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Bald Mountain

Bald Mountain, seen from above at true elevation

Bald Mountain rises to 1,966 m in Idaho. Hayden Peak stands 2,556 m to the northwest, 24 miles off. The nearest named place is Rough Mountain, a peak 3.4 miles away. Owyhee Uplands Back Country Byway passes 0.7 miles off. 35 named places lie within 25 miles, 29 of them named summits.

The story

mountain in Owyhee County, Idaho, United States of America; geonames ID = 5584557

Wikidata Q49010070, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
1966 m

How to reach it

Coordinates42.70906, -116.34900

35 named places within 25 miles

Peaks: 29
Parks: 3
  • Centennial Park: 23.2 mi
  • Trueblood Wildlife Area: 24.3 mi
  • Locust Park: 24.8 mi
Springs: 1
Ghost towns: 1
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
Hayden PeakNW 320°2,556 m24.4 mi
Cinnabar MountainNW 320°2,514 m24.0 mi
Quicksilver MountainNW 319°2,447 m21.8 mi
Rough MountainNNW 341°2,148 m3.4 mi
Boone PeakNW 311°2,096 m21.8 mi
Clover MountainWNW 297°2,093 m4.0 mi
Toy MountainNW 322°1,998 m13.0 mi
Ant HillWSW 253°1,933 m6.4 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:4919:2119:58
June solstice06:0820:4521:28
September equinox07:3319:0719:44
December solstice08:1316:2917:15

Local time (America/Boise).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F323846526169767465524032
Precip in0.80.50.70.70.90.60.30.20.20.40.60.9

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Grand View 4 NW, 23 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata
  • USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 397400 — Bald Mountain, Owyhee County, Idaho.

OpenStreetMap element node/358662853

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