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Bald Hill

Bald Hill, seen from above at true elevation

Bald Hill rises to 1,398 m in California. China Mountain stands 2,606 m to the south-southeast, 17 miles off. The nearest named place is Piney Mountain, a peak 1.5 miles away.

The story

Mountain in Siskiyou County, California, United States of America.

Wikidata Q49009750, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
1,398 m

How to reach it

Coordinates41.60403, -122.72086

Named places within 25 miles

Parks: 14
  • City Park: 6.4 mi
  • Greenhorn Park: 8.1 mi
  • Siskiyou County Fairgrounds: 8.2 mi
  • Shasta View Park: 9.3 mi
  • Yreka Park: 9.8 mi
Artworks: 13
Springs: 10
Historic sites: 6
Museums: 5
Picnic sites: 2
Waterfalls: 2
  • Johnson Creek Falls: 14.4 mi
  • Maple Falls: 23.9 mi
Beaches: 1
Attractions: 1
  • Sugar pine river access: 18.4 mi

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 22.9 miles of Bald Hill. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
China MountainSSE2,606 m17.3 mi
Boulder PeakW2,512 m19.3 mi
South China MountainSSE2,505 m18.1 mi
Cory PeakSSE2,343 m19.9 mi
Etna MountainSW2,295 m19.2 mi
Yellow Dog PeakSW2,146 m22.9 mi
Tom Martin PeakWNW2,140 m20.6 mi
Bear Wallow PeakWSW2,116 m22.9 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:1518:4719:23
June solstice05:3820:0720:49
September equinox06:5918:3319:10
December solstice07:3516:0016:44

Local time (America/Los_Angeles).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F374045505966747366544336
Precip in3.32.21.81.31.30.70.50.30.41.12.23.7

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Yreka, 8 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata
  • USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 1657740 — Bald Hill, Siskiyou County, California.

OpenStreetMap element node/358805802

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