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Bald Mountain

Bald Mountain, seen from above at true elevation

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).

From Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Wikidata Q4850335, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
960 m

How to reach it

Coordinates40.88235, -123.86561

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Parks
  • 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
Museums: 17
Artworks: 14
  • Buddha Statue: 8.8 mi
  • Buddha Head Statue: 8.8 mi
  • Buddha Statue: 8.8 mi
  • AMPT Mural: 11.6 mi
  • APD Mural: 11.6 mi
Historic sites: 9
Beaches: 9
  • 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
Gardens: 6
Cliffs: 4
Springs: 3
  • Cold Spring: 8.6 mi
  • Whiting Spring: 19.7 mi
  • Blake Spring: 24.6 mi
Picnic sites: 3
  • Azalea State Reserve: 11.4 mi
  • Grays Fall Day Use Area: 19.9 mi
  • Cedar Flat Picnic Area: 23.2 mi
Attractions: 3
  • Blue Ox Millworks: 15.6 mi
  • Carson Mansion: 16.2 mi
  • Sumêg Village: 23.0 mi
Waterfalls: 2
  • Gray Falls: 20.0 mi
  • Burnt Ranch Falls: 20.6 mi
Natural arches: 1
  • The Portal: 19.5 mi

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 21.0 miles of Bald Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Spike Buck MountainSE 124°1,661 m12.6 mi
Grouse MountainSE 130°1,642 m13.2 mi
Bug Creek ButteSSE 156°1,603 m14.2 mi
Board Camp MountainSSE 149°1,567 m14.9 mi
Chaparral MountainSSE 159°1,548 m13.3 mi
Board Camp ButteSSE 148°1,541 m15.7 mi
Titlow HillESE 110°1,518 m8.6 mi
Horse MountainE 95°1,506 m7.0 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:2018:5219:28
June solstice05:4520:1020:51
September equinox07:0418:3819:14
December solstice07:3716:0716:51

Local time (America/Los_Angeles).

Climate normals

Months averaging 5080 °F: Apr–Nov.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F484949505356575857545148
Precip in7.56.56.34.12.11.00.20.30.92.75.78.9

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Arcata Eureka AP, 14 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/358796727

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