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Bald Mountain

Bald Mountain, seen from above at true elevation

Bald Mountain rises to 3,139 m in Idaho. Calkens Peak stands 3,509 m to the southwest, 22 miles off. The nearest named place is Bayhorse, a ghost town 2.6 miles away. Salmon River Scenic Byway passes 3.6 miles off.

The story

mountain in Custer County, Idaho, United States (Geonames ID 5584548)

Wikidata Q49010056, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
3139 m

How to reach it

Coordinates44.36714, -114.34395

Named places within 25 miles

Ghost towns: 3
Parks: 3
  • Challis Fish Pond: 10.6 mi
  • Central Park: 11.5 mi
  • Land of the Yankee Fork State Park & National Forest Historic Area: 12.6 mi
Hot springs: 3
  • Challis Hot Springs: 13.6 mi
  • Sunbeam Hot Springs: 21.2 mi
  • Show Bath Hot Springs: 21.8 mi
Cliffs: 3
Historic sites: 2
  • Bruno Cabin Ruins: 5.8 mi
  • Parker Mill: 19.1 mi
Artworks: 2
  • CHS: 11.3 mi
  • Painted Rock: 11.4 mi
Picnic sites: 1
  • Challis Bridge Recreation Site: 10.0 mi
Museums: 1

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 24.5 miles of Bald Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Calkens PeakSW 219°3,509.162 m22.1 mi
Lee PeakSW 218°3,457.956 m23.1 mi
Lonesome Lake PeakSSW 213°3,445 m24.1 mi
Mount AndrusSW 215°3,438.144 m23.2 mi
White Cloud PeaksSW 217°3,438 m23.3 mi
WCP-9SW 218°3,432.962 m22.5 mi
Pavlos PeakESE 104°3,386.023 m23.2 mi
Grouse Creek MountainE 90°3,378.7 m21.5 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:4119:1219:50
June solstice05:5420:4121:26
September equinox07:2518:5819:37
December solstice08:1116:1417:01

Local time (America/Boise).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F202737445361696758453120
Precip in0.40.40.50.50.90.90.40.40.90.60.50.5

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Challis AP, 13 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/358653978

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