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Bald Mountain

Bald Mountain, seen from above at true elevation

Bald Mountain rises to 689 m in California. Sugarloaf Mountain stands 906 m to the north, 15 miles off. The nearest named place is Robert Ferguson Observatory, a museum 1.0 miles away.

The story

Mountain in Sonoma County, California, United States (Geonames ID 5325803).

Wikidata Q35725381, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
689 m

How to reach it

Coordinates38.42936, -122.49331

Named places within 25 miles

Artworks
Peaks
Parks: 56
  • Sugarloaf Ridge State Park: 1.2 mi
  • Plaza Park: 3.2 mi
  • Shaw Park: 3.2 mi
  • Alder Park: 3.5 mi
  • Sonoma Botanical Garden: 3.8 mi
Attractions: 53
Historic sites: 39
Museums: 33
Gardens: 31
  • Le Jardin: 6.4 mi
  • La Prairie De Lavande (The Lavender Meadow): 6.4 mi
  • Native American Garden: 8.6 mi
  • St. Francis Community Garden: 8.9 mi
  • Luther Burbank Art & Garden Center: 9.5 mi
Picnic sites: 16
  • Lawson Picnic Area: 5.0 mi
  • Rhône Picnic: 6.4 mi
  • Provence Picnic: 6.4 mi
  • Loire Picnic: 6.4 mi
  • Creekside Picnic Area: 7.5 mi
Nature reserves: 14
Beaches: 5
Waterfalls: 4
  • Sonoma Creek Falls: 1.8 mi
  • Linda Falls: 9.1 mi
  • Haraszthy Falls: 10.3 mi
  • Green Valley Falls: 19.9 mi
Cliffs: 4
Springs: 2
  • Hunter Spring: 7.8 mi
  • Rattlesnake Spring: 17.6 mi
Ghost towns: 1
Natural arches: 1
  • Hole in the Rock: 16.7 mi

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 16.0 miles of Bald Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Sugarloaf MountainN906 m14.6 mi
Three PeaksN872 m12.8 mi
Old BaldyN836 m12.7 mi
Mount HoodWNW833 m3.9 mi
The BeehiveN833 m12.1 mi
Twin PeaksN833 m15.3 mi
Flat TopN832 m12.2 mi
Browns HillN825 m13.6 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:1418:4719:22
June solstice05:4719:5820:38
September equinox06:5818:3419:09
December solstice07:2416:1216:53

Local time (America/Los_Angeles).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Feb–Nov.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F505255596470727270645549
Precip in6.56.75.02.01.30.30.00.00.11.73.27.2

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Saint Helena, 6 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/358761339

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