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Mount Baldy

Mount Baldy from directly overhead

Mount Baldy is a historic site in Alaska, at a modelled elevation of 256 m. Frosty Peak stands 1,920 m to the south-southwest, 8.6 miles off. The nearest named place is Gun Mount, a historic site less than a tenth of a mile away. Alaska's Marine Highway passes 3.1 miles off. 14 named summits stand within 25 miles.

What the record says

Inscription
About 1000 Feet.

How to reach it

Coordinates55.19091, -162.78795

Named places within 25 miles

Historic sites
Peaks: 14
  • Mount Baldy: 0.0 mi
  • Frosty Peak: 8.6 mi
  • Morzhovoi Volcano: 12.5 mi
  • North Walrus Peak: 14.8 mi
  • South Walrus Peak: 15.0 mi
Attractions: 3
  • Raft Reggata: 4.0 mi
  • Pavlof Shislandin Overlook: 4.3 mi
  • S.S Courtney Ford 1901: 8.8 mi
Parks: 2
  • Haanĝux̂: 12.3 mi
  • Anvil Mountain: 19.5 mi
Beaches: 1
  • Kaslokan Point: 11.9 mi
Hot springs: 1
  • Haanĝux̂ Cold Bay Hot Springs: 15.0 mi
Cliffs: 1
  • Galagatax̂ Ridge: 19.8 mi
Springs: 1
  • Dutton Spring Water: 20.9 mi

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 25 miles of Mount Baldy. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Frosty PeakSSW 192°1,920 m8.6 mi
Mount DuttonE 91°1,510 m20.2 mi
Mount DuttonE 91°1,473 m19.9 mi
North Walrus PeakS 190°893 m14.8 mi
South Walrus PeakS 189°892 m15.0 mi
Morzhovoi VolcanoS 187°822 m12.5 mi
Aghileen PinnaclesE 97°649 m23.3 mi
Amak VolcanoNW 318°513 m21.2 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox08:5420:1721:05
June solstice06:1122:3423:36
September equinox08:3820:0420:52
December solstice10:1616:0917:24

Local time (America/Nome).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Jul–Aug.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F283030354147525348413531
Precip in3.43.23.02.72.62.72.53.74.54.95.04.4

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Cold BAY AP, 3 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element way/541618157

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