Bald Mountain
Bald Mountain rises to 3,062 m in Wyoming. Bruce Mountain stands 3,148 m to the east-southeast, 23 miles off. The nearest named place is Rooster Hill, a peak 2.4 miles away. Medicine Wheel Passage passes 0.8 miles off. 83 named places lie within 25 miles, 42 of them named summits.
The story
mountain in Big Horn County, Wyoming, United States
Wikidata Q49010244, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 3062 m
How to reach it
- 0.8 mi off the Medicine Wheel Passage
- 15.5 mi off the Bighorn Scenic Byway
- 18.7 mi off the Red Gulch/Alkali National Back Country Byway
Overlooks nearby
- Bald Mountain Overlook · 1 mi
- Observation Point · 3 mi
- Beaver Creek Overlook · 3 mi
- Crystal Creek Overlook · 5 mi
83 named places within 25 miles
- Rooster Hill: 2.4 mi
- Little Bald Mountain: 2.9 mi
- Burnt Mountain: 3.6 mi
- Medicine Mountain: 3.9 mi
- Cone Mountain: 5.5 mi
- Wheddon Spring: 7.5 mi
- Bear Spring: 10.4 mi
- Crater Spring: 10.6 mi
- Hidden Spring: 11.5 mi
- Wolf Springs: 11.8 mi
- Schuler Park: 11.0 mi
- Garden of the Gods: 11.1 mi
- Bull Elk Park: 11.4 mi
- Bull Park: 13.2 mi
- Deer Park: 13.3 mi
- Porcupine Falls: 6.1 mi
- Bucking Mule Falls: 8.7 mi
- Shell Falls: 17.7 mi
- Burgess Picnic Area: 14.9 mi
- Pine Island Picnic Area: 17.4 mi
- Granite Creek Picnic Area: 20.4 mi
- Riley Point: 15.1 mi
- Devils Leap: 22.8 mi
- Mason-Lovell Ranch: 16.3 mi
- Caboose: 23.4 mi
- Museum of Flight and Aerial Firefighting: 23.0 mi
- Big Horn Basin Geoscience Center: 23.5 mi
- Medicine Wheel: 5.0 mi
- Bull Elk Park Natural Area: 11.5 mi
- Kane: 18.5 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Bald Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bruce Mountain | ESE 122° | 3,148 m | 22.8 mi |
| Hunt Mountain | SE 139° | 3,098 m | 5.7 mi |
| Lookout Mountain | ESE 112° | 3,082 m | 24.0 mi |
| Medicine Mountain | WNW 298° | 3,038 m | 3.9 mi |
| Antelope Butte | SE 130° | 3,027 m | 21.8 mi |
| Little Bald Mountain | ESE 115° | 3,020 m | 2.9 mi |
| Duncum Mountain | NNW 345° | 2,993 m | 5.6 mi |
| Cedar Mountain | SE 131° | 2,991 m | 16.8 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:15 | 18:45 | 19:24 |
| June solstice | 05:26 | 20:17 | 21:02 |
| September equinox | 06:59 | 18:32 | 19:11 |
| December solstice | 07:47 | 15:45 | 16:34 |
Local time (America/Denver).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Jul–Aug.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 19 | 18 | 24 | 29 | 39 | 48 | 56 | 55 | 47 | 35 | 25 | 18 |
| Precip in | 1.4 | 1.7 | 2.1 | 2.8 | 3.5 | 2.4 | 1.6 | 1.2 | 2.0 | 2.3 | 1.6 | 1.5 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Burgess Junction, 15 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/356505846
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