Bald Mountain
Bald Mountain rises to 960 m in California. Spike Buck Mountain stands 1,661 m to the southeast, 13 miles off. The nearest named place is Green Point, a peak 2.8 miles away.
The story
Bald Mountain, in Humboldt County, California is located at 40°52′56″N 123°51′56″W 11.4 miles east of Arcata that rises to an elevation of 3,150 ft (960 m).
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Wikidata Q4850335, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 960 m
How to reach it
Named places within 25 miles
- Perigot Park: 6.7 mi
- Bigfoot Flat Campground: 8.7 mi
- Brush Mountain Lookout: 10.5 mi
- Sunny Brae Park: 10.6 mi
- Redwood Park: 11.0 mi
- Green Point: 2.8 mi
- Poverty Point: 5.0 mi
- Liscom Hill: 5.6 mi
- Indian Butte: 6.9 mi
- Horse Mountain: 7.0 mi
- Arcata Community Forest - Sunny Brae Tract: 9.9 mi
- Azalea State Natural Reserve: 11.5 mi
- McKinleyville Community Forest: 11.7 mi
- Bracut Tidelands Public Access: 12.5 mi
- Chah-GAH-Cho: 12.9 mi
- Blue Lake Museum: 6.5 mi
- Phillips House Museum: 11.2 mi
- Natural History Museum: 11.5 mi
- Arcata Marsh Interpretive Center: 11.9 mi
- Hoopa Valley Museum: 15.6 mi
- Buddha Statue: 8.8 mi
- Buddha Head Statue: 8.8 mi
- AMPT Mural: 11.6 mi
- APD Mural: 11.6 mi
- Giant Flower Pot Sculpture: 11.9 mi
- Hlel-Din River Access/South Fork & Trinity confluence: 13.7 mi
- Kimtu Beach on Trinity River: 13.9 mi
- Clam Beach: 15.3 mi
- Little River State Beach: 15.7 mi
- Somoa Beach: 17.5 mi
- Shay Park Plaque: 11.7 mi
- World's Tallest Totem Pole: 13.1 mi
- Humboldt Bay Memorial: 14.5 mi
- Fishermans Memorial Statue: 16.5 mi
- Bell Buoy: 17.1 mi
- Sandy's Bird Garden: 11.8 mi
- Willow Creek Community Garden: 12.8 mi
- McKinleyville Botanical Garden: 14.0 mi
- Sequoia Park Gardens: 16.3 mi
- Trinidad Native Plant Garden: 19.0 mi
- Little Head: 19.0 mi
- Elk Head: 19.9 mi
- Red Bluff: 20.5 mi
- Table Bluff: 23.7 mi
- Cold Spring: 8.6 mi
- Whiting Spring: 19.7 mi
- Blake Spring: 24.6 mi
- Azalea State Reserve: 11.4 mi
- Grays Fall Day Use Area: 19.9 mi
- Cedar Flat Picnic Area: 23.2 mi
- Blue Ox Millworks: 15.6 mi
- Carson Mansion: 16.2 mi
- Sumêg Village: 23.0 mi
- Francis B. Mathews Rest Area: 16.6 mi
- Trinidad Rest Area: 20.7 mi
- Gray Falls: 20.0 mi
- Burnt Ranch Falls: 20.6 mi
- The Portal: 19.5 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 21.1 miles of Bald Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Spike Buck Mountain | SE 124° | 1,661 m | 12.6 mi |
| Grouse Mountain | SE 130° | 1,642 m | 13.2 mi |
| Bug Creek Butte | SSE 156° | 1,603 m | 14.2 mi |
| Board Camp Mountain | SSE 149° | 1,567 m | 14.9 mi |
| Chaparral Mountain | SSE 159° | 1,548 m | 13.3 mi |
| Board Camp Butte | SSE 148° | 1,541 m | 15.7 mi |
| Titlow Hill | ESE 110° | 1,518 m | 8.6 mi |
| Horse Mountain | E 95° | 1,506 m | 7.0 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:20 | 18:52 | 19:28 |
| June solstice | 05:45 | 20:10 | 20:51 |
| September equinox | 07:04 | 18:38 | 19:14 |
| December solstice | 07:37 | 16:07 | 16:51 |
Local time (America/Los_Angeles).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Nov.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 48 | 49 | 49 | 50 | 53 | 56 | 57 | 58 | 57 | 54 | 51 | 48 |
| Precip in | 7.5 | 6.5 | 6.3 | 4.1 | 2.1 | 1.0 | 0.2 | 0.3 | 0.9 | 2.7 | 5.7 | 8.9 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Arcata Eureka AP, 14 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/358796727
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