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Bald Mountain

Bald Mountain, seen from above at true elevation

Bald Mountain rises to 867 m in California. Copernicus Peak stands 1,327 m to the south-southwest, 17 miles off. The nearest named place is Eagle Mountain, a peak 1.3 miles away.

The story

Mountain in San Joaquin County, California, United States.

Wikidata Q35725318, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
867 m

How to reach it

Coordinates37.57965, -121.51772

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Historic sites: 60
  • Carnegie Brick Ruins: 3.5 mi
  • Carbona Station: 9.8 mi
  • Wente Brothers Winery: 12.8 mi
  • Joaquin Murrieta and Murrieta's Well: 13.1 mi
  • Concannon Winery: 13.6 mi
Parks
  • Carnegie State Vehicular Recreation Area: 3.9 mi
  • Tracy Hills Park: 7.6 mi
  • Starcross Park: 7.7 mi
  • Greymont Park: 7.7 mi
  • Gene Birk Park: 8.0 mi
Picnic sites: 30
Artworks: 25
Attractions: 22
Nature reserves: 19
Gardens: 10
Springs: 7
  • Lone Tree Mineral Spring: 4.0 mi
  • Strommer Spring-Drinking water(must be treated): 10.4 mi
  • South Spring: 17.6 mi
  • McClure Spring: 20.4 mi
  • Hatch Spring: 22.0 mi
Waterfalls: 5
Beaches: 3
  • Del Valle West Beach: 9.6 mi
  • Del Valle East Beach: 10.0 mi
  • Shadow Cliffs Beach: 18.8 mi
Cliffs: 2
  • Del Valle Cliffs: 12.7 mi
  • The Bluff: 14.3 mi
Ghost towns: 2
Rest areas: 1

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 22.6 miles of Bald Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Copernicus PeakSSW1,327 m17.2 mi
Observatory PeakSSW1,298 m17.8 mi
Hipparchus PeakSSW1,295 m17.2 mi
Tycho Brahe PeakSSW1,286 m17.7 mi
Mount HamiltonSSW1,279 m17.8 mi
Huyghens PeakSSW1,276 m17.8 mi
Mount IsabelSSW1,275 m18.4 mi
Galileo PeakSSW1,273 m17.0 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:1018:4419:18
June solstice05:4619:5220:31
September equinox06:5518:3019:05
December solstice07:1816:1116:52

Local time (America/Los_Angeles).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Feb–Nov.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F475155596572757471645446
Precip in2.32.61.71.00.70.20.00.00.10.71.12.3

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Tracy Carbona, 12 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata
  • USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 218585 — Bald Mountain, San Joaquin County, California.

OpenStreetMap element node/358761328

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