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Bald Mountain

Bald Mountain, seen from above at true elevation

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

Coordinates38.53436, -119.11598

141 named places within 25 miles

Peaks: 54
Springs: 47
  • 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
Historic sites: 13
Parks: 7
  • 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
Ghost towns: 6
Hot springs: 3
  • Walker River Hot Spring: 8.0 mi
  • Booker Hot Spring: 8.3 mi
  • Fales Hot Spring: 19.9 mi
Museums: 3
Picnic sites: 2
Cliffs: 2
Beaches: 2
Nature reserves: 1
  • Aspen Glen Reserve: 20.4 mi
Attractions: 1
  • 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.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Mount PattersonWSW 237°3,552 m12.3 mi
Wheeler PeakSW 229°3,545 m12.3 mi
South SisterWSW 250°3,463 m10.6 mi
Mount GrantE 82°3,421 m17.7 mi
Middle SisterW 259°3,306 m9.9 mi
Corey PeakESE 108°3,201 m19.0 mi
East SisterW 265°3,171 m9.4 mi
Antelope PeakW 260°3,124 m24.3 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:0118:3419:09
June solstice05:3319:4520:25
September equinox06:4518:2018:55
December solstice07:1115:5816:40

Local time (America/Los_Angeles).

Climate normals

Months averaging 5080 °F: Jun–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F272936424958646256453628
Precip in2.01.50.90.60.70.40.50.40.20.70.81.5

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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