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Bald Mountain

Bald Mountain, seen from above at true elevation

Bald Mountain rises to 2,837 m in Idaho. Snowyside Peak stands 3,249 m to the northeast, 18 miles off. The nearest named place is James Creek Summit, a peak 1.2 miles away. Ponderosa Pine Scenic Byway passes 24 miles off.

The story

mountain in Elmore County, Idaho, United States

Wikidata Q49010060, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
2837 m

How to reach it

Coordinates43.74545, -115.22842

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Hot springs: 8
  • Chattanooga Hot Spring: 7.3 mi
  • Atlanta Hot Springs: 7.5 mi
  • Greylock Hot Spring: 7.7 mi
  • Ninemeyer Hot Springs: 17.1 mi
  • Vaughn Hot Spring: 17.7 mi
Waterfalls: 2
  • Smith Falls: 19.9 mi
  • Fern Falls: 21.1 mi
Ghost towns: 1
Cliffs: 1
Historic sites: 1
  • Alice-Toxaway Divide: 19.2 mi
Springs: 1
  • Taylor Spring: 24.0 mi
Picnic sites: 1
  • Pettit Lake Day Use Area: 24.3 mi

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 19.2 miles of Bald Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Snowyside PeakNE 44°3,249 m18.5 mi
Perfect PeakNE 49°3,130 m18.4 mi
Glens PeakNE 37°3,065 m17.8 mi
Two Point MountainE 93°3,061 m12.6 mi
Plummer PeakNNE 29°3,041 m15.8 mi
North RakerNNE 19°3,039 m18.3 mi
Alpine Creek Lakes PeakNE 44°3,037 m17.0 mi
Benedict PeakNNE 30°3,027 m17.9 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:4519:1619:53
June solstice06:0020:4321:27
September equinox07:2919:0219:40
December solstice08:1216:2017:07

Local time (America/Boise).

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata
  • USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 376880 — Bald Mountain, Elmore County, Idaho.

OpenStreetMap element node/358653972

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