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Bald Mountain

Bald Mountain, seen from above at true elevation

Bald Mountain rises to 351 m in Michigan. Oakland Heights Landfill stands 388 m to the west-southwest, 0.9 miles off. The nearest named place is Hillsdale Park, a park 0.8 miles away. Woodward Avenue (M-1) - Automotive Heritage Trail passes 5.6 miles off. 22 named summits stand within 25 miles.

The story

Mountain in Oakland County, Michigan, United States.

Wikidata Q33136488, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
351 m

How to reach it

Coordinates42.70837, -83.22966

Named places within 25 miles

Nature reserves
  • Heron Springs: 0.9 mi
  • E. Dale Fisk Hawk Woods Nature Center: 1.0 mi
  • Tienken Road Park: 1.7 mi
  • Paint Creek Heritage Area Fen: 3.4 mi
  • Paint Creek Heritage Area Wet Prairie: 3.8 mi
Historic sites
  • Orion Veterans Memorial: 4.7 mi
  • Lakeside Park Turtle Statue: 5.3 mi
  • The Buckley Fountain: 5.7 mi
  • Shelden Estate: 6.0 mi
  • Newberry Hill: 6.1 mi
Parks
  • Hillsdale Park: 0.8 mi
  • Jesse Decker Park: 0.9 mi
  • Veterans Tribute of Oakland Township: 1.9 mi
  • Corey James Field: 2.0 mi
  • Brookdale Woods Open Space: 2.0 mi
Artworks: 59
Attractions
  • Pavilion and Carousel: 3.8 mi
  • Waterfall Pointe: 4.6 mi
  • Step Pools: 4.6 mi
  • Big Idea Chair: 4.6 mi
  • Rochester Cider Mill: 4.9 mi
Gardens: 43
Picnic sites: 27
  • Southdale Picnic Area: 7.8 mi
  • Rose Sortor Gazebo: 8.9 mi
  • West Shelter: 11.3 mi
  • Arctic Overlook Picnic Site: 16.3 mi
  • Red Panda Picnic Site: 16.3 mi
Peaks: 22
  • Oakland Heights Landfill: 0.9 mi
  • Mount Judah: 3.6 mi
  • New Bald Mountain: 4.9 mi
  • Mt. Sheldon: 5.9 mi
  • Fibber Mountain: 6.1 mi
Beaches: 20
  • Baypoint Beach: 7.2 mi
  • Eastwood Beach: 7.5 mi
  • Davis Lake Beach (Residents Only): 8.1 mi
  • Kingswood Stream Beach: 9.4 mi
  • Stony Lake Beach: 9.7 mi
Rest areas: 3
  • Clarkston Rest Area 904: 13.2 mi
  • Five Lakes Rest Area 629: 20.6 mi
  • Capac Rest Area 913: 24.0 mi
Ghost towns: 2
Cliffs: 1

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
Oakland Heights LandfillWSW388 m0.9 mi
Mount ChristieNNW387 m13.1 mi
Grampian HillsN375 m7.4 mi
Pine KnobWNW367 m7.5 mi
Kerr HillNNW367 m15.3 mi
Enders HillWNW366 m15.7 mi
Mount KanzerWSW351 m19.6 mi
Twombly MountainNE349 m11.6 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:3719:0819:45
June solstice05:5620:3221:15
September equinox07:2118:5519:32
December solstice08:0116:1717:03

Local time (America/Detroit).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F242635475968737164514030
Precip in2.21.92.22.93.83.33.13.22.92.93.12.2

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Pontiac Wwtp, 5 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata
  • USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 620502 — Bald Mountain, Oakland County, Michigan.

OpenStreetMap element node/353915236

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