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Bald Mountain

Bald Mountain, seen from above at true elevation

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
2721 m

How to reach it

Coordinates44.40075, -114.70480

Named places within 25 miles

Hot springs: 4
  • 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
Museums: 3
  • Custer Museum: 1.0 mi
  • Stanley Museum: 16.4 mi
  • Stanley Museum: 16.4 mi
Ghost towns: 3
Parks: 3
  • Stanley Park: 17.5 mi
  • Challis Fish Pond: 24.0 mi
  • Central Park: 24.9 mi
Historic sites: 2
  • Parker Mill: 14.3 mi
  • Bruno Cabin Ruins: 15.8 mi
Cliffs: 2
Waterfalls: 2
Artworks: 2
  • CHS: 24.7 mi
  • Painted Rock: 24.7 mi
Picnic sites: 1

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.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Calkens PeakSSE 168°3,509.162 m19.9 mi
Lee PeakS 170°3,457.956 m20.9 mi
Mount AndrusSSE 167°3,438.144 m21.9 mi
White Cloud PeaksS 170°3,438 m21.3 mi
WCP-9S 169°3,432.962 m20.4 mi
WCP-10SSE 166°3,378.403 m20.1 mi
WCP-7S 172°3,286.658 m19.4 mi
Williams PeakSW 221°3,241 m22.7 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:4319:1319:51
June solstice05:5520:4321:28
September equinox07:2719:0019:38
December solstice08:1316:1517:03

Local time (America/Boise).

Climate normals

Months averaging 5080 °F: Jun–Aug.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F111626344350575648372411
Precip in1.81.42.01.71.71.50.60.61.01.62.02.3

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Stanley, 17 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/358653982

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