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Bald Hill

Bald Hill, seen from above at true elevation

Bald Hill rises to 455 m in California. Ward Mountain stands 910 m to the north, 16 miles off. The nearest named place is The Nubble, a peak 0.7 miles away.

The story

mountain in Sonoma County, California, United States of America

Wikidata Q35724928, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
455 m

How to reach it

Coordinates38.69630, -123.20140

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Parks
  • Harold Richardson Redwoods Preserve: 6.9 mi
  • Warm Springs Recreation Area: 11.1 mi
  • Furber Park: 11.6 mi
  • Vintage Meadows: 11.9 mi
  • Cloverdale City Park: 12.1 mi
Beaches: 33
  • Fisk Mill Cove: 10.6 mi
  • Stump Beach: 10.7 mi
  • Black Point Beach: 12.5 mi
  • Clam Beach: 12.8 mi
  • Pebble Beach: 12.9 mi
Nature reserves: 27
Gardens: 10
  • Rio Nido Community Garden: 16.9 mi
  • Harry and Maggie Wetzel Native Plant Garden: 18.7 mi
  • Rose Garden: 18.7 mi
  • Creekside Park Communal Orchard and Farm: 19.3 mi
  • Pumpkin Patch: 21.2 mi
Springs: 5
  • Johnny Brown Springs: 3.5 mi
  • Gravelly Spring: 7.7 mi
  • Skaggs Springs: 9.6 mi
  • Summit Spring: 24.2 mi
  • Laurel Spring: 24.3 mi
Museums: 5
Historic sites: 5
Cliffs: 4
Attractions: 4
  • J. Rickards Winery: 13.9 mi
  • Korbel Winery Tour: 18.2 mi
  • Real Goods Solar Living Center: 19.3 mi
  • Iron Horse Vineyards: 23.3 mi
Natural arches: 3
  • White Cap Arch: 14.6 mi
  • Arched Rock: 18.7 mi
  • Fish Rocks Arch: 22.4 mi
Artworks: 2
Picnic sites: 1
  • Campo Gianni: 20.9 mi

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 16.1 miles of Bald Hill. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Ward MountainN 4°910 m15.8 mi
Big MountainENE 72°807 m3.2 mi
Black MountainNNW 332°781 m7.6 mi
Gube MountainNNW 329°765 m12.3 mi
Mount TomNNW 337°756 m5.3 mi
Centennial MountainE 84°747 m3.6 mi
Snook MountainNNW 327°743 m12.2 mi
Crane PeakNNE 29°728 m3.1 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:1718:5019:25
June solstice05:4920:0220:42
September equinox07:0118:3619:11
December solstice07:2816:1316:55

Local time (America/Los_Angeles).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Feb–Nov.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F495255596672757472655548
Precip in8.18.15.72.51.50.30.00.00.11.84.78.8

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Cloverdale, 12 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/358805982

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