Bald Mountain
Bald Mountain rises to 2,782 m in Colorado. Kiowa Peak stands 4,010 m to the west, 9.2 miles off. The nearest named place is Mount Alto Picnic Area, a picnic site 1.6 miles away. Lariat Loop Scenic and Historic Byway passes 22 miles off.
The story
Mountain in Boulder County, Colorado, United States (Geonames ID 5574461).
Wikidata Q49010003, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 2,782 m
How to reach it
- 22.0 mi off the Lariat Loop Scenic and Historic Byway, National
- 23.8 mi off the Trail Ridge Road/Beaver Meadow Road, National
- 24.5 mi off the Colorado River Headwaters, National
Overlooks nearby
- Buffalo Herd Overlook · 23 mi
- Carol Karlin Overlook · 25 mi
- Hawk Watch · 27 mi
- Many Parks Curve · 27 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Oceanic Wall: 2.5 mi
- Lost Angel Wall: 2.5 mi
- Dream Dome: 2.6 mi
- Wake Up Wall: 2.6 mi
- The Cornerstone: 2.6 mi
- Chipeta Park: 5.3 mi
- Nederland Community Library Area: 5.4 mi
- Private Pond: 6.3 mi
- The Peoples' Crossing: 8.3 mi
- Eben G. Fine Park: 8.3 mi
- Jane Dragon: 5.4 mi
- One-on-One: 8.9 mi
- Hearts on a swing: 9.1 mi
- The Flower on the Mountain: 9.6 mi
- Geographic Center of Boulder: 9.7 mi
- Peewink Mountain: 1.6 mi
- Sugarloaf Mountain: 1.8 mi
- Comforter Mountain: 2.3 mi
- Wood Mountain: 3.0 mi
- Monument Hill: 3.3 mi
- Wallstreet Gold Extraction Company Mill: 3.2 mi
- Mason Memorial: 4.2 mi
- Magic Schoolbus: 7.7 mi
- Colorado Chautauqua National Historic Landmark: 9.1 mi
- U.S. bicentennial commemoration/time capsule: 9.2 mi
- Rocky Mountain Ecodharma Retreat Center: 6.9 mi
- National Center for Atmospheric Research: 10.1 mi
- Ralston Creek State Wildlife Area: 13.4 mi
- Button Rock Preserve: 14.1 mi
- Davidson Mesa: 15.2 mi
- James F. Bailey Assay Office Museum: 3.3 mi
- Gold Hill Museum: 3.4 mi
- Nederland Mining Museum: 5.3 mi
- Museum of Boulder at Tebo Center: 9.1 mi
- Boulder Museum of Contemporary Art: 9.3 mi
- Fortune Community Garden: 8.6 mi
- Foothills Community Garden: 9.0 mi
- Centennial Garden: 9.3 mi
- Waterwise Garden: 9.3 mi
- Hawthorn Community Gardens: 9.3 mi
- Boulder Falls: 2.8 mi
- Calypso Cascades: 13.8 mi
- Hidden Falls: 13.8 mi
- Upper Copeland Falls: 13.8 mi
- Lower Copeland Falls: 13.9 mi
- Caribou Street: 5.5 mi
- Mariposa Bluff: 6.5 mi
- Creekside: 6.7 mi
- Lions Den Bank: 6.7 mi
- Moose Grove: 6.7 mi
- Mount Alto Picnic Area: 1.6 mi
- Barbeque: 10.9 mi
- Bootleg Bottom Picnic Area: 11.6 mi
- Ole Barn Knoll Picnic Area: 12.1 mi
- Red Barn Group Picnic Area: 13.4 mi
- Tungsten: 3.9 mi
- Caribou: 7.4 mi
- Nevadaville: 16.5 mi
- Russell Gulch: 17.7 mi
- Silver Creek: 21.0 mi
- Crystal Spring: 12.2 mi
- Wilson Spring: 17.9 mi
- Lookout Springs: 19.1 mi
- Jacob Spring: 21.2 mi
- Arapaho Spring: 23.3 mi
- Surprise Beach: 22.7 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 9.6 miles of Bald Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kiowa Peak | W 280° | 4,010 m | 9.2 mi |
| Mount Albion | W 276° | 3,833 m | 8.8 mi |
| Niwot Mountain | WNW 293° | 3,497 m | 5.8 mi |
| Klondike Mountain | WSW 248° | 3,277 m | 8.6 mi |
| Starr Peak | S 169° | 3,198 m | 9.3 mi |
| Caribou Hill | WSW 246° | 3,187 m | 7.9 mi |
| Boulder County Hill | WSW 243° | 3,109 m | 6.8 mi |
| Mineral Mountain | WSW 238° | 3,109 m | 8.2 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:06 | 18:38 | 19:14 |
| June solstice | 05:34 | 19:54 | 20:35 |
| September equinox | 06:50 | 18:25 | 19:01 |
| December solstice | 07:21 | 15:57 | 16:40 |
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 | 20 | 20 | 26 | 31 | 39 | 49 | 55 | 53 | 46 | 36 | 27 | 20 |
| Precip in | 2.7 | 2.8 | 3.7 | 4.8 | 3.8 | 2.0 | 3.0 | 2.5 | 2.0 | 2.2 | 2.3 | 2.2 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Boulder 14 W, 5 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidata- USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 178592 — Bald Mountain, Boulder County, Colorado.
OpenStreetMap element node/358913044
Day trips start here
- Boulder · 9 mi
- Idaho Springs · 20 mi
- Golden · 22 mi
- Arvada · 25 mi
- Estes Park · 25 mi
- Rocky Mountain National Park · 25 mi
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