Outdoors in Bellmont
More than half of Bellmont’s land is conserved: 55%
55% of Bellmont’s land is conserved, about 57,757 acres. 7,259 acres are parks and preserves, 6,220 per 1,000 residents. The biggest trail networks: Chazy Highlands Wild Forest (1.3 mi).
Ahead of 82% of U.S. towns. What drives it
Conserved land
55%
57,757 acres · of 164.1 sq mi of land
Trails
79 mi
0.5 per sq mi of land
Park land
7,259 ac
6,220 acres per 1,000 residents
Near a park
23%
of residents within ½ mile
Highest peak
2,890 ft
Haystack Mountain
Lakes & rivers
23
What kind of outdoors town is Bellmont?
Read from the map. The page puts what stands out first.
Outdoors grade
How much outdoors does Bellmont have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, Bellmont is ahead of 82% of U.S. towns. Park acres per resident hold the grade up; the share of residents near a park pulls it down.
A−
OutdoorsA character grade: shown, never part of Bellmont’s overall grade.
Conserved land55% of the land · typical NY town 5% · U.S. 4%A+Trails0.5 miles of mapped trail per square mile of land (79 mi) · NY 0.4 · U.S. 0.4BPark land6,220 acres of park per 1,000 residents (7,259 acres) · NY 31 · U.S. 13A+Parks close to home23% of residents within a half mile of a park · NY 70% · U.S. 72%C−
All U.S. towns we grade (21,298)Ahead of 82%
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How sure. Graded on any three of the four inputs instead, the letter would range from B+ to A. Trails and many small parks come from OpenStreetMap, mapped by volunteers, so coverage varies from town to town; the half mile is a straight line from each census block, so a river or highway in the way isn’t counted against it.
PAD-US, OpenStreetMap (© OpenStreetMap contributors), Census 2025 Gazetteer and 2020 blocks; details in Sources below. How TownRatings grades the outdoors →
The map
Conserved land, trails & bike routes
Tap a number to zoom to a park. Tap a layer to hide it.
Easements protect land from building but are usually private.© OpenStreetMap contributors · USGS PAD-US
Places to walk
Pick a walk
The longest trail network is Chazy Highlands Wild Forest, with 1.3 miles. Directions go to the nearest trailhead or public parking.
Titusville Mountain State Forest
Managed by New York State Department of Environmental Conservation
1,332 acres
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yetWebsite ↗
Who protects it
57,757 conserved acres
55% of Bellmont’s land. Who manages Bellmont’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
State conservation108,223 ac
USDA easements (NRCS)46 ac
Town or city10 ac
Unknown Easement · 50,527 acForest Stewardship Easement · 50,495 acState Conservation Area · 7,200 acConservation Easement · 46 acLocal Park · 10 ac
Good to know
Conserved doesn’t always mean open to visitors. 50,546 acres are conservation easements, usually private land. Public access isn’t recorded for 63 of 69 parcels. The walks above are places people visit.
The biggest protected parcels
| Parcel (PAD-US) | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chazy Highlands Wild Forest State Conservation Area | State conservation | 5,865 | Open |
| Titusville Mountain State Forest State Conservation Area | State conservation | 1,335 | Open |
| Bellmont Town Dam Land Local Park | Town or city | 9 | Unknown |
| Town Of Bellmont Land Local Park | Town or city | 1 | Unknown |
Things to do
28 places to go in Bellmont
Beaches, playgrounds, peaks, falls and more. Pick a kind.
Waterfalls in Bellmont
High FallsIn Titusville Mountain State Forest
DirectionsPeaks in Bellmont
Haystack Mountain2,890 ft elevation · In Chazy Highlands Wild Forest
DirectionsNorton Peak2,874 ft elevation
DirectionsRagged Lake Mountain2,730 ft elevation
DirectionsMount Tom2,726 ft elevation
DirectionsW Mountain2,707 ft elevation
DirectionsWest Mountain2,461 ft elevation
DirectionsFigure Eight Mountain2,444 ft elevation
DirectionsEast Mountain2,434 ft elevation
Directions19 more peaks
Wolf Pond Mountain2,402 ft elevation · In Chazy Highlands Wild Forest
DirectionsSugarloaf Mountain2,287 ft elevation
DirectionsOwls Head2,228 ft elevation
DirectionsWhipple Hill2,224 ft elevation
DirectionsBrand Pinnacle2,172 ft elevation
DirectionsMount Hurd2,172 ft elevation
DirectionsOrebed Hill2,162 ft elevation
DirectionsBaldy Mountain2,136 ft elevation
DirectionsBlack Cat Mountain2,129 ft elevation
DirectionsSoulia Mountain2,110 ft elevation
DirectionsHardwood Hill2,064 ft elevation
DirectionsSugar Hill2,021 ft elevation · In Chazy Highlands Wild Forest
DirectionsBarnes Pinnacle1,985 ft elevation · In Chazy Highlands Wild Forest
DirectionsLittle Orebed Hill1,939 ft elevation
DirectionsPinnacle1,919 ft elevation
DirectionsDoctor Hill1,821 ft elevation
DirectionsOwls Head Pinnacle1,696 ft elevation
DirectionsBurnt Hill1,581 ft elevation · In Chazy Highlands Wild Forest
DirectionsKirby Hill1,522 ft elevation
DirectionsTrails & water
1 named trail and 23 lakes & rivers
Named trails
Open to bikes · 38.4 miUnpaved · 48.3 mi
Adirondack Branch10.0 mi
Lakes & rivers tap for directions
Charlie PondChilds PondsDeerfly PondDrain PondDuck PondDuck PondsFigure Eight PondFishpole PondGrass PondIndian LakelakeIngraham PondLilypad PondLower Chateaugay LakereservoirMountain View LakelakeMud PondPapoose LakeRagged LakelakeThe SpringsTwin PondsWolf PondChateaugay RiverSalmon RiverTrout River
History along the way
History →1 place on the National Register
The country’s official list of places worth saving (National Park Service).
