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Bald Mountain

Bald Mountain, seen from above at true elevation

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

Coordinates37.02495, -122.14052

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
  • 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
Historic sites
  • 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
Parks
  • 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
Picnic sites
  • E: 4.5 mi
  • F: 4.5 mi
  • G: 4.5 mi
  • B: 4.5 mi
  • C: 4.5 mi
Artworks
  • Kresge Totem Pole: 4.6 mi
  • Sesnon Art Gallery: 4.7 mi
  • Untitled: 4.7 mi
  • Crown Fountain: 5.0 mi
  • Sacrificial Goat: 5.2 mi
Beaches: 55
  • 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
Gardens: 44
  • 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
Attractions: 41
  • Roaring Camp: 4.7 mi
  • Sequoia Aerial Adventure: 5.0 mi
  • Redwood Canopy Tours: 5.1 mi
  • Wilder Ranch: 5.4 mi
  • "The Lost Boys" Grandpa's House: 6.0 mi
Museums: 37
Waterfalls: 24
Springs: 15
  • 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
Cliffs: 12
  • Sand Hill Bluff: 3.2 mi
  • Upper Quarry: 4.9 mi
  • Upper Quarry: 4.9 mi
  • Cal Poly Bluffs: 6.4 mi
  • Anthony's Bluff: 6.9 mi
Ghost towns: 10
Covered bridges: 2
Lighthouses: 2
  • Santa Cruz Lighthouse: 8.1 mi
  • Santa Cruz West Breakwater Light: 8.8 mi
Natural arches: 1
  • Natural Bridges Rock Arch: 6.9 mi

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 17.4 miles of Bald Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Loma PrietaENE 70°1,154 m17.4 mi
Mount UmunhumNE 55°1,063 m16.3 mi
Mount ThayerNE 52°1,061 m15.5 mi
Mount BielawskiN 11°985 m13.9 mi
Castle RockN 10°979 m14.3 mi
The PeakNNE 16°917 m13.9 mi
El SombrosoNE 50°917 m16.5 mi
Lookout TowerN 6°892 m15.4 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:1318:4619:21
June solstice05:5019:5420:32
September equinox06:5718:3319:07
December solstice07:1916:1516:56

Local time (America/Los_Angeles).

Climate normals

Months averaging 5080 °F: year-round.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F515356596367707069645550
Precip in10.49.77.03.31.20.20.00.00.12.25.010.4

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — BEN Lomond #4, 5 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/358761319

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