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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
1,647 m

How to reach it

Coordinates48.53039, -121.58541

Overlooks nearby

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
Cliffs: 5
Historic sites: 4
  • North Cascading: 10.5 mi
  • Cascade Trail: 18.5 mi
  • Fortson Mill: 18.9 mi
  • Oso Slide Memorial: 21.1 mi
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 BlumNNE2,328 m16.2 mi
Snowking MountainESE2,252 m16.4 mi
Mount TriumphNE2,207 m16.1 mi
The SacrumE2,179 m18.7 mi
Mount ChavalSE2,176 m16.0 mi
Bacon PeakNNE2,152 m9.6 mi
Hidden Lake PeaksE2,140 m17.9 mi
Crag ViewNNW2,133 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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