Bald Mountain Recreation Area
Bald Mountain Recreation Area is a nature reserve in California, at a modelled elevation of 1,368 m. Kettle Benchmark stands 2,390 m to the southwest, 18 miles off. The nearest named place is Bald Mountain, a peak 1.0 miles away.
What to expect
- Operated by
- Bureau of Land Management
- Access
- Yes
How to reach it
Named places within 25 miles
- Bald Mountain: 1.0 mi
- Bass Hill: 3.3 mi
- Jim Peterson Hill: 3.8 mi
- Hartson Sand Ridge: 4.2 mi
- Shugru Hill: 6.5 mi
- chipmunk Spring: 12.5 mi
- Animas Spring: 15.5 mi
- Ehluyeh Canyon Springs: 16.9 mi
- Om Chatim Springs: 20.2 mi
- Om Chatim Springs: 20.3 mi
- Leavitt Lake Park: 4.6 mi
- Honey Lake State Wildlife Area: 9.7 mi
- Pat Murphy Little League Park: 11.4 mi
- Riverside Park: 11.5 mi
- Susan River Park: 11.9 mi
- Honey Lake State Wildlife Area (Dakin Unit): 4.6 mi
- Honey Lake State Wildlife Area: 7.0 mi
- Honey Lake State Wildlife Area (Flemming Unit): 9.0 mi
- Honey Lake Rest Area: 4.8 mi
- Secret Valley Rest Area: 24.6 mi
- Lassen Historical Museum: 12.0 mi
- FCI Herlong: 20.1 mi
- Gallatin Beach: 22.8 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 23.4 miles of Bald Mountain Recreation Area. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kettle Benchmark | SW 228° | 2,390 m | 18.3 mi |
| Kettle Rock | SW 227° | 2,377 m | 18.8 mi |
| Thompson Peak | SW 228° | 2,362 m | 6.6 mi |
| Diamond Mountain | W 266° | 2,334 m | 12.1 mi |
| Coyote Peak | W 263° | 2,321 m | 19.6 mi |
| Roop Mountain | WNW 299° | 2,319 m | 20.8 mi |
| Hot Springs Peak | E 79° | 2,317 m | 18.4 mi |
| Red Rock | W 261° | 2,307 m | 13.1 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:06 | 18:38 | 19:14 |
| June solstice | 05:33 | 19:55 | 20:36 |
| September equinox | 06:50 | 18:25 | 19:01 |
| December solstice | 07:22 | 15:56 | 16:39 |
Local time (America/Los_Angeles).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Oct.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 33 | 37 | 42 | 47 | 55 | 63 | 71 | 69 | 63 | 52 | 40 | 32 |
| Precip in | 2.4 | 2.3 | 1.7 | 0.5 | 0.8 | 0.4 | 0.2 | 0.1 | 0.2 | 1.0 | 1.5 | 1.9 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Susanville 2SW, 12 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
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