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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
  • Carnegie Brick Ruins: 3.5 mi
  • Carbona Station: 9.8 mi
  • Ellen Le: 10.6 mi
  • Wente Brothers Winery: 12.8 mi
  • Joaquin Murrieta and Murrieta's Well: 13.1 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: 31
Artworks: 27
Attractions: 22
Nature reserves: 19
Gardens: 11
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
Rest areas: 2
Cliffs: 2
  • Del Valle Cliffs: 12.7 mi
  • The Bluff: 14.3 mi
Ghost towns: 2

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 22.4 miles of Bald Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Copernicus PeakSSW 201°1,327 m17.2 mi
Observatory PeakSSW 203°1,298 m17.8 mi
Hipparchus PeakSSW 200°1,295 m17.2 mi
Tycho Brahe PeakSSW 202°1,286 m17.7 mi
Mount HamiltonSSW 203°1,279 m17.8 mi
Huyghens PeakSSW 202°1,276 m17.8 mi
Mount IsabelSSW 198°1,275 m18.4 mi
Galileo PeakSSW 202°1,273 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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