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Bald Hill

Bald Hill, seen from above at true elevation

Bald Hill rises to 345 m in California. Mount Tamalpais East Peak stands 784 m to the south, 2.7 miles off. The nearest named place is Ross Open Space, a park 0.4 miles away.

About

The story

mountain in Marin County, California, United States of America

Wikidata Q35724867, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

The record

What the record says

Elevation
345 m
Getting there

How to reach it

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Coordinates37.96740, -122.58035
Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
  • Ross Open Space: 0.4 mi
  • Ross Open Space: 0.7 mi
  • Ross Open Space: 0.7 mi
  • Natalie Coffin Greene Park: 0.8 mi
  • Robson-Harrington Park: 0.9 mi
Peaks
Nature reserves
Picnic sites
  • Bolinas Park: 1.4 mi
  • Rifle Camp: 3.1 mi
  • Potrero Camp: 3.4 mi
  • Barth's Retreat: 3.7 mi
  • Marinwood Community Center Picnic Area: 4.5 mi
Attractions
Museums
Gardens
Historic sites
Artworks
Beaches: 54
  • San Quentin Beach: 5.6 mi
  • Stinson Beach: 5.9 mi
  • Slide Ranch North Beach: 6.5 mi
  • Bolinas Beach: 7.1 mi
  • Muir Beach: 7.4 mi
Waterfalls: 17
  • Dawn Falls: 2.2 mi
  • Cascade Falls: 2.6 mi
  • Little Carson Falls: 3.5 mi
  • Cataract Falls: 3.9 mi
  • Helen Markt Falls: 3.9 mi
Springs: 11
Lighthouses: 9
Cliffs: 4
Ghost towns: 4
Natural arches: 3
  • Bird Island Arch: 10.2 mi
  • Temple: 12.2 mi
  • Keyhole: 12.7 mi
Hot springs: 1
  • Steep Ravine Hot Spring: 6.2 mi
On the horizon

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 12.8 miles of Bald Hill. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Mount Tamalpais East PeakS 177°784 m2.7 mi
Mount Tamalpais West PeakSSW 197°778 m3.1 mi
Mount Tamalpais Middle PeakS 189°744 m2.8 mi
Ballou PointSSW 212°612 m4.5 mi
Twin KnollsSW 221°597 m4.2 mi
Big Rock RidgeNNW 348°575 m6.5 mi
Pine MountainW 280°543 m4.0 mi
Mount Tamalpais West PointSSW 192°527 m3.6 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:1518:4819:23
June solstice05:4919:5820:37
September equinox06:5918:3419:09
December solstice07:2316:1416:55

Local time (America/Los_Angeles).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Feb–Nov.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F495255586266686867635549
Precip in8.88.76.02.61.40.40.00.00.12.04.69.8

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Kentfield, 2 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/358761289

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