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Bald Mountain

Bald Mountain, seen from above at true elevation

Bald Mountain rises to 153 m in California. Mount Zion stands 899 m to the northeast, 24 miles off. The nearest named place is Opal Hill, a peak 4.5 miles away.

The story

mountain in Calaveras County, California, United States (Geonames ID 5325770)

Wikidata Q35725134, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
153 m

How to reach it

Coordinates38.13825, -120.95050

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Museums: 17
Historic sites: 16
  • Iron Ivan: 14.9 mi
  • Flume Tressel Piers: 18.2 mi
  • Tailing Wheel No. 3: 18.2 mi
  • Tailing Wheel No. 2: 18.3 mi
  • Tailing Wheel No. 1: 18.3 mi
Gardens: 11
  • F - Master Gardener's Demonstration Garden: 15.8 mi
  • Rose Garden: 17.9 mi
  • Japanese Garden: 18.0 mi
  • University Park World Peace Rose Garden: 21.8 mi
  • Marjorie Webster Williams Rose Garden: 22.3 mi
Attractions: 8
  • Omega Cellars: 12.6 mi
  • Skydive Lodi Parachute Center: 17.6 mi
  • Kennedy Gold Mine: 18.3 mi
  • Sutter Gold Mine: 20.2 mi
  • Historic Joseph H. Thomas House: 20.6 mi
Springs: 5
  • Gooseberry Spring: 17.8 mi
  • Hicks Spring: 18.8 mi
  • Spanish Spring: 19.1 mi
  • Turners Spring: 20.3 mi
  • Churchs Spring: 21.1 mi
Picnic sites: 4
  • C Picnic Area: 15.7 mi
  • A Picnic Area: 15.7 mi
  • B Picnic Area: 15.7 mi
  • Mallard Group Picnic Area: 20.1 mi
Beaches: 2
Ghost towns: 2

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 23.8 miles of Bald Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Mount ZionNE 43°899 m23.8 mi
Bear MountainESE 112°879 m21.6 mi
Joaquin PeakE 89°854 m14.1 mi
Quiggs MountainENE 71°843 m19.3 mi
Carmen PeakESE 110°786 m16.7 mi
Clinton PeakNE 42°733 m22.4 mi
Jackson ButteNE 42°701 m18.7 mi
Mount AraratE 97°679 m13.5 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:0818:4119:16
June solstice05:4219:5120:31
September equinox06:5218:2819:02
December solstice07:1716:0716:48

Local time (America/Los_Angeles).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Feb–Nov.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F485155596673797875665548
Precip in4.03.83.62.11.30.30.00.00.21.12.24.2

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Camp Pardee, 10 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata
  • USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 218586 — Bald Mountain, Calaveras County, California.

OpenStreetMap element node/358761331

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