Bald Mountain
Bald Mountain rises to 395 m in California. Loma Prieta stands 1,154 m to the east-northeast, 17 miles off. The nearest named place is Reggiardo Spring, a spring 1.4 miles away.
The story
Mountain in Santa Cruz County, California, United States of America.
Wikidata Q35725357, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 395 m
How to reach it
Named places within 25 miles
- Namaste Rock: 3.1 mi
- Table Rock: 3.9 mi
- El Jarro Point: 4.5 mi
- Bear Mountain: 4.9 mi
- Mount Hermon: 5.3 mi
- Lost Camp: 3.2 mi
- Limestone Kilns: 3.3 mi
- Powder Magazine: 3.3 mi
- Barrel Mill (site): 3.7 mi
- San Vicente Lumber Company Railroad Camp 1: 4.9 mi
- Davenport Beach County Park: 3.3 mi
- Shingle Mill Creek: 3.5 mi
- Gus Harding Memorial Area: 3.5 mi
- Felton Deck: 4.1 mi
- Covered Bridge Equestrian Center: 4.2 mi
- Kresge Totem Pole: 4.6 mi
- Sesnon Art Gallery: 4.7 mi
- Crown Fountain: 5.0 mi
- Sacrificial Goat: 5.2 mi
- Redwood Boat: 5.3 mi
- Five Mile Beach: 3.3 mi
- Red, White and Blue Beach: 3.6 mi
- Table Rock Beach: 3.9 mi
- Four Mile Beach: 4.3 mi
- Three Mile Beach: 4.6 mi
- A1: 4.5 mi
- Picnic Bench: 5.4 mi
- Haunted Meadow: 5.4 mi
- Upper Glen Picnic Area: 6.2 mi
- Friendship Picnic Area: 6.2 mi
- Kresge Garden: 4.5 mi
- Family Student Housing Garden: 4.6 mi
- Rachel Carson Garden: 4.7 mi
- Oakes Garden: 5.0 mi
- Alan Chadwick Garden (CASFS): 5.2 mi
- Roaring Camp: 4.7 mi
- Sequoia Aerial Adventure: 5.0 mi
- Wilder Ranch: 5.4 mi
- "The Lost Boys" Grandpa's House: 6.0 mi
- Train Engine: 6.3 mi
- Bigfoot Museum: 3.9 mi
- San Lorenzo Valley Museum, Faye G. Bellardi Gallery: 4.1 mi
- Historic Center: 4.9 mi
- The San Lorenzo Valley Museum: 6.4 mi
- Seymour Marine Discovery Center: 6.7 mi
- Ferndell: 4.7 mi
- Moose Lodge Falls: 6.5 mi
- Scott Creek Falls: 9.0 mi
- Sempervirens Falls: 11.5 mi
- Slippery Falls: 11.9 mi
- Reggiardo Spring: 1.4 mi
- Redwood Springs: 5.1 mi
- Horse Trough Spring: 5.4 mi
- Dodero Spring: 5.8 mi
- Crystal Springs (private): 6.6 mi
- Sand Hill Bluff: 3.2 mi
- Upper Quarry: 4.9 mi
- Cal Poly Bluffs: 6.4 mi
- Anthony's Bluff: 6.9 mi
- Chrystal Cliff: 6.9 mi
- Santa Cruz Lighthouse: 8.1 mi
- Santa Cruz West Breakwater Light: 8.8 mi
- Felton Covered Bridge: 4.2 mi
- Natural Bridges Rock Arch: 6.9 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 17.7 miles of Bald Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Loma Prieta | ENE 70° | 1,154 m | 17.4 mi |
| Mount Umunhum | NE 55° | 1,063 m | 16.3 mi |
| Mount Thayer | NE 52° | 1,061 m | 15.5 mi |
| Mount Bielawski | N 11° | 985 m | 13.9 mi |
| Castle Rock | N 10° | 979 m | 14.3 mi |
| The Peak | NNE 16° | 917 m | 13.9 mi |
| El Sombroso | NE 50° | 917 m | 16.5 mi |
| Lookout Tower | N 6° | 892 m | 15.4 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:13 | 18:46 | 19:21 |
| June solstice | 05:50 | 19:54 | 20:32 |
| September equinox | 06:57 | 18:33 | 19:07 |
| December solstice | 07:19 | 16:15 | 16:56 |
Local time (America/Los_Angeles).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: year-round.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 51 | 53 | 56 | 59 | 63 | 67 | 70 | 70 | 69 | 64 | 55 | 50 |
| Precip in | 10.4 | 9.7 | 7.0 | 3.3 | 1.2 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.1 | 2.2 | 5.0 | 10.4 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — BEN Lomond #4, 5 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/358761319
Day trips start here
- Santa Cruz · 7 mi
- Capitola · 11 mi
- Aptos · 13 mi
- Watsonville · 22 mi
- Moss Landing · 25 mi
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