First Union Protestant Church of Mountain ViewBuilding · listed 2005
About itWhen to get out
May is the best month for walking in Bellmont
NOAA’s 1991–2020 normals for the town and the daylight at its latitude. Outlined months have long days, highs of 59 to 86 °F and little rain for the place.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Daylight (h) | 9.2 | 10.4 | 11.8 | 13.4 | 14.8 | 15.6 | 15.3 | 14.0 | 12.4 | 10.9 | 9.5 | 8.8 |
| High (°F) | 24 | 27 | 36 | 50 | 64 | 72 | 76 | 74 | 67 | 54 | 40 | 30 |
| Rain (in) | 3.0 | 2.7 | 2.9 | 3.6 | 4.0 | 5.0 | 4.6 | 4.5 | 4.5 | 4.8 | 3.6 | 3.5 |
February is the driest month (2.7 in) and July the warmest (highs of 76 °F). 5.0 inches fall in June, the wettest month. The climate in Bellmont →
Next door
Bellmont and its neighbors
Bellmont has the second most mapped trails of the 8 towns around it. Tap a town to see its outdoors.
Franklin83 miBellmont79 miDannemora33 miMalone31 miDuane30 miEllenburg14 miChateaugay5.4 miBurke2.4 mi
| Town | Conserved of land | Trail mi per sq mi | Park acres per 1,000 | Near a park ½ mile | Outdoors |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bellmont | 55% | 0.5 | 6,220 | 23% | A− |
| Malone | 10% | 0.3 | 555 | 44% | B+ |
| Ellenburg | 24% | 0.1 | 5,409 | 14% | B+ |
| Franklin | 73% | 0.5 | 33,839 | 87% | A+ |
| Chateaugay | under 1% | 0.1 | 51 | 6% | C |
| Dannemora | 33% | 0.6 | 2,206 | 88% | A+ |
| Burke | 1% | 0.1 | 10 | 16% | C− |
| Duane | — not graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town | ||||
The four inputs of the Outdoors grade, from the engine; shares are of land, not water.
Questions about parks and trails in Bellmont
Where can I hike in Bellmont?
The longest trail networks: Chazy Highlands Wild Forest, 1.3 miles. Each one is on the map above, with directions to the nearest trailhead or parking.
How much of Bellmont is conserved land?
55% of its land, against a typical 5% for a New York town and 4% nationally (PAD-US). Conserved doesn’t always mean open to visitors: easements are usually private land.
Are dogs allowed on Bellmont’s trails?
Chazy Highlands Wild Forest and Titusville Mountain State Forest don’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.
Is there public land near Bellmont?
123,754 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Bellmont or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 7,259 of them inside the town line.
How much outdoors does Bellmont have?
Ahead of 82% of U.S. towns on the Outdoors grade. The grade combines the share of land that is conserved, miles of mapped trail per square mile of land, park acres per 1,000 residents and the share of residents within a half mile of a park. It’s a character grade, so it isn’t part of the overall grade. How it works.
Trail talk
Conditions, parking and favorite walks from Bellmont neighbors.
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Sources
Where this page comes from
Conserved and public land: USGS Protected Areas Database of the United States (PAD-US), service updated July 2026. Parks, trails, playgrounds, beaches and other places: OpenStreetMap (© OpenStreetMap contributors, ODbL), map data as of 2026-10-28. Land and water area: Census 2025 Gazetteer. Residents near a park: 2020 Census blocks. National Register: National Park Service. How TownRatings grades the outdoors →