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Bald Mountain

Bald Mountain, seen from above at true elevation

Bald Mountain rises to 1,647 m in Washington. Mount Blum stands 2,328 m to the north-northeast, 16 miles off. The nearest named place is Sauk Mountain, a peak 0.9 miles away. Cascade Loop passes 2.7 miles off.

The story

mountain in Skagit County, Washington, United States of America; geonames ID = 5786230

Wikidata Q49010231, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
1647 m

How to reach it

Coordinates48.53039, -121.58541

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Parks: 24
  • Riverside Park: 3.2 mi
  • Howard Miller Steelhead Park: 3.4 mi
  • Hilt Creek Park: 6.3 mi
  • Lake Shannon Recreation Area: 6.8 mi
  • Fisherman Access: 6.8 mi
Waterfalls: 17
Historic sites: 15
  • North Cascading: 10.5 mi
  • Cascade Trail: 18.5 mi
  • Cascade Trail: 18.8 mi
  • Fortson Mill: 18.9 mi
  • Cascade Trail: 19.2 mi
Cliffs: 5
Ghost towns: 2
Artworks: 2
Museums: 2
  • Skagit Aero Education Museum: 7.9 mi
  • Gorge Powerhouse Visitor Gallery: 18.7 mi
Attractions: 2
  • Shadow of the Sentinels: 11.3 mi
  • "Old Number 6" Seattle City Light Locomotive: 18.4 mi
Picnic sites: 2
Gardens: 1
  • Angele Cupples Community Garden: 7.9 mi
Hot springs: 1
  • Baker Hot Springs: 16.5 mi

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 18.7 miles of Bald Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Mount BlumNNE 17°2,328 m16.2 mi
Snowking MountainESE 121°2,252 m16.4 mi
Mount TriumphNE 41°2,207 m16.1 mi
The SacrumE 81°2,179 m18.7 mi
Mount ChavalSE 132°2,175.662 m16.0 mi
Bacon PeakNNE 18°2,152 m9.6 mi
Hidden Lake PeaksE 97°2,140 m17.9 mi
Crag ViewNNW 327°2,133 m18.3 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:1018:3819:19
June solstice05:0520:2321:13
September equinox06:5418:2519:06
December solstice07:5715:1916:14

Local time (America/Los_Angeles).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F373943485559646559494137
Precip in12.88.18.75.53.52.91.61.74.09.213.711.3

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Darrington 21 NNE, 6 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/349003056

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