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Bald Mountain Cemetery

Bald Mountain Cemetery from directly overhead

Bald Mountain Cemetery is a historic site in Colorado, at a recorded elevation of 2,848 m. James Peak stands 4,056 m to the west-northwest, 8.6 miles off. The nearest named place is Bald Mountain, a peak 0.5 miles away. Lariat Loop Scenic and Historic Byway passes 12 miles off.

About

The story

Cemetery in Gilpin County, Colorado, United States.

Wikidata Q117619471, joined on its GNIS feature id.

The record

What the record says

Elevation
2,848 m
Getting there

How to reach it

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Coordinates39.79601, -105.54598

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
  • Bald Mountain: 0.5 mi
  • Nevada Hill: 0.6 mi
  • Alps Hill: 0.6 mi
  • Quartz Hill: 0.8 mi
  • Aunt Clara Brown Hill: 1.4 mi
Parks
  • Mountain City Historic Park: 2.5 mi
  • Mountain Life Park: 2.7 mi
  • Philadelphia Mill Site Open Space Park: 2.9 mi
  • Citizens Park: 4.1 mi
  • Montgomery Park: 4.1 mi
Artworks: 59
Cliffs: 53
  • Pavillion Point: 10.9 mi
  • Angel's Ridge: 11.5 mi
  • Clocktower: 12.9 mi
  • Surprising Crag: 13.0 mi
  • Overhung Wall: 13.0 mi
Historic sites: 44
Museums: 38
  • Gilpin Museum: 1.9 mi
  • Hidee Gold Mine: 2.5 mi
  • Underhill Museum: 4.0 mi
  • Georgetown Energy Museum: 10.1 mi
  • Georgetown Firefighting Museum Alpine Hose No 2: 10.2 mi
Attractions: 24
Picnic sites: 22
  • Ole Barn Knoll Picnic Area: 6.5 mi
  • Bootleg Bottom Picnic Area: 6.8 mi
  • Cloudland: 8.5 mi
  • Ponder Point Picnic Area: 8.5 mi
  • Eagles Aerie: 8.6 mi
Gardens: 20
Nature reserves: 14
Ghost towns: 9
Waterfalls: 3
Springs: 1
  • Arapaho Spring: 7.7 mi
Natural arches: 1
  • Keyhole Rock: 19.8 mi
On the horizon

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 8.7 miles of Bald Mountain Cemetery. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
James PeakWNW4,056 m8.6 mi
Mount BancroftWNW4,039 m8.7 mi
Kingston PeakWNW3,698 m6.6 mi
Chief MountainS3,566 m8.4 mi
Nebraska HillNW3,518 m8.1 mi
Saxon MountainSW3,515 m8.3 mi
Mestaa’ėhehe MountainSSE3,484 m8.5 mi
Warrior MountainS3,436 m8.3 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:0618:3919:14
June solstice05:3519:5420:35
September equinox06:5118:2519:01
December solstice07:2115:5916:41

Local time (America/Denver).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Jun–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F262733384757636154443326
Precip in0.80.91.42.32.11.52.52.21.51.30.90.9

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Georgetown, 10 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element way/830470937

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