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Bald Hill

Bald Hill, seen from above at true elevation

Bald Hill rises to 235 m in California. Cahto Peak stands 1,284 m to the north-northeast, 18 miles off. The nearest named place is Otis R. Johnson Park, a park 2.6 miles away. 132 named places lie within 25 miles, 35 of them named summits.

The story

Bald Hill is a hill summit northeast of Fort Bragg, in Mendocino County, California. It elevation is 771 feet/235 meters.

From Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Wikidata Q22077954, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
235 m

How to reach it

Coordinates39.46767, -123.75640

132 named places within 25 miles

Peaks: 35
  • Noyo Hill: 4.3 mi
  • Dutchmans Knoll: 7.2 mi
  • Observatory Hill: 9.0 mi
  • Kibesillah Hill: 9.4 mi
  • McGuire Hill: 10.5 mi
Parks: 27
  • Otis R. Johnson Park: 2.6 mi
  • Harold O. Bainbridge Park: 2.9 mi
  • Noyo Headlands Park: 3.1 mi
  • Main Street Historic Commercial District: 3.1 mi
  • Noyo Headlands Park: 3.8 mi
Nature reserves: 14
Beaches: 12
  • Laguna Point Beach: 2.7 mi
  • Pudding Creek Beach: 2.8 mi
  • Fort Bragg Landing: 3.5 mi
  • Noyo Beach: 3.9 mi
  • Ten Mile Beach: 4.2 mi
Museums: 10
Natural arches: 8
  • Whale Rock Arch: 6.1 mi
  • Jughandle: 7.3 mi
  • Blowhole: 10.0 mi
  • Cape Vizcaino Arch: 18.3 mi
  • Arch of the Navarro: 19.1 mi
Gardens: 6
Picnic sites: 5
Historic sites: 5
Artworks: 3
Attractions: 2
Lighthouses: 1
  • Point Cabrillo Light Station: 9.0 mi
Waterfalls: 1
  • Chamberlain Creek Waterfall: 10.5 mi
Rest areas: 1
Cliffs: 1
Springs: 1
  • Joe Burke Falls: 21.7 mi

Other summits around it

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

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Cahto PeakNNE 32°1,284 m17.8 mi
Signal PeakNNE 30°1,241 m18.8 mi
Black Oak MountainNNE 24°1,124 m20.1 mi
Brush MountainNNE 18°1,065 m23.8 mi
Farley PeakNE 55°1,058 m22.2 mi
Bald MountainNNE 17°1,053 m24.2 mi
Strong MountainENE 62°978 m14.5 mi
Sherwood PeakENE 77°977 m13.4 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:1918:5219:27
June solstice05:4920:0620:46
September equinox07:0318:3819:14
December solstice07:3316:1316:55

Local time (America/Los_Angeles).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F464748505355575757544946
Precip in7.77.36.43.61.60.70.10.10.22.34.58.7

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — FT Bragg 5 N, 3 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/358803793

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