Bald Mountain
Bald Mountain rises to 2,884 m in Nevada. Mount Patterson stands 3,552 m to the west-southwest, 12 miles off. The nearest named place is Rye Grass Spring, a spring 3.9 miles away. Fort Churchill to Wellington Back Country Byway passes 21 miles off. 141 named places lie within 25 miles, 54 of them named summits.
The story
Bald Mountain is the highest mountain in the Pine Grove Hills of Lyon County in Nevada, United States. It is the most topographically prominent peak in Lyon County and ranks eighty-second among the most topographically prominent peaks in Nevada. The peak is located within the Humboldt-Toiyabe National Forest.
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Wikidata Q19460353, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 2884 m
How to reach it
- 20.8 mi off the Fort Churchill to Wellington Back Country Byway
141 named places within 25 miles
- Round Mountain: 5.8 mi
- Lobdell Summit: 8.8 mi
- East Sister: 9.4 mi
- Middle Sister: 9.9 mi
- Sugarloaf: 10.3 mi
- Rye Grass Spring: 3.9 mi
- Long Doctor Spring: 5.1 mi
- Paralde Spring: 6.4 mi
- Webster Summit Spring: 9.1 mi
- Taylor Spring: 9.2 mi
- Clinton: 9.3 mi
- Nugent Cabin: 9.7 mi
- Aurora: 20.6 mi
- Hoye Bridge: 21.5 mi
- Borealis Mine & Mill Site: 22.0 mi
- Mountain Gate Park: 18.1 mi
- Walker Community Park: 19.7 mi
- Walker Lake State Park: 20.8 mi
- Walker Lake Recreation Area: 21.7 mi
- Bodie State Historic Park: 22.8 mi
- Sweetwater: 5.9 mi
- Rockland: 8.2 mi
- Pine Grove: 10.0 mi
- Masonic: 11.9 mi
- Aurora: 20.6 mi
- Walker River Hot Spring: 8.0 mi
- Booker Hot Spring: 8.3 mi
- Fales Hot Spring: 19.9 mi
- Old Mono County Jail: 20.1 mi
- Mono County Museum: 20.2 mi
- Bodie Museum and Visitor Center: 23.0 mi
- The Elbow: 8.2 mi
- Shingle Mill Flat Picnic Site: 19.4 mi
- Locomotive Point: 17.4 mi
- Bodie Bluff: 22.6 mi
- Sportsmans Beach: 21.9 mi
- Navy Beach: 23.0 mi
- Aspen Glen Reserve: 20.4 mi
- Travertine Hot Spring: 20.5 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Bald Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mount Patterson | WSW 237° | 3,552 m | 12.3 mi |
| Wheeler Peak | SW 229° | 3,545 m | 12.3 mi |
| South Sister | WSW 250° | 3,463 m | 10.6 mi |
| Mount Grant | E 82° | 3,421 m | 17.7 mi |
| Middle Sister | W 259° | 3,306 m | 9.9 mi |
| Corey Peak | ESE 108° | 3,201 m | 19.0 mi |
| East Sister | W 265° | 3,171 m | 9.4 mi |
| Antelope Peak | W 260° | 3,124 m | 24.3 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:01 | 18:34 | 19:09 |
| June solstice | 05:33 | 19:45 | 20:25 |
| September equinox | 06:45 | 18:20 | 18:55 |
| December solstice | 07:11 | 15:58 | 16:40 |
Local time (America/Los_Angeles).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Jun–Sep.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 27 | 29 | 36 | 42 | 49 | 58 | 64 | 62 | 56 | 45 | 36 | 28 |
| Precip in | 2.0 | 1.5 | 0.9 | 0.6 | 0.7 | 0.4 | 0.5 | 0.4 | 0.2 | 0.7 | 0.8 | 1.5 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Bridgeport, 20 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidata- USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 858796 — Bald Mountain, Lyon County, Nevada.
OpenStreetMap element node/357557548
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