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Bald Mountain

Bald Mountain, seen from above at true elevation

Bald Mountain rises to 967 m in California. Pilot Peak stands 1,826 m to the east-northeast, 13 miles off. The nearest named place is Greeley Hill, a peak 1.3 miles away. Tioga Road/Big Oak Flat Road passes 16 miles off.

The story

mountain in Mariposa County, California, United States

Wikidata Q35725207, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
967 m

How to reach it

Coordinates37.72604, -120.16435

Overlooks nearby

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Parks: 35
Springs: 21
  • Morning Star Spring: 8.3 mi
  • Walton Cabin Spring: 11.1 mi
  • Fremont Spring: 12.4 mi
  • Pilot Peak Spring: 13.3 mi
  • McNulty Spring: 13.5 mi
Museums: 13
Waterfalls: 10
Historic sites: 10
  • Miner’s Camp: 8.4 mi
  • Fremont’s Fort: 9.8 mi
  • Mark Twain Bret Harte Trail - Chinese Camp: 17.7 mi
  • Tuolumne Gold Dredge: 18.3 mi
  • Old Crimea House: 18.6 mi
Ghost towns: 6
Picnic sites: 6
  • Remote Camp: 8.6 mi
  • Moccasin Point: 11.8 mi
  • Carlon Day Use Area: 17.6 mi
  • Indian Flat Day Use: 17.9 mi
  • Red Bud Picnic Area: 19.2 mi
Attractions: 6
Beaches: 3
  • Lake Lodge Beach: 8.7 mi
  • Pine Mountain Lake Marina Beach: 8.8 mi
  • Dunn Court Beach: 9.1 mi
Cliffs: 2
Gardens: 1
Nature reserves: 1
  • Red Hills: 18.2 mi

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 17.2 miles of Bald Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Pilot PeakENE 78°1,826 m12.7 mi
Duckwall MountainN 8°1,775 m17.0 mi
Ascension MountainENE 62°1,604.4 m16.0 mi
Sawmill MountainENE 61°1,600 m14.3 mi
Big Grizzly MountainE 92°1,575 m14.7 mi
Trumbull PeakE 99°1,521 m16.8 mi
Little Grizzly MountainE 94°1,323 m13.5 mi
Bullion KnobSSE 151°1,297 m15.1 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:0518:3819:13
June solstice05:4019:4720:27
September equinox06:4918:2518:59
December solstice07:1316:0516:46

Local time (America/Los_Angeles).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F424448515967747367584841
Precip in7.26.96.33.02.20.40.00.10.32.13.56.6

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Groveland 2, 9 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/358804147

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