Bald Mountain
Bald Mountain rises to 2,721 m in Idaho. Calkens Peak stands 3,509 m to the south-southeast, 20 miles off. The nearest named place is Custer Museum, a museum 1.0 miles away. Salmon River Scenic Byway passes 9.1 miles off.
The story
Mountain in Custer County, Idaho, United States (Geonames ID 5584549).
Wikidata Q49010059, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 2,721 m
How to reach it
- 9.1 mi off the Salmon River Scenic Byway
- 16.9 mi off the Ponderosa Pine Scenic Byway
- 16.9 mi off the Sawtooth Scenic Byway
- 25.0 mi off the Peaks to Craters Scenic Byway
Named places within 25 miles
- Mount Greylock: 1.4 mi
- Rookie Point: 1.9 mi
- Bonanza Peak: 3.1 mi
- Estes Mountain: 3.1 mi
- Bachelor Mountain: 3.7 mi
- Sunbeam Hot Springs: 9.5 mi
- Show Bath Hot Springs: 16.3 mi
- Upper Loon Creek Hot Springs: 16.9 mi
- Owen Cabin Hot Spring: 17.3 mi
- Stanley Park: 17.5 mi
- Challis Fish Pond: 24.0 mi
- Central Park: 24.9 mi
- Custer Museum: 1.0 mi
- Stanley Museum: 16.4 mi
- Parker Mill: 14.3 mi
- Bruno Cabin Ruins: 15.8 mi
- Feltham Creek Point: 15.1 mi
- Chinese Wall: 19.3 mi
- Lady Face Falls: 22.7 mi
- Bridal Veil Falls: 23.8 mi
- CHS: 24.7 mi
- Painted Rock: 24.7 mi
- North Shore Picnic Ground: 21.2 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 22.7 miles of Bald Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Calkens Peak | SSE 168° | 3,509 m | 19.9 mi |
| Lee Peak | S 170° | 3,458 m | 20.9 mi |
| Mount Andrus | SSE 167° | 3,438 m | 21.9 mi |
| White Cloud Peaks | S 170° | 3,438 m | 21.3 mi |
| WCP-9 | S 169° | 3,433 m | 20.4 mi |
| WCP-10 | SSE 166° | 3,378 m | 20.1 mi |
| WCP-7 | S 172° | 3,287 m | 19.4 mi |
| Williams Peak | SW 221° | 3,241 m | 22.7 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:43 | 19:13 | 19:51 |
| June solstice | 05:55 | 20:43 | 21:28 |
| September equinox | 07:27 | 19:00 | 19:38 |
| December solstice | 08:13 | 16:15 | 17:03 |
Local time (America/Boise).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Jun–Aug.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 11 | 16 | 26 | 34 | 43 | 50 | 57 | 56 | 48 | 37 | 24 | 11 |
| Precip in | 1.8 | 1.4 | 2.0 | 1.7 | 1.7 | 1.5 | 0.6 | 0.6 | 1.0 | 1.6 | 2.0 | 2.3 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Stanley, 17 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/358653982
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