Bald Mountain
Bald Mountain rises to 2,627 m in Colorado. Saint Vrain Mountain stands 3,703 m to the west, 9.7 miles off. The nearest named place is Porphyry Mountain, a peak 1.2 miles away. Trail Ridge Road/Beaver Meadow Road passes 17 miles off.
The story
Mountain in Boulder County, Colorado, United States (Geonames ID 5574460).
Wikidata Q49010006, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 2,627 m
How to reach it
- 17.2 mi off the Trail Ridge Road/Beaver Meadow Road, National
- 24.1 mi off the Colorado River Headwaters, National
- 28.2 mi off the Lariat Loop Scenic and Historic Byway, National
Overlooks nearby
- Many Parks Curve · 21 mi
- Horseshoe Park · 22 mi
- Forest Canyon Overlook · 24 mi
- Mushroom Rocks · 26 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Porphyry Mountain: 1.2 mi
- Bueno Mountain: 1.2 mi
- Cannon Mountain: 1.4 mi
- Overland Mountain: 1.5 mi
- Golden Age Hill: 2.3 mi
- Rock Ledge Park: 4.7 mi
- Dakota Ridge Park: 7.9 mi
- Foothills Community Park: 8.3 mi
- Holiday Park: 8.5 mi
- Primos Park: 8.9 mi
- The Atoll: 6.2 mi
- Oceanic Wall: 8.9 mi
- Dream Dome: 8.9 mi
- Lost Angel Wall: 9.0 mi
- Wake Up Wall: 9.0 mi
- The Clarifier art project: 9.3 mi
- One-on-One: 10.5 mi
- Hearts on a swing: 10.6 mi
- Geographic Center of Boulder: 11.1 mi
- Boulder Six: 11.3 mi
- Rocky Mountain Ecodharma Retreat Center: 3.2 mi
- Button Rock Preserve: 5.9 mi
- National Center for Atmospheric Research: 13.2 mi
- Davidson Mesa: 16.7 mi
- Leon Wurl Wildlife Sanctuary: 16.8 mi
- Mason Memorial: 4.9 mi
- Aquilla Cook Memorial: 5.5 mi
- Elise Hoerath Memorial: 6.6 mi
- Mitch Brackett Memorial: 6.6 mi
- Wallstreet Gold Extraction Company Mill: 6.9 mi
- Boulder Falls: 9.2 mi
- Copeland Falls: 9.9 mi
- Lower Copeland Falls: 9.9 mi
- Upper Copeland Falls: 10.0 mi
- Hidden Falls: 10.1 mi
- Gold Hill Museum: 5.2 mi
- James F. Bailey Assay Office Museum: 6.9 mi
- Lyons Redstone Museum: 9.3 mi
- Museum of Boulder at Tebo Center: 10.4 mi
- Boulder Museum of Contemporary Art: 10.8 mi
- Foothills Community Garden: 8.5 mi
- Holiday Community Garden: 8.6 mi
- Rocky Mountain Botanic Gardens: 9.0 mi
- Hawthorn Community Gardens: 9.9 mi
- Fortune Community Garden: 10.4 mi
- Outback Glades: 2.7 mi
- Schmoll's Knoll: 3.0 mi
- Creekside: 3.1 mi
- Lions Den Bank: 3.2 mi
- Moose Grove: 3.2 mi
- Mount Alto Picnic Area: 6.6 mi
- Meeker Park Picnic Area: 9.9 mi
- Barbeque: 12.8 mi
- Sprague Lake: 16.6 mi
- Tuxedo Park: 17.2 mi
- Crystal Spring: 7.4 mi
- Wilson Spring: 10.4 mi
- Lookout Springs: 12.6 mi
- Jacob Spring: 14.1 mi
- Tungsten: 12.1 mi
- Caribou: 14.3 mi
- Serene: 21.4 mi
- Nevadaville: 24.7 mi
- Carter Lake Swim Beach: 17.4 mi
- Surprise Beach: 23.3 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 10.7 miles of Bald Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Saint Vrain Mountain | W 279° | 3,703 m | 9.7 mi |
| Meadow Mountain | WNW 286° | 3,546 m | 9.2 mi |
| Niwot Mountain | SW 235° | 3,497 m | 9.6 mi |
| Lookout Mountain | NW 306° | 3,262 m | 10.5 mi |
| Horsetooth Peak | NW 308° | 3,152 m | 10.5 mi |
| House Rock | NNW 333° | 2,930 m | 9.8 mi |
| Kenny Mountain | N 356° | 2,830 m | 10.6 mi |
| Burnt Mountain | SW 219° | 2,820 m | 5.7 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:06 | 18:38 | 19:14 |
| June solstice | 05:33 | 19:54 | 20:35 |
| September equinox | 06:50 | 18:25 | 19:00 |
| December solstice | 07:21 | 15:57 | 16:40 |
Local time (America/Denver).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Jun–Sep.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 23 | 25 | 31 | 34 | 44 | 53 | 59 | 58 | 51 | 41 | 31 | 24 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Allenspark 3NW, 9 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/358912578
Day trips start here
- Boulder · 11 mi
- Estes Park · 18 mi
- Rocky Mountain National Park · 21 mi
- Golden · 28 mi
- Idaho Springs · 28 mi
- Arvada · 29 mi
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