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Bald Mountain

Bald Mountain, seen from above at true elevation

Bald Mountain rises to 2,184 m in Nevada. Red Butte stands 2,739 m to the east, 24 miles off. The nearest named place is The Baldies, a peak 1.1 miles away. California Trail Back Country Byway passes 8.0 miles off. 41 named places lie within 25 miles, 36 of them named summits.

The story

mountain in Elko County, Nevada, United States (Geonames ID 5701255)

Wikidata Q49010097, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
2184 m

How to reach it

Coordinates41.71075, -114.21307

41 named places within 25 miles

Peaks: 36
Springs: 2
  • Beatty Springs: 13.5 mi
  • Warm Springs: 24.9 mi
Ghost towns: 1
Cliffs: 1
Parks: 1
  • Goose Creek State Recreation Ground and Game Refuge: 13.7 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.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Red ButteE 93°2,739 m24.4 mi
Knoll MountainWSW 254°2,663 m22.5 mi
Ingham PeakE 100°2,582 m24.2 mi
Twin PeaksNE 50°2,564 m23.4 mi
Twin PeaksNE 50°2,549 m23.6 mi
Blanchard MountainW 266°2,497 m23.4 mi
Gollaher MountainNW 316°2,467 m16.2 mi
Middle Stack MountainWNW 287°2,447 m23.6 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:4119:1319:49
June solstice06:0320:3421:16
September equinox07:2518:5919:36
December solstice08:0116:2517:10

Local time (America/Denver).

Climate normals

Months averaging 5080 °F: May–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F242836435161706859463324
Precip in0.90.71.01.21.51.00.50.90.90.70.81.0

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Grouse Creek, 18 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/357544884

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