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Bald Mountain

Bald Mountain, seen from above at true elevation

Bald Mountain rises to 1,347 m in California. English Peak stands 2,229 m to the east, 19 miles off. The nearest named place is Prospect Hill, a peak 1.3 miles away.

The story

mountain in Siskiyou County, California, United States

Wikidata Q49009997, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
1347 m

How to reach it

Coordinates41.39207, -123.57562

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Springs: 5
Cliffs: 4
Attractions: 4
  • Big Tree: 22.8 mi
  • Corkscrew Tree: 22.8 mi
  • Elk Viewing: 23.2 mi
  • Prairie Creek Visitor Center: 23.3 mi
Historic sites: 3
Nature reserves: 2
Waterfalls: 1
  • Ishi Pishi Falls: 4.1 mi
Parks: 1
  • H E Beck Junior Memorial Branch: 6.3 mi
Ghost towns: 1
Rest areas: 1
Museums: 1
  • Hoopa Valley Museum: 23.5 mi

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 21.3 miles of Bald Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
English PeakE 88°2,229 m18.7 mi
Elk PeakNE 54°2,112 m20.9 mi
Salmon MountainSSE 149°2,106 m16.8 mi
Crapo MountainE 98°2,103 m18.6 mi
Medicine MountainENE 62°2,083 m15.1 mi
Pigeon RoostNE 53°1,958 m18.7 mi
North Trinity MountainSSE 167°1,932 m20.3 mi
Youngs PeakSE 143°1,930 m20.3 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:1818:5019:27
June solstice05:4220:1020:52
September equinox07:0318:3719:13
December solstice07:3816:0416:49

Local time (America/Los_Angeles).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Mar–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F434751566268747369594943
Precip in9.46.96.44.02.20.90.20.10.83.56.810.5

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Orleans, 7 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/358805992

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