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Bald Mountain

Bald Mountain, seen from above at true elevation

Bald Mountain rises to 1,761 m in California. Locke Peak stands 2,182 m to the north-northeast, 13 miles off. The nearest named place is Oak Point, a peak 2.1 miles away.

The story

mountain in Butte County, California, United States

Wikidata Q35725118, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
1761 m

How to reach it

Coordinates39.95266, -121.48247

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Parks: 36
Springs: 26
  • Frog Spring: 8.9 mi
  • Cold Springs: 11.5 mi
  • Cold Spring: 12.3 mi
  • Bennett Spring: 13.6 mi
  • Bell Spring: 15.6 mi
Waterfalls: 11
Museums: 10
Historic sites: 8
  • 9/11 Memorial: 21.7 mi
  • World Trade Center artifact: 22.9 mi
  • IN LOVING MEMORY OF Kristina Chesterman 1992-2013: 23.3 mi
  • IN HONOR OF ALL CHICO AREA VETERANS: 24.3 mi
  • Phagna Norapamok Memorial: 24.4 mi
Cliffs: 7
Artworks: 7
Picnic sites: 5
Gardens: 4
Ghost towns: 3
Nature reserves: 2

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 17.8 miles of Bald Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Locke PeakNNE 19°2,182 m12.7 mi
Bald Eagle MountainE 94°2,179 m13.1 mi
Mount PleasantE 87°2,150 m16.7 mi
Eagle RocksNNE 15°2,149 m15.0 mi
Humboldt PeakNNE 11°2,147 m14.0 mi
Snow MountainNNE 23°2,127 m8.4 mi
Humboldt SummitN 6°2,085 m14.0 mi
Spring Valley MountainNE 51°2,081 m7.1 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:1018:4319:18
June solstice05:3819:5820:39
September equinox06:5418:2919:05
December solstice07:2516:0216:45

Local time (America/Los_Angeles).

Climate normals

Months averaging 5080 °F: Apr–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F444549536068757469604943
Precip in11.911.89.65.23.11.00.00.10.43.46.413.0

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — DE Sabla, 9 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/358815891

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