Peak · California
Bald Mountain
Bald Mountain rises to 727 m in California. Loma Prieta stands 1,154 m to the south-southeast, 3.6 miles off. The nearest named place is Hicks/Wood Entrance, a nature reserve 1.1 miles away.
The story
Mountain in Santa Clara County, California, United States.
Wikidata Q35725349, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 727 m
How to reach it
Coordinates37.15995, -121.86718
Named places within 25 miles
Parks
- Guadalupe Reservoir County Park: 2.4 mi
- Cathedral Oaks Park: 3.1 mi
- Glenview Park: 3.3 mi
- Carrabelle Park: 4.0 mi
- Copperwood Park & Community Pool: 4.0 mi
Museums
- New Almaden Quicksilver Mining Museum: 2.9 mi
- Bailey Fellows House: 5.7 mi
- Bernal-Gulnac-Joice Ranch: 6.0 mi
- New Museum of Los Gatos: 7.4 mi
- Forbes Mill Museum: 7.6 mi
Artworks
- Ohlone Woman: 4.3 mi
- Mother's Love (Dinosaurs): 5.2 mi
- Fuel Tank: 6.1 mi
- Eolian: 7.4 mi
- Portals and Passages: 7.5 mi
Attractions
- Rebel Yell Haunted House: 6.5 mi
- Alma Culture Landscape: 7.6 mi
- W.E. "Bill" Mason Carousel: 7.9 mi
- Epicenter Loma Prieta Earthquake: 9.0 mi
- Downtown Campbell Water Tower: 9.7 mi
Gardens
- Roses of Yesterday: 10.6 mi
- Phelan Cacti Garden: 10.7 mi
- Italianate Garden: 10.7 mi
- Ksitigarbha Garden: 10.9 mi
- Outdoor Education Garden: 10.9 mi
Peaks
- Mine Hill: 1.7 mi
- Mount Umunhum: 1.7 mi
- Church Hill: 2.1 mi
- El Sombroso: 2.7 mi
- Mount Thayer: 2.9 mi
Nature reserves
- Hicks/Wood Entrance: 1.1 mi
- Hacienda Entrance: 2.5 mi
- Mockingbird Hill Entrance: 2.9 mi
- McAbee Entry: 3.9 mi
- Rancho San Vicente Entrance: 4.1 mi
Historic sites
- Mine Hill Rotary Furnace: 1.6 mi
- Mt. Umunhum Radar Tower: 1.7 mi
- April Tunnel Trestle: 1.9 mi
- English Camp School House Ruins: 2.0 mi
- Site of English Town * CCC Camp Mt. Madonna: 2.0 mi
Picnic sites: 55
- Cottle Rest Site: 3.7 mi
- Fish Camp Rest Site: 4.8 mi
- Arroyo Picnic Site: 5.4 mi
- quicksilver picnic area: 5.4 mi
- southpoint Picnic area: 5.4 mi
Beaches: 45
- Potbelly Beach: 13.1 mi
- Rio Del Mar Beach: 13.7 mi
- Cable Car Beach: 13.7 mi
- Esplanade Park Beach: 13.8 mi
- Capitola Beach: 13.8 mi
Springs: 35
- Cherry Springs: 3.2 mi
- Sulpher Springs: 5.3 mi
- Santa Teresa Springs: 6.0 mi
- Badger Spring: 6.2 mi
- Olive Springs: 7.6 mi
Waterfalls: 22
- Black Rock Falls: 6.5 mi
- Basin Falls: 6.5 mi
- Lower Falls: 6.5 mi
- Upper Falls: 6.6 mi
- Granuja Falls: 6.6 mi
Cliffs: 12
- Lyme Disease Rock: 13.2 mi
- Underworld Rock: 13.5 mi
- Capitola Bluffs: 13.6 mi
- Graffiti Rock: 13.9 mi
- Upper Quarry: 15.3 mi
Lighthouses: 2
- Santa Cruz West Breakwater Light: 15.7 mi
- Santa Cruz Lighthouse: 16.9 mi
Covered bridges: 1
- Felton Covered Bridge: 13.5 mi
Natural arches: 1
- Natural Bridges Rock Arch: 17.9 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 13.6 miles of Bald Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Loma Prieta | SSE 160° | 1,154 m | 3.6 mi |
| Crystal Peak | SSE 152° | 1,097 m | 3.7 mi |
| Mount Umunhum | W 271° | 1,063 m | 1.7 mi |
| Mount Thayer | W 275° | 1,061 m | 2.9 mi |
| Mount Chual | SSE 147° | 1,046 m | 3.4 mi |
| Mount Bielawski | WNW 289° | 985 m | 13.2 mi |
| Castle Rock | WNW 291° | 979 m | 13.5 mi |
| El Sombroso | WNW 298° | 917 m | 2.7 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:12 | 18:45 | 19:20 |
| June solstice | 05:48 | 19:53 | 20:32 |
| September equinox | 06:56 | 18:32 | 19:06 |
| December solstice | 07:18 | 16:14 | 16:54 |
Local time (America/Los_Angeles).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Feb–Nov.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 49 | 52 | 55 | 58 | 62 | 67 | 70 | 70 | 68 | 62 | 54 | 49 |
| Precip in | 5.0 | 4.9 | 3.4 | 1.4 | 0.5 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.8 | 2.0 | 4.0 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — LOS Gatos, 7 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidata- USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 218584 — Bald Mountain, Santa Clara County, California.
OpenStreetMap element node/358761325
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