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Bald Mountain

Bald Mountain, seen from above at true elevation

Bald Mountain rises to 2,769 m in California. Kuna Peak stands 3,958 m to the west, 17 miles off. The nearest named place is The Wave, a cliff 0.7 miles away. Tioga Road/Big Oak Flat Road passes 21 miles off.

The story

mountain in Mono County, California, United States of America

Wikidata Q35725262, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
2769 m

How to reach it

Coordinates37.78382, -118.90125

Overlooks nearby

Named places within 25 miles

Springs: 37
Historic sites: 18
Hot springs: 12
  • Little Creek Hot Springs: 7.2 mi
  • Hot Creek Geological Site: 9.3 mi
  • Hot Spring: 9.4 mi
  • Shepherd Hot Springs: 9.7 mi
  • Shepherd Hot Springs: 9.7 mi
Parks: 11
Cliffs: 7
Waterfalls: 7
Attractions: 6
Ghost towns: 4
Beaches: 3
Picnic sites: 3
Museums: 2
Rest areas: 1

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 17.1 miles of Bald Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Kuna PeakW 277°3,958 m16.9 mi
Koip PeakW 277°3,954 m16.5 mi
Banner PeakWSW 249°3,940 m17.1 mi
Parker PeakW 278°3,919 m15.6 mi
Blacktop PeakW 273°3,881 m16.1 mi
Mount WoodW 277°3,858 m14.5 mi
Bloody MountainS 181°3,825 m15.4 mi
Mount LewisWNW 285°3,765 m16.3 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:0018:3319:08
June solstice05:3519:4220:22
September equinox06:4418:2018:54
December solstice07:0816:0016:41

Local time (America/Los_Angeles).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Jun–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F292934394756636256463629
Precip in4.23.83.31.51.50.50.50.50.51.42.04.1

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Mammoth Lakes RS, 10 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata
  • USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 256457 — Bald Mountain, Mono County, California.

OpenStreetMap element node/358796707

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