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Bald Mountain

Bald Mountain, seen from above at true elevation

Bald Mountain rises to 1,771 m in California. Granite Dome stands 3,149 m to the east-northeast, 19 miles off. The nearest named place is Stoddard Spring, a spring 1.3 miles away. Ebbetts Pass Scenic Byway passes 15 miles off.

The story

mountain in Tuolumne County, California, United States (Geonames ID 5325809)

Wikidata Q35725430, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
1771 m

How to reach it

Coordinates38.14464, -120.08713

Overlooks nearby

Named places within 25 miles

Springs: 34
Parks: 33
Museums: 11
Attractions: 9
Historic sites: 6
  • Strawberry: 5.3 mi
  • Grumman TS-2A Tracker: 19.5 mi
  • Springfield Armory/School/Store: 19.6 mi
  • Murphys: 20.4 mi
  • Miner’s Camp: 20.9 mi
Beaches: 6
  • Beach 1: 6.1 mi
  • Beach 2: 6.2 mi
  • Pinecrest Dog Beach: 6.3 mi
  • Dunn Court Beach: 21.0 mi
  • Lake Lodge Beach: 21.1 mi
Picnic sites: 6
  • Oak Leaf: 12.9 mi
  • Veterans Memorial: 19.5 mi
  • Remote Camp: 20.7 mi
  • Cottonwood Picnic Area: 21.7 mi
  • Marmot Day Use: 23.3 mi
Waterfalls: 5
Cliffs: 4
Nature reserves: 3
Ghost towns: 2
Rest areas: 1
  • Scoutmaster Grotto: 2.3 mi
Gardens: 1
Natural arches: 1
  • Natural Bridge: 22.1 mi

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 20.4 miles of Bald Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Granite DomeENE 75°3,149 m19.2 mi
The Three ChimneysENE 64°3,012 m17.2 mi
Castle RockENE 62°2,936 m15.3 mi
Cooper PeakENE 62°2,913 m14.1 mi
Eagle PeakNE 55°2,856 m15.8 mi
Burst RockENE 71°2,781 m12.2 mi
Wheeler PeakE 99°2,736 m19.6 mi
Nance PeakESE 106°2,578 m18.8 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:0518:3819:13
June solstice05:3819:4820:27
September equinox06:4918:2418:59
December solstice07:1416:0316:45

Local time (America/Los_Angeles).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F404144495766747367574740
Precip in9.68.37.43.92.60.80.30.10.42.74.68.3

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Cherry Valley DAM, 15 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata
  • USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 218587 — Bald Mountain, Tuolumne County, California.

OpenStreetMap element node/358761335

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