Bald Mountain
Bald Mountain rises to 2,789 m in Idaho. Hyndman Peak stands 3,660 m to the east-northeast, 15 miles off. The nearest named place is KECH-FM (Sun Valley), a historic site 0.6 miles away. Sawtooth Scenic Byway passes 2.7 miles off.
The story
Bald Mountain (9,121 feet (2,780 m)) is a mountain in the western United States in south central Idaho, adjacent to the city of Ketchum in Blaine County. The mountain has one of the higher summits of the Smoky Mountains of Idaho, located in the Sawtooth National Forest.
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Wikidata Q748604, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 2,789.225 m
How to reach it
- 2.7 mi off the Sawtooth Scenic Byway
- 23.2 mi off the Peaks to Craters Scenic Byway
Overlooks nearby
- Chairlift Swing · 11 mi
- Galena Summit Overlook · 22 mi
- Bethine & Frank Church Overlook · 22 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Seattle Ridge: 0.9 mi
- Penny Mountain: 3.2 mi
- Dollar Mountain: 3.6 mi
- Mahoney Butte: 4.6 mi
- Prospect Hill: 4.8 mi
- Ketchum Bike Park: 2.7 mi
- Forest Service Park: 2.8 mi
- Rotary Park: 2.9 mi
- Knob Hill Natural Area: 2.9 mi
- Town Square: 3.0 mi
- Frenchman’s Bend Hot Springs: 4.2 mi
- Russian John Warm Spring: 13.7 mi
- Clay Bank Spring: 24.0 mi
- Martin Spring: 24.2 mi
- KECH-FM (Sun Valley): 0.6 mi
- Hemingway Memorial: 5.3 mi
- Crown Point: 13.0 mi
- Elk Point: 22.7 mi
- Sun Valley Museum of Art: 2.8 mi
- Hemingway/Northwood Natural Area: 3.0 mi
- Sawtooth Botanical Garden: 3.4 mi
- Timmerman Rest Area: 23.3 mi
- Timmerman Rest Area: 23.3 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 17.3 miles of Bald Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hyndman Peak | ENE 65° | 3,660 m | 15.4 mi |
| Goat Mountain | ENE 58° | 3,631 m | 15.7 mi |
| The Devils Bedstead East | NE 52° | 3,616 m | 16.2 mi |
| Duncan Ridge | ENE 63° | 3,583 m | 15.3 mi |
| Ryan Peak | N 360° | 3,561 m | 17.1 mi |
| Kent Peak | N 2° | 3,555 m | 16.3 mi |
| Old Hyndman Peak | ENE 68° | 3,549 m | 15.8 mi |
| Salzburger Spitzl | ENE 56° | 3,542 m | 15.0 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:42 | 19:12 | 19:50 |
| June solstice | 05:57 | 20:40 | 21:23 |
| September equinox | 07:26 | 18:59 | 19:37 |
| December solstice | 08:09 | 16:17 | 17:04 |
Local time (America/Boise).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Jun–Sep.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 20 | 23 | 31 | 39 | 48 | 55 | 63 | 61 | 53 | 42 | 29 | 20 |
| Precip in | 2.3 | 1.9 | 1.8 | 1.2 | 1.8 | 1.3 | 0.6 | 0.5 | 1.0 | 1.4 | 1.2 | 2.6 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Ketchum RS, 3 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/358653964
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