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Bald Mountain

Bald Mountain, seen from above at true elevation

Bald Mountain rises to 1,247 m in California. Flagpole Point stands 2,413 m to the east, 18 miles off. The nearest named place is Sugar Spring, a spring 3.3 miles away. Ebbetts Pass Scenic Byway passes 12 miles off.

The story

mountain in Calaveras County, California, United States (Geonames ID 5325812)

Wikidata Q35725142, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
1247 m

How to reach it

Coordinates38.41936, -120.44353

Overlooks nearby

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Springs: 26
  • Sugar Spring: 3.3 mi
  • Canzatti Spring: 4.9 mi
  • Liddicoat Spring: 9.6 mi
  • Mud Spring: 10.4 mi
  • Upper Mud Spring: 10.6 mi
Museums: 15
Attractions: 13
Historic sites: 12
  • Tailing Wheel No. 3: 18.3 mi
  • Flume Tressel Piers: 18.4 mi
  • Massa Tunnel: 18.4 mi
  • Tailing Wheel No. 2: 18.4 mi
  • Tailing Wheel No. 1: 18.4 mi
Picnic sites: 6
  • Oak Leaf: 14.3 mi
  • Shot Rock Vista Picnic Area: 19.5 mi
  • Marmot Day Use: 24.0 mi
  • Sandy Cove Picnic Area: 24.1 mi
  • Bridal Veil Picnic Area: 24.1 mi
Cliffs: 4
Nature reserves: 2
Ghost towns: 1
Gardens: 1
  • F - Master Gardener's Demonstration Garden: 20.0 mi
Waterfalls: 1
  • Bridal Veil Falls: 24.1 mi

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 20.4 miles of Bald Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Flagpole PointE 81°2,413 m18.2 mi
Alder HillNE 37°2,359 m18.3 mi
Leek Spring HillNNE 32°2,323 m17.1 mi
Liberty HillE 101°2,302 m18.9 mi
Peddler HillNE 42°2,175 m14.6 mi
Shovel GraveENE 72°2,036 m13.9 mi
Iron MountainNNE 13°1,902 m20.2 mi
Blue MountainSE 141°1,835 m6.8 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:0618:3919:14
June solstice05:3919:5020:30
September equinox06:5018:2519:00
December solstice07:1616:0416:45

Local time (America/Los_Angeles).

Climate normals

Months averaging 5080 °F: May–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F383840455261686762534337
Precip in10.69.88.54.62.80.90.10.10.42.95.29.6

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Calaveras BIG Trees, 12 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/358796714

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