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Bald Mountain

Bald Mountain, seen from above at true elevation

Bald Mountain rises to 1,562 m in Idaho. Whitehawk Mountain stands 2,550 m to the northeast, 23 miles off. The nearest named place is Weilmunster Park, a park 4.6 miles away. Wildlife Canyon Scenic Byway passes 1.9 miles off. 70 named places lie within 25 miles, 53 of them named summits.

The story

mountain in Boise County, Idaho, United States (Genames ID 5584543)

Wikidata Q49010049, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
1562 m

How to reach it

Coordinates44.08128, -115.88873

70 named places within 25 miles

Peaks: 53
Parks: 6
  • Weilmunster Park: 4.6 mi
  • Grimes Monument: 4.6 mi
  • Jim Thorton Plaza: 10.0 mi
  • Naylor Park: 17.6 mi
  • John B. Brogan Park: 17.7 mi
Hot springs: 5
  • Skinny Dipper's Hot Springs: 8.1 mi
  • Pine Flats Hot Springs: 10.1 mi
  • Kirkham Hot Springs: 17.0 mi
  • Kirkham Hot Springs: 17.1 mi
  • Silver Crrek Plunge Pool: 17.7 mi
Historic sites: 3
Waterfalls: 1
  • Big Falls: 8.3 mi
Cliffs: 1
Museums: 1
  • Boise Basin Museum: 17.7 mi

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 25 miles of Bald Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Whitehawk MountainNE 51°2,550 m22.7 mi
Scott MountainNE 35°2,486 m8.5 mi
Jackson PeakE 90°2,471 m23.6 mi
Miller MountainENE 75°2,470 m20.3 mi
Freeman PeakSE 135°2,467 m12.7 mi
Pilot PeakSE 130°2,466 m13.1 mi
Tripod PeakNNW 331°2,459 m24.0 mi
Wild Buck PeakNNE 28°2,429 m23.9 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:4819:1819:56
June solstice06:0120:4721:31
September equinox07:3119:0519:43
December solstice08:1616:2117:09

Local time (America/Boise).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F273140465461686759483527
Precip in4.22.52.92.11.81.30.40.50.81.73.25.0

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Garden Valley, 4 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/358653975

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