Bald Mountain
Bald Mountain rises to 2,222 m in Nevada. Jacks Peak stands 3,112 m to the south, 17 miles off. The nearest named place is Rio Tinto, a ghost town 1.0 miles away. 87 named places lie within 25 miles, 58 of them named summits.
The story
Mountain in Elko County, Nevada, United States (Geonames ID 5701249).
Wikidata Q49010100, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 2,222 m
How to reach it
87 named places within 25 miles
- Sugarloaf: 2.5 mi
- California Hill: 2.9 mi
- Wonga Douya: 3.1 mi
- Banner Hill: 3.5 mi
- Bear Foot Mountain: 4.1 mi
- Muddy Flat Spring: 5.3 mi
- Bruneau Spring: 8.3 mi
- Moonshine Spring: 8.6 mi
- Iron Spring: 10.0 mi
- Jenkins Spring: 10.6 mi
- Rio Tinto: 1.0 mi
- Patsville: 2.1 mi
- White Rock: 10.6 mi
- Fairlawn: 11.2 mi
- Gold Creek: 16.6 mi
- Blizzard Bluff: 13.0 mi
- Red Bluff: 20.4 mi
- Wild Horse State Recreation Area: 13.9 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.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jacks Peak | S 180° | 3,112 m | 17.1 mi |
| Porter Peak | SW 220° | 2,791 m | 11.2 mi |
| Pennsylvania Hill | SW 220° | 2,751 m | 6.0 mi |
| Rocky Bluff | S 176° | 2,693 m | 14.2 mi |
| Merritt Mountain | ENE 61° | 2,672 m | 9.3 mi |
| Red Mountain | S 176° | 2,650 m | 12.6 mi |
| Blue Jacket Peak | SW 224° | 2,573 m | 9.6 mi |
| Wilson Peak | SW 217° | 2,565 m | 16.7 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:48 | 18:20 | 18:56 |
| June solstice | 05:10 | 19:41 | 20:23 |
| September equinox | 06:32 | 18:06 | 18:43 |
| December solstice | 07:09 | 15:32 | 16:17 |
Local time (America/Los_Angeles).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Jun–Sep.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 19 | 22 | 31 | 38 | 46 | 54 | 63 | 61 | 52 | 41 | 30 | 20 |
| Precip in | 1.7 | 1.0 | 1.2 | 1.4 | 1.6 | 0.8 | 0.5 | 0.4 | 0.6 | 0.8 | 1.1 | 1.7 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Wild Horse Rsvr, 16 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/357557541
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