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Bald Mountain

Bald Mountain, seen from above at true elevation

Bald Mountain rises to 1,674 m in California. Boulder Peak stands 2,512 m to the south-southwest, 15 miles off. The nearest named place is Little Baldy, a peak 1.3 miles away.

The story

mountain in Siskiyou County, California, United States of America; geonames ID = 5559163

Wikidata Q49009999, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
1674 m

How to reach it

Coordinates41.77524, -122.95147

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Springs: 22
Artworks: 15
Parks: 11
  • City Park: 13.0 mi
  • Greenhorn Park: 15.7 mi
  • Discovery Park: 15.9 mi
  • Shasta View Park: 16.2 mi
  • Yreka Park: 16.2 mi
Historic sites: 7
Attractions: 7
  • Sugar pine river access: 7.5 mi
  • Cook and Green Trailhead: 18.4 mi
  • Stein butte trailhead: 19.3 mi
  • Bigfoot Trap: 21.7 mi
  • Sanctuary One: 22.6 mi
Museums: 5
Waterfalls: 4
  • Horsetail Falls: 14.1 mi
  • Ponytail Falls: 14.2 mi
  • Maple Falls: 14.7 mi
  • Johnson Creek Falls: 21.9 mi
Picnic sites: 2
Beaches: 1
Cliffs: 1
Ghost towns: 1
Rest areas: 1

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 17.2 miles of Bald Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Boulder PeakSSW 208°2,512 m15.4 mi
Observation PeakN 11°2,237 m17.1 mi
Box Camp MountainSW 224°2,215 m17.0 mi
Condrey MountainN 353°2,164 m11.3 mi
Big RidgeWSW 242°2,141 m16.6 mi
Tom Martin PeakWSW 249°2,140 m6.9 mi
Scraggy MountainNNW 348°2,117 m13.1 mi
Buckhorn MountainWSW 245°2,103 m16.9 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:1618:4819:24
June solstice05:3820:0920:51
September equinox07:0018:3419:11
December solstice07:3716:0016:45

Local time (America/Los_Angeles).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F374045505966747366544336
Precip in3.32.21.81.31.30.70.50.30.41.12.23.7

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Yreka, 17 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata
  • USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 1657983 — Bald Mountain, Siskiyou County, California.

OpenStreetMap element node/358805994

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