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Bald Mountain

Bald Mountain, seen from above at true elevation

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
2627 m

How to reach it

Coordinates40.13860, -105.40361

Overlooks nearby

Named places within 25 miles

Attractions
Parks
  • 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
Cliffs
  • 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
Artworks
  • 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
Historic sites: 55
Waterfalls: 34
  • 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
Museums: 31
Gardens: 28
  • Foothills Community Garden: 8.5 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
Picnic sites: 9
Springs: 4
  • Crystal Spring: 7.4 mi
  • Wilson Spring: 10.4 mi
  • Lookout Springs: 12.6 mi
  • Jacob Spring: 14.1 mi
Ghost towns: 4
Beaches: 2

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 10.6 miles of Bald Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Saint Vrain MountainW 279°3,703 m9.7 mi
Meadow MountainWNW 286°3,546 m9.2 mi
Niwot MountainSW 235°3,497 m9.6 mi
Lookout MountainNW 306°3,262 m10.5 mi
Horsetooth PeakNW 308°3,152 m10.5 mi
House RockNNW 333°2,930 m9.8 mi
Kenny MountainN 356°2,830 m10.6 mi
Burnt MountainSW 219°2,820 m5.7 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:0618:3819:14
June solstice05:3319:5420:35
September equinox06:5018:2519:00
December solstice07:2115:5716:40

Local time (America/Denver).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Jun–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F232531344453595851413124

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Allenspark 3NW, 9 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/358912578

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