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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
1,761 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
Museums: 10
Waterfalls: 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
Ghost towns: 3
Nature reserves: 2

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 17.9 miles of Bald Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Locke PeakNNE2,182 m12.7 mi
Bald Eagle MountainE2,179 m13.1 mi
Mount PleasantE2,150 m16.7 mi
Eagle RocksNNE2,149 m15.0 mi
Humboldt PeakNNE2,147 m14.0 mi
Snow MountainNNE2,127 m8.4 mi
Humboldt SummitN2,085 m14.0 mi
Spring Valley MountainNE2,081 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 50–80 °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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