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Bald Mountain

Bald Mountain, seen from above at true elevation

Bald Mountain rises to 1,396 m in California. Robbs Peak stands 2,040 m to the east, 16 miles off. The nearest named place is Sugarloaf, a peak 2.3 miles away.

The story

mountain in El Dorado County, California, United States of America; geonames ID = 5325772

Wikidata Q35725159, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
1396 m

How to reach it

Coordinates38.90407, -120.70521

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Parks
Historic sites: 21
Cliffs: 15
Museums: 11
Springs: 8
Picnic sites: 6
  • Ralston Picnic Area: 7.2 mi
  • Bridal Veil Picnic Area: 15.2 mi
  • Picnic Area: 15.8 mi
  • "Love Comes Softly" movie set: 16.3 mi
  • Cleveland Corral: 17.3 mi
Nature reserves: 6
Waterfalls: 5
  • Rock Creek: 8.4 mi
  • Codfish Falls: 14.9 mi
  • Bridal Veil Falls: 15.0 mi
  • Bassi Falls: 20.1 mi
  • Pecker Falls: 24.9 mi
Ghost towns: 5
Attractions: 5
  • cave: 18.5 mi
  • Twin Bridges Swimming Hole: 19.2 mi
  • Southwind Labradors: 21.9 mi
  • Leoni House: 22.9 mi
  • Cameron Park CSD Pool: 23.3 mi
Gardens: 3
  • Sherwood Demonstration Garden: 15.1 mi
  • Prayer Garden: 17.2 mi
  • Dutch Flat Community Garden: 22.1 mi
Beaches: 3
  • Pit Stop Beach: 16.7 mi
  • Tamaroo Bar: 18.3 mi
  • Oregon Bar: 19.1 mi
Artworks: 1
  • Giant Indian Statues: 19.8 mi

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 16.3 miles of Bald Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Robbs PeakE 85°2,040 m16.3 mi
Hartless MountainE 80°1,880 m14.7 mi
Silver HillE 92°1,855 m12.7 mi
Deer KnobE 94°1,711 m14.6 mi
Devil PeakENE 66°1,611 m9.3 mi
Lookout MountainE 100°1,566 m7.9 mi
Saddle MountainESE 121°1,555 m7.7 mi
Red Star PointNE 42°1,493 m13.8 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:0718:4019:15
June solstice05:3819:5220:32
September equinox06:5118:2619:01
December solstice07:1916:0316:45

Local time (America/Los_Angeles).

Climate normals

Months averaging 5080 °F: Apr–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F444548536069777772625043
Precip in9.19.28.74.72.50.70.00.10.42.75.27.5

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Georgetown RS, 6 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/358761349

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