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Bald Mountain

Bald Mountain, seen from above at true elevation

Bald Mountain rises to 323 m in Texas. Rattlesnake Mountain stands 491 m to the west, 25 miles off. The nearest named place is Bar K Park, a park 1.8 miles away. Texas Hill Country Trail passes 1.7 miles off. 58 named summits stand within 25 miles.

The story

mountain in Travis County, Texas, United States (Geonamed ID 4672093)

Wikidata Q31693572, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
323 m

How to reach it

Coordinates30.44686, -97.97862

Overlooks nearby

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
Historic sites
Artworks
  • Protected Promise: 10.1 mi
  • Wings: 10.6 mi
  • Dancin': 10.7 mi
  • Balancing Apple: 10.7 mi
  • Sentinel: 10.7 mi
Peaks: 58
Gardens: 54
Museums: 39
Attractions: 21
  • Texas paintball: 5.6 mi
  • Hamilton Pool: 11.4 mi
  • Artificial Chimney: 13.2 mi
  • Lake Austin: 15.4 mi
  • Armor and Artillery Row: 15.9 mi
Springs: 10
  • Queen's Bath: 7.9 mi
  • Apple Spring: 9.0 mi
  • Bell Spring: 14.4 mi
  • Seiders Spring: 16.9 mi
  • Deep Eddy Pool: 17.0 mi
Waterfalls: 10
  • Small Falls: 8.9 mi
  • Middle Bull Creek Falls: 12.7 mi
  • Link Falls: 12.7 mi
  • Lower Bull Creek Falls: 12.8 mi
  • Hidden Falls: 13.1 mi
Cliffs: 6
Picnic sites: 5
  • Lake Creek Trailhead Picnic Area: 12.1 mi
  • Hidden Falls Water Falls and Picnic Area: 14.9 mi
  • The Learning Tree: 17.5 mi
  • Covered Picnic Tables: 19.5 mi
  • Stone picnic table: 23.7 mi
Ghost towns: 2

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
Rattlesnake MountainW 271°491 m24.9 mi
Round MountainW 271°480 m23.2 mi
Shovel MountainW 269°472 m16.1 mi
Roundtree MountainSSW 210°449 m24.8 mi
Shingle HillsSSW 213°433 m12.0 mi
WildCat MountainNW 320°429 m15.6 mi
Gainor MountainSSW 207°429 m21.5 mi
Peach MountainSSW 205°429 m24.7 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:3719:1219:44
June solstice06:3120:0320:38
September equinox07:2118:5819:30
December solstice07:2617:0017:36

Local time (America/Chicago).

Climate normals

Months averaging 5080 °F: Feb–May, Sep–Dec.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F495360677481848478695850
Precip in2.62.03.02.34.14.42.82.33.44.62.82.8

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Austin Great Hills, 13 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/356728747

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