Bald Mountain
Bald Mountain rises to 2,176 m in Colorado. Niwot Mountain stands 3,497 m to the west, 11 miles off. The nearest named place is Poorman Hill, a peak 1.2 miles away. Lariat Loop Scenic and Historic Byway passes 21 miles off.
The story
Mountain in Boulder County, Colorado, United States of America; geonames ID = 5574462.
Wikidata Q49010004, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 2,176 m
How to reach it
- 21.2 mi off the Lariat Loop Scenic and Historic Byway, National
- 24.3 mi off the Trail Ridge Road/Beaver Meadow Road, National
- 29.4 mi off the Colorado River Headwaters, National
Overlooks nearby
- Buffalo Herd Overlook · 23 mi
- Hawk Watch · 26 mi
- Carol Karlin Overlook · 26 mi
- Arthur Lakes Lookout · 27 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Foothills Community Park: 3.0 mi
- Maxwell Lake Park: 3.0 mi
- Dakota Ridge Park: 3.3 mi
- North Boulder Park: 3.4 mi
- Genny's Park: 3.4 mi
- One-on-One: 3.8 mi
- Hearts on a swing: 4.0 mi
- Geographic Center of Boulder: 4.5 mi
- Boulder Six: 4.7 mi
- The Flower on the Mountain: 4.7 mi
- Main Blob Rock: 3.8 mi
- East Blob Rock: 3.8 mi
- The Amphitheatre: 3.9 mi
- Eagle Rock: 3.9 mi
- Bitty Buttress: 3.9 mi
- Poorman Hill: 1.2 mi
- Emancipation Hill: 1.2 mi
- Alaska Hill: 1.4 mi
- Arkansas Mountain: 1.8 mi
- Lee Hill: 1.8 mi
- Wallstreet Gold Extraction Company Mill: 2.7 mi
- Mason Memorial: 3.1 mi
- Civil War memorial: 4.0 mi
- U.S. bicentennial commemoration/time capsule: 4.0 mi
- Site of the state preparatory school builders first high school 1895 1937: 4.2 mi
- National Center for Atmospheric Research: 6.2 mi
- Rocky Mountain Ecodharma Retreat Center: 8.2 mi
- Davidson Mesa: 10.4 mi
- Leon Wurl Wildlife Sanctuary: 10.7 mi
- Bullhead Gulch Open Space: 12.1 mi
- James F. Bailey Assay Office Museum: 2.6 mi
- Gold Hill Museum: 3.7 mi
- Museum of Boulder at Tebo Center: 3.8 mi
- Boulder Museum of Contemporary Art: 4.2 mi
- Media Archaeology Lab: 4.4 mi
- Foothills Community Garden: 3.1 mi
- Fortune Community Garden: 3.6 mi
- Holiday Community Garden: 3.7 mi
- Hawthorn Community Gardens: 3.7 mi
- Zen Walking Garden: 4.3 mi
- Boulder Falls: 4.4 mi
- Copeland Falls: 16.2 mi
- Lower Copeland Falls: 16.2 mi
- Upper Copeland Falls: 16.2 mi
- Hidden Falls: 16.2 mi
- Boulder Star: 3.8 mi
- Mork & Mindy Show House: 4.1 mi
- Mary Rippon Outdoor Theatre: 4.7 mi
- Celestial Seasonings Tour: 6.6 mi
- Celestial Seasonings Tasting Room: 6.6 mi
- Mount Alto Picnic Area: 5.2 mi
- Barbeque: 6.1 mi
- Red Barn Group Picnic Area: 13.8 mi
- Bootleg Bottom Picnic Area: 14.2 mi
- Ole Barn Knoll Picnic Area: 14.6 mi
- Tungsten: 8.7 mi
- Caribou: 13.2 mi
- Serene: 16.8 mi
- Nevadaville: 20.1 mi
- Arapahoe: 20.8 mi
- Crystal Spring: 13.9 mi
- Wilson Spring: 17.3 mi
- Lookout Springs: 19.6 mi
- Jacob Spring: 21.1 mi
- Carter Lake Swim Beach: 21.6 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 11.1 miles of Bald Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Niwot Mountain | W 274° | 3,497 m | 11.1 mi |
| Burnt Mountain | WNW 286° | 2,820 m | 7.0 mi |
| Bald Mountain | WSW 256° | 2,782 m | 5.9 mi |
| Crescent Mountain | S 171° | 2,724 m | 10.8 mi |
| Tungsten Mountain | SW 227° | 2,721 m | 10.3 mi |
| Sugarloaf Mountain | WSW 250° | 2,709 m | 4.2 mi |
| Walker Mountain | NW 316° | 2,682 m | 4.9 mi |
| Scar Top Mountain | S 175° | 2,675 m | 9.5 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:06 | 18:38 | 19:14 |
| June solstice | 05:33 | 19:54 | 20:35 |
| September equinox | 06:50 | 18:24 | 19:00 |
| December solstice | 07:21 | 15:57 | 16:40 |
Local time (America/Denver).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Oct.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 34 | 35 | 43 | 49 | 57 | 67 | 73 | 71 | 64 | 52 | 41 | 34 |
| Precip in | 0.8 | 1.0 | 2.0 | 3.0 | 3.2 | 1.9 | 1.8 | 1.7 | 2.1 | 1.6 | 1.2 | 0.8 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Boulder, 6 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/358913065
Day trips start here
- Boulder · 4 mi
- Golden · 21 mi
- Arvada · 22 mi
- Idaho Springs · 23 mi
- Estes Park · 25 mi
- Denver · 28 mi
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