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.
The story
mountain in Elko County, Nevada, United States (Geonames ID 5701249)
Wikidata Q49010100, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 2222 m
How to reach it
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
- Hot Spring: 4.5 mi
- Muddy Flat Spring: 5.3 mi
- Bruneau Spring: 8.3 mi
- Moonshine Spring: 8.6 mi
- Iron Spring: 10.0 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 18.7 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